Matching Pairs 3.4 Bases of the Urinary SystemOnline version Concepts of the Urinary System by Bárbara Pamela Serrano Flores 1 Anatomic components of the kidney 2 Functions of the urinary system 3 The components of the Nephron are: 4 Urethra 5 Steps of urine formation: 6 Ureters 7 Main components of the urinary system 8 Systems invovled with excretion 9 Urine composition 10 Urinary bladder Glomerulus, Bownman capsule, peritubular capillaries, , Capsula de Bowman, Capilares peritubulares, Proximal tube, Henle haft ,Distal conecting tube. Excretion, control of liquid balance, controls the pH, regulates the blood pressure and helps regulate the production of red blood cells. Temporary deposit of urine. It has a region called trigone, related with the felling of having to pee. 2 kidneys, 2 ureters, 1 urinary bladder and 1 urethra. Urinary, Digestive and Integumentary (skin) systems. Tube that connects the urinary bladder with the outside. It is larger in men than in women. Renal capsule, renal cortex, renal medulla (inside of the kidney), renal pyramids and renal pelvis. Long muscular tubes. They connect the kidney with the urinary bladder. They mobe the urine by gravity and a muscular movement known as peristalsis. Glomerular filtration, tubular re-absoption and tubular secretion. 95% water, 5% solids and dissolved gases.