Relier Pairs 3.41 Bases of the Urinary System Version en ligne Concepts of the Urinary System par Jorge Arizpe 1 Urethra 2 Ureters 3 Functions of the urinary system 4 Anatomic components of the kidney 5 Steps of urine formation: 6 Urinary bladder 7 Urine composition 8 Main components of the urinary system 9 Systems invovled with excretion 10 The components of the Nephron are: 2 kidneys, 2 ureters, 1 urinary bladder and 1 urethra. 95% water, 5% solids and dissolved gases. Renal capsule, renal cortex, renal medulla (inside of the kidney), renal pyramids and renal pelvis. 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. 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. Tube that connects the urinary bladder with the outside. It is larger in men than in women. Urinary, Digestive and Integumentary (skin) systems. Glomerular filtration, tubular re-absoption and tubular secretion.