Anatomy of the Urinary System

Frage	Antworten
Where are the kidneys located?	Behind the parietal peritoneum = retroperitoneal
What helps keep the kidneys secured in place?	Suspensory fibres!
What are the different types of nephrons in the renal lobe?	• Renal cortex • Renal medulla Image: Mobile upload (image/jpeg)
How is urine passed down?	Renal papilla (at the tip of the medulla)
What are ureters?	Muscular tubes that connect the kidney to the bladder
How does urine move through the ureters?	Via peristalsis (series of muscle contraction)
What is the wall of the bladder called?	Detrouser muscle
Which gender is the urethra longer in?	Male
What do sphincters do?	Controls the flow of urine out of the bladder
Why is the internal sphincter so important?	It stops semen going back into the bladder...Goddaaaamnnn
What does the Renal sinus consist of?	Enter text here... Image: Mobile upload (image/jpeg)
What are the different constituents involved in the glomerulus?	Enter text here... Image: Mobile upload (image/jpeg)

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