Relier Pairs 3.41 Bases of the Urinary System Version en ligne Concepts of the Urinary System par Jorge Arizpe 1 The components of the Nephron are: 2 Urethra 3 Anatomic components of the kidney 4 Systems invovled with excretion 5 Main components of the urinary system 6 Ureters 7 Urinary bladder 8 Urine composition 9 Steps of urine formation: 10 Functions of the urinary system Urinary, Digestive and Integumentary (skin) systems. 2 kidneys, 2 ureters, 1 urinary bladder and 1 urethra. Excretion, control of liquid balance, controls the pH, regulates the blood pressure and helps regulate the production of red blood cells. Tube that connects the urinary bladder with the outside. It is larger in men than in women. 95% water, 5% solids and dissolved gases. Glomerular filtration, tubular re-absoption and tubular secretion. Renal capsule, renal cortex, renal medulla (inside of the kidney), renal pyramids and renal pelvis. Temporary deposit of urine. It has a region called trigone, related with the felling of having to pee. Glomerulus, Bownman capsule, peritubular capillaries, , Capsula de Bowman, Capilares peritubulares, Proximal tube, Henle haft ,Distal conecting tube. Long muscular tubes. They connect the kidney with the urinary bladder. They mobe the urine by gravity and a muscular movement known as peristalsis.