ANAT 216 Lecture 9: ANAT216 W3L3 Lecture 9 Urinary System 2

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Urinary system: lecture 2 (reading material: chapter 26: pages 706-711) Pct: reabsorption to bring materials back, filtrate then goes through loop of henle to produce the urine. Too much na+, k+ or cl- in body, will find a higher conc. inside urine to get rid of it. Too little water, kidney cells reabsorbs as much water as possible. Signals juxtamedullary nephrons to pick up more water concentrated urine. Want it to penetrate the bladder at the back. Urethral openings are slit-like (valvey) rather than rounded helps prevent backflow of urine when urinary bladder contracts. Enlarged/swollen prostate (near opening of urethra) will act like a valve that actually close off the opening and therefore urine will be forced back to the kidneys (ew) Epithelium lining is continuous with the renal pelvis: histology: transitional epithelium lines the urethral lumen have the ability to stretch/contract looks squamous when stretched. Urinary bladder: hollow muscular organ, temporary storage of urine.

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