Matching Pairs 3.41 Bases of the Urinary System Online version Concepts of the Urinary System by Jorge Arizpe 1 Urine composition 2 Main components of the urinary system 3 Functions of the urinary system 4 Ureters 5 Urethra 6 Anatomic components of the kidney 7 Steps of urine formation: 8 Urinary bladder 9 Systems invovled with excretion 10 The components of the Nephron are: Tube that connects the urinary bladder with the outside. It is larger in men than in women. 95% water, 5% solids and dissolved gases. Glomerular filtration, tubular re-absoption and tubular secretion. Renal capsule, renal cortex, renal medulla (inside of the kidney), renal pyramids and renal pelvis. Urinary, Digestive and Integumentary (skin) systems. Glomerulus, Bownman capsule, peritubular capillaries, , Capsula de Bowman, Capilares peritubulares, Proximal tube, Henle haft ,Distal conecting tube. Long muscular tubes. They connect the kidney with the urinary bladder. They mobe the urine by gravity and a muscular movement known as peristalsis. 2 kidneys, 2 ureters, 1 urinary bladder and 1 urethra. 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.