CHAPTER 33

Question 1

definiton

• the urinary system of the body is responsible for the production and elimination of _____
• anatomically, the urinary system consists of _____ organs
  1. the _____ is where urine production occurs
  2. the _____ is a tube conveying urine from kidney to _____
  3. the _____ functions in storage of the urine
  4. the _____ is a tube that conveys urine from the urinary bladder to _____

Answer 1

urine
4
kidney
ureter
bladder
urinary bladder
urethra
outside of the body

Question 2

kidney
the kidney is a _____ shaped organ that is situated in the _____ portion of the abdominal cavity on either side of the _____
-there are 2 kidneys, called the right kidney and the left kidney
-the right kidney is usually slightly _____ than the left kidney due to the mass of the _____ above it
-the _____ is convex
-the _____ is concave and presents a point at which all structures that _____ or _____ the kidney pass
–this location is the _____, which marks the entrance into a cavity called the _____

• the upper end and lower end of the kidney are referred to, respectively, as the _____ and the _____
• -the _____ or _____ lies upon the superior pole
• internally, the _____ lies at the periphery and the _____ lies _____ to this
• -the medulla contains the _____
• _____ supply the kidneys. the right renal artery is _____ than the left
• _____ drain the kidney. the left renal vein is _____ than the right. the left renal vein also receives _____ from the _____, _____, and _____

Answer 2

bean
posterior
lower
liver
lateral border
medial border
enter 
leave
hilus
renal sinus 
superior pole
inferior pole
adrenal gland
suprarenal gland
cortex
medulla
internal
medullary pyramids
renal arteries
longer
renal veins
longer
tributaries
left suprarenal vein
left gonadal vein
left ascending lumbar vein

Question 3

ureter

• the ureter is a _____ tube that conveys urine from the _____ to the _____
• there are _____ ureters, one draining each _____
• they are approximately _____ in length
• they descent along the _____ abdominal wall, cross the _____ of the _____ at the _____, and turn _____ towards the bladder
• the ureter courses through the muscular wall of the urinary bladder and opens into the cavity of the _____
• three constrictions of the ureter occur. they are located at the _____, _____, and _____
• arterial supply to the ureter is _____ and arises from branches derived from the _____, _____, _____, and _____

Answer 3

muscular 
renal pelvis
urinary bladder
2
kidney
25 cm
posterior
bifurcation
common iliac artery 
pelvic brim
medially 
urinary bladder
ureteropelvic junction
pelvic brim
entrance to the bladder
longitudinal 
renal
gonadal 
common iliac 
internal iliac arteries

Question 4

urinary bladder

• the urinary bladder is a _____ that acts as a reservoir for the urine
• it is located in the _____, resting upon the _____
• its muscular wall is subdivided into two parts:
• -the _____ is the part located between the two openings of the ureter and the _____
• -the _____ is the remainder of the urinary bladder
• the urinary bladder is drained by the _____, a _____ tube that extends from the _____ to the _____ of the body.
• blood supply to the bladder is primarily from _____, which are indirect branches of the _____

Answer 4

musculomembranous sac
pelvis 
pubis 
trigone 
internal urethral orifice 
detrusor 
urethra
fibromuscular tube
internal urethral orifice 
outside
superior and inferior vesical arteries
internal iliac artery