Upon completion of this learning program, you will be able to::

• List and describe the ?uid compartments of the body.
• List the urinary system’s major structures and their roles.
• Describe the kidney and its main structures.
• Describe the cells and structures of the nephron.
• Describe the blood vessels supplying the kidney.
• List and order the structures of the urine drainage pathway.
• List and describe the structures involved in urine elimination.
• Describe the histology of the structures involved in urine elimination.
• Explain micturition.

1. GETTING STARTED
   1. SOUND CHECK
   2. DISCLAIMER
   3. WELCOME
   4. NAVIGATION INSTRUCTIONS
2. STAYING FOCUSED
   1. INTRODUCTION
   2. LEARNING OBJECTIVES
3. THE URINARY SYSTEM
   1. OVERVIEW
   2. FLUID COMPARTMENTS
   3. FLUID BALANCE
      • Side Note: Digging Deeper
   4. POP QUIZ
   5. AT A GLANCE
      • Popup: The Kidneys
      • Popup: The Ureters
      • Popup: The Urinary Bladder
      • Popup: The Urethra
      • Side Note: Did You Know?
   6. PROGRESS CHECK
4. THE KIDNEYS
   1. OVERVIEW
   2. EXTERNAL ANATOMY OF THE KIDNEYS
   3. INTERNAL ANATOMY OF THE KIDNEYS
      • Side Note: Digging Deeper
   4. PROGRESS CHECK
   5. THE NEPHRON
      • Popup: The Renal Corpuscle
      • Popup: The Renal Tubule
      • Side Note: Digging Deeper
   6. PROGRESS CHECK
   7. NEPHRON HISTOLOGY
      1. Bowman’s Capsule
      2. The Renal Tubule and Collecting Duct
         • Popup: The Proximal Convoluted Tubule
         • Popup: The Loop of Henle
         • Popup: The Distal Convoluted Tubule
         • Popup: The Collecting Duct
   8. THE KIDNEY BLOOD SUPPLY
      • Popup: The Arteries
      • Popup: Blood Supply of the Nephron
      • Popup: The Veins
   9. PROGRESS CHECK
   10. THE URINE DRAINAGE PATHWAY
5. URINE ELIMINATION
   1. OVERVIEW
   2. URETER ANATOMY
   3. URETER HISTOLOGY
      • Popup: The Mucosa
      • Popup: The Muscularis
      • Popup: The Adventitia
   4. POP QUIZ
   5. BLADDER ANATOMY
   6. POP QUIZ
   7. BLADDER HISTOLOGY
      • Popup: The Mucosa
      • Popup: The Intermediate Muscularis
      • Popup: The Adventitia and Serosa
   8. URETHRA ANATOMY
   9. POP QUIZ
   10. URETHRA HISTOLOGY
   11. MICTURITION
       • Slideshow: The Micturition Reflex Arc
       • Side Note: Did You Know?
6. REVIEWING THE URINARY SYSTEM
   • Slideshow: Your Favorite Cup of Coffee – From Start to Finish!
7. TEST YOUR ACQUIRED KNOWLEDGE
   1. SUMMARY
   2. FINAL ASSESSMENT
8. END OF PROGRAM