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| What speciality in medicine focuses on the urinary system? |
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| What are the organs of the urinary tract? |
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Ureters
Urinary Bladder
Urethra |
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| List the functions of the urinary system. |
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Reculation of pH of the blood
Regulation of electrolytes
Remove waste products
Storage of urine
Extretion of urine
Blood volume regulation
Regulation of erythrocyte production |
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| In relation to the peritoneum, what is the position of the kidneys? |
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| Where are the kidneys located? |
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The superior pole of each kidney is about at the level of T12.
The inferior pole is about at the level of L3 |
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| One kidney is lower than the other. Which one? Why? |
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Right kidney
Large size of the right lobe of the liver |
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| In what part of a kidney do the vessels, nerves, and ureters connect to it? |
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| What internal space of a kidney houses the renal arteries, renal veins, lymphatic vessels, nerves, the renal pelvis, renal calyces, and fat? |
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| What layer of dense irregular connective tissue covers the outer surface of the kidney maintaining its shape, protecting it from trauma, and preventing the spread of infectious pathogens? |
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| What layer of lipid-filled cells completely surrounds the kidney and offers cushioning and insulation? |
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| In a coronal section, what is the outer, granular layer? |
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| In a coronal section what is the darker, inner layer? |
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| In the darder, inner layer of a kidney seen in a coronal section, what structures lay between the triangular shaped structures? |
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| What part of a renal pyramid projects into the renal sinus? |
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| What funnel-shaped structure attaches to a renal pyramid to collect urine? |
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| The funnel-shaped structures attached to the renal pyramids within the renal sinus merge to from what still larger structures? |
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| What large, funnel-shaped structure within the renal sinus collects urine and delivers it to the ureter? |
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| What is the main blood supply to the kidney? |
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| What vein drains the kidney? |
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| What long, fibromuscular tubes conduct urine from the kidneys to the urinary bladder? |
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| What is the location of the ureters? |
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Retroperitoneal
Anterior to the transverse vertebral processes
They cross in front of the external iliac arteries
They enter the bladder at the posterolateral wall of its base |
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| What rhythmic movements of smooth muscle propel urine along the legnth of a ureter? |
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| Pain from a ureter is projected to what dermatomes? Where are these located? |
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T11-L2 (Loin-Groin)
Lower Back |
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| What organ serves as a reservoir for urine? |
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| What is the general location of the urinary bladder? |
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| Posterior to the pubic symphysis |
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| What is the specific location of the bladdre in males? |
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Superior to the prostate gland
Anterior to the rectum |
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| What is the specific location of the bladder in females? |
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Inferior to the uterus
Anterior to the vagina |
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| What is the position of the urinary bladder in relation to the peritoneum? |
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| Where do the ureters enter the bladder? |
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| What triangular area within the urinary bladder has the ureteral orifices and the urethral opening as its borders? |
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| What fibromuscular tube conducts urine to the exterior of the body? |
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| What circular array of smooth muscle guards the orifice of the urethra? |
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| Internal Urethral Sphincter |
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| What circular array of skeletal muscle voluntarily controls the flow of urine through the urethra? |
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| External Urethral Sphincter |
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| How long is the female urethral? |
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| How long is the male urethra? |
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