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