BIO 2001
McGilliard
 

Reading Assignment:

     Fox, pp. 324-341.
 
 
Objectives:

     After reviewing your lecture notes and reading assignment, you should be able to:

     1.  Identify the organs that make up the urinary system and trace the flow of urine
          through the system.

          Lecture -- 6/09
          Text -- pg. 325
          Figure -- 13.1
          Notes
          Anatomy of the Urinary System^a
 
     2.  List four general functions of the kidneys.

          Lecture -- 6/09
          Text -- pg. 324
          Notes

     3.  Identify three regions of the kidney.

          Lecture -- 6/09

          Text -- pp. 325-326

          Figure -- 13.2

     4.  Draw a diagram of a nephron and identify the following parts:
          a.  Bowman's capsule.
          b.  Renal tubule.

          c.  Collecting duct.

          Lecture -- 6/09
          Text -- pp. 326-327
          Figures -- 13.2, 13.3

     5.  Identify the functions of the glomerulus, renal tubule, and collecting duct, including
          their roles in filtration, reabsorption, secretion, and urine concentration.

          Lecture -- 6/09
          Text -- pp. 326-327
          Figure -- 13.14
          Notes

     6.  Describe the renal circulation, beginning with the renal artery and ending with the
          renal vein.

          Lecture -- 6/09
          Text -- pp. 327-328
          Figures -- 13.3, 13.5

     7.  Define glomerular filtration, explain its importance, and describe the composition of

          the tubular filtrate.

          Lecture -- 6/09
          Text -- pp. 328-329
          Figures -- 13.6, 13.7

     8.  Define tubular reabsorption and give two examples of substances that are reabsorbed.

          Lecture -- 6/09
          Text -- pg. 329-330, 336
          Figures -- 13.8, 13.9
          Notes

     9.  Describe the mechanism by which most diuretics increase urination and help to
          reduce blood pressure.

          Lecture -- 6/09
          Text -- pg. 341

   10.  Define tubular secretion and give two examples of substances that are secreted.

          Lecture -- 6/10
          Text -- pp. 335, 337

          Figure -- 13.14
          Notes

   11.  Describe, in general terms, the role of the kidneys in acid-base balance.

          Lecture -- 6/10
          Text -- pp. 339-341
          Control of Hydrogen Ion Secretion^b

   12.  Describe the role of antidiuretic hormone in the regulation of water balance.

          Lab/Lecture -- 6/09, 6/10
          Text -- pp. 332-333

          Figure -- 13.12, 13.13
          Notes

          Film: Work of the Kidneys

   13.  Discuss how disorders of the urinary system or metabolism can be identified by

          analysis of a urine sample.

          Lab -- 6/09
          Text -- pg. 336
          Homework #9
          Notes

   14.  Describe the micturition reflex.

          Lecture -- 6/10
          Text -- pg. 325
          Notes

          Micturition Reflex
 

   15.  Describe the physiological basis for each of the following disorders:
          a.  Urinary incontinence.
          b.  Kidney stones.  Text -- pg. 325; Figure
          c.  Renal failure.   Text -- pg. 328

          Lecture -- 6/10
          Film: Work of the Kidneys

   16.  Describe the purpose and process of dialysis.

          Lecture -- 6/10
          Text -- pg. 329
          Dialysis
          Film: Work of the Kidneys
 

^a Widmaier, E.P., Raff, H., and Strang, K.T.  Human Physiology:  The Mechanisms of Body Function, 10th ed.,

   McGraw-Hill, New York, 2006 (password protected).

^b Sherwood, L.  Human Physiology:  From Cells to Systems, 6th ed., Brooks/Cole, Belmont, CA, 2007

   (password protected).

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