Relier Pairs 3.4 Bases of the Urinary SystemVersion en ligne Concepts of the Urinary System par Bárbara Pamela Serrano Flores 1 Main components of the urinary system 2 Anatomic components of the kidney 3 The components of the Nephron are: 4 Steps of urine formation: 5 Ureters 6 Urethra 7 Urine composition 8 Systems invovled with excretion 9 Functions of the urinary system 10 Urinary bladder Excretion, control of liquid balance, controls the pH, regulates the blood pressure and helps regulate the production of red blood cells. Long muscular tubes. They connect the kidney with the urinary bladder. They mobe the urine by gravity and a muscular movement known as peristalsis. 95% water, 5% solids and dissolved gases. Glomerulus, Bownman capsule, peritubular capillaries, , Capsula de Bowman, Capilares peritubulares, Proximal tube, Henle haft ,Distal conecting tube. Tube that connects the urinary bladder with the outside. It is larger in men than in women. 2 kidneys, 2 ureters, 1 urinary bladder and 1 urethra. Glomerular filtration, tubular re-absoption and tubular secretion. Temporary deposit of urine. It has a region called trigone, related with the felling of having to pee. Renal capsule, renal cortex, renal medulla (inside of the kidney), renal pyramids and renal pelvis. Urinary, Digestive and Integumentary (skin) systems.