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Unit 13 Genitourinary System
ORGANS OF THE URINARY SYSTEM

Kidneys
Ureters
Urinary bladder
Urethra

ANATOMY

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LOCATION OF THE KIDNEYS
•
•
•
•

Against the dorsal body wall
At the level of T12 to L3
The right kidney is slightly lower than the left
Attached to ureters, renal blood vessels, and
nerves at renal hilus
• Atop each kidney is an adrenal gland

ANATOMY

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COVERINGS OF THE KIDNEYS
• Renal capsule
– Surrounds each kidney

• Adipose capsule
– Surrounds the kidney
– Provides protection to the kidney
– Helps keep the kidney in its correct location

ANATOMY

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REGIONS OF THE KIDNEY
• Renal cortex – outer region
• Renal medulla – inside the cortex
• Renal pelvis – inner collecting tube

ANATOMY

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KIDNEY STRUCTURES
• Medullary pyramids – triangular regions of
tissue in the medulla
• Renal columns – extensions of cortex-like
material inward
• Calyces – cup-shaped structures that funnel
urine towards the renal pelvis
ANATOMY

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BLOOD FLOW IN THE KIDNEYS

ANATOMY

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Stages of Urine Formation (Micturition)
[glomerular filtration rate = 125 ml/min]
1. Filtration: glomerulus
2. Reabsorption: tubules
– Proximal convoluted tubules
•

Major reabsorption of electrolytes
–

Na, K, Ca, Mg, Cl

– Loop of Henle
•

Major reabsorption site for Na

– Collecting tubule
•

H2O reabsorption

3. Secretion
ANATOMY

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RENAL CIRCULATION
ANATOMY

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RENAL CIRCULATION
ANATOMY

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NEPHRONS
• The structural and functional units of the
kidneys
• Responsible for forming urine
• Main structures of the nephrons
– Glomerulus
– Renal tubule
ANATOMY

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ANATOMY

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ANATOMY

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GLOMERULUS
• A specialized capillary bed
• Attached to arterioles on both sides
(maintains high pressure)
– Large afferent arteriole
– Narrow efferent arteriole

ANATOMY

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RENAL TUBULE
•
•
•
•

Glomerular (Bowman’s) capsule
Proximal convoluted tubule
Loop of Henle
Distal convoluted tubule

ANATOMY

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RENAL TUBULE
ANATOMY

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TYPES OF NEPHRONS
• Cortical nephrons
– Located entirely in the cortex
– Includes most nephrons

• Juxtamedullary nephrons
– Found at the boundary of the cortex and medulla

ANATOMY

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TYPES OF NEPHRONS

ANATOMY

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PERITUBULAR CAPILLARIES
•
•
•
•
•

Arise from efferent arteriole of the glomerulus
Normal, low pressure capillaries
Attached to a venule
Cling close to the renal tubule
Reabsorb (reclaim) some substances from
collecting tubes

ANATOMY

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URETERS
• Slender tubes attaching the kidney to the
bladder
– Continuous with the renal pelvis
– Enter the posterior aspect of the bladder

• Runs behind the peritoneum
• Peristalsis aids gravity in urine transport

ANATOMY

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ANATOMY

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LINING OF THE URETER

ANATOMY

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URINARY BLADDER
• Smooth, collapsible, muscular sac
• Temporarily stores urine
• Trigone – three openings
– Two from the ureters
– One to the urethrea

• Urinary Bladder Wall
–
–
–
–

ANATOMY

Three layers of smooth muscle (detrusor muscle)
Mucosa made of transitional epithelium
Walls are thick and folded in an empty bladder
Bladder can expand significantly without increasing
internal pressure

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URINARY BLADDER WALL

ANATOMY

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ANATOMY

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URETHRA
• Thin-walled tube that carries urine from the
bladder to the outside of the body by
peristalsis
• Release of urine is controlled by two
sphincters
– Internal urethral sphincter (involuntary)
– External urethral sphincter (voluntary)

ANATOMY

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URETHRA GENDER DIFFERENCES
• Length
– Females – 3–4 cm (1 inch)
– Males – 20 cm (8 inches)

• Location
– Females – along wall of the vagina
– Males – through the prostate and penis

• Function
– Females – only carries urine
– Males – carries urine and is a passageway for sperm
cells
ANATOMY

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DEVELOPMENTAL ASPECTS OF THE URINARY SYSTEM

• Functional kidneys are developed by the third
month
• Urinary system of a newborn
– Bladder is small
– Urine cannot be concentrated

• Control of the voluntary urethral sphincter
does not start until age 18 months
• Urinary infections are the only common
problems before old age
ANATOMY

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AGING AND THE URINARY SYSTEM
• There is a progressive decline in urinary
function
• The bladder shrinks with aging
• Urinary retention is common in males

ANATOMY

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  • 24. PERITUBULAR CAPILLARIES • • • • • Arise from efferent arteriole of the glomerulus Normal, low pressure capillaries Attached to a venule Cling close to the renal tubule Reabsorb (reclaim) some substances from collecting tubes ANATOMY h_noveno@hotmail.com 24
  • 25. URETERS • Slender tubes attaching the kidney to the bladder – Continuous with the renal pelvis – Enter the posterior aspect of the bladder • Runs behind the peritoneum • Peristalsis aids gravity in urine transport ANATOMY h_noveno@hotmail.com 25
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