URINARY SYSTEM AQA

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Which structure creates a 20 degree angle between the upper and lower poles of the kidneys? How much rotation is required from supine to place the kidneys parallel to the IR? What two landmarks... can be palpated to locate the kidneys? What term describes an abnormal drop of the kidneys when the patient is placed erect? Three functions of the urinary system? A buildup of nitrogenous waste in the blood is called? Longitudinal fissure found along the central medial border of the kidney is called the... Outer portion of the kidney is called? Term that describes the total functioning portion of the kidney is? microscopic functional and structural unit of the kidney is the? Which structure of the medulla is made up of a collection of tubules that drain into the minor calyx? The glomerular capsule and proximal and distal convoluted tubules are located in the cortex of the kidney The afferent arterioles carry blood to the glomeruli What two processes move urine through the ureters to the bladder? The bladder is more anterior than the proximal ureters, kidneys and suprarenal glands The junction between the distal uerters and bladder Name of the small gland found just inferior to the male bladder? [Show More]

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