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Genitourinary System Review Short Answer

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Describe clean midstream urine.   AKA clean catch urine/ in sterile container/ used for C&S/ special instructions necessary  
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Describe early morning specimen.   more uniform volume and concentration/ lower pH preserves formed elements/ diagnose and monitor pregnancies  
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Describe the uterus.   merge from the renal pelvis/ slender, long tubes/ carry urine from the kidneys to the bladder  
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Describe timed urine collection.   24-hour urine collections/ quantitative test/ provides info about cumulative elements  
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What are the functions of the nephron?   filtration, reabsorption, secretion  
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What are the macroscopic structures of the urinary system?   kidneys, ureters, bladder, urethra  
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What are the two types of ATN?   ischemic, nephrotoxic  
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What carries blood to the glomerulus? what carries blood from the glomerulus?   afferent arteriole, efferent arteriole  
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What does the renal tubule consist of?   proximal convoluted tubule/ loop of henle (decensing/ascending)/ distal tubule/ collecting tubule  
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What forms the ejaculatory duct?   seminal vesicle and vas deferens  
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What is BPH?   enlargement of the prostate gland  
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What is ESWL?   calculi are pulverized using shock waves at the stones from a machine outside the body  
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What is the function of the prostate gland?   secrete an alkaline substance that protects sperm of the acidity of the urethra and vagina  
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Where are the kidneys located?   abdominopelvic cavity/ retroperitoneal  
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Where is sperm produced?   seminiferous tubules  
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