Urinary System
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| What are the four functions of the urinary system? | Regulation of ion levels in the blood, regulation of blood volume and blood pressure, regulation of blood pH, and production of hormones.
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| What is the difference in location of the renal cortex and the renal medulla? | The renal cortex is the outer region of the kidney and the renal medulla is the inner region of the kidney.
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| Where is the glomerulus located, what is its function? | They are located on the afferent arterioles and ultimately allow the waste to drain into the renal vein.
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| Where is the nephron located, what is its function? | The nephron is located in the renal cortex of the kidney, it filters plasma and allows glomerular filtrate to pass through.
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| What are the functions of the afferent and the efferent tubules? |
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| What is the function of the Bowman's Capsule? | It filters the urine then passes it into the renal tubule.
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| What are the three functions of the nephron? | Glomerular filtration, tubular reabsorption, and tubular secretion.
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| What is glomerular filtrate? | The first step in urine production, filters the urine.
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| What is the funtion of the proximal convoluted tubule? | Reabsorbes the things that were filitered into the blood and secretes the other things into the urine.
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| What is the funtion of the loop of Henle? | Create a concentration gradient in the medulla of the kidney.
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| What is the funtion of the distal convolute tubule? | Reabsortions of some salts while it continues to retain water.
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| What is the common volume, color,and turbidity of urine? | Volume is one to two liters, color is a yellow or amber color, and is transperent when freshly voided, but becomes turbid (cloudy) after a while.
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| Where are the ureters located, what is their funtion? | They are located at the top of the urinary bladder but lead into the bladder, they transport urine from the kidneys to the urinary bladder.
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| Where is the urinary bladder located, what is it's function? | It is located in the pelvic cavity behind the pubic symphysis, it holds urine until released from the body.
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| Where is the urethra located, what is it's function? | It is located on the floor of the urinary bladder all the way to the exterior of the body, it is a passageway for discharginf urine from the body, it is also a duct in which semen are ejaculated.
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| What is anuria? | A daily urine output of less than 50ml.
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| What is oliguria? | A daily urine output of 50ml and 250ml.
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| What is glimerular filtration rate? | The amout of filtrate that forms in both kidneys every minute.
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| What is tubular secretion? | The trasnfer of materials from the blood throught tubule cells and into tubular fluid.
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| What is glucosuria? | When glucose remains in the urine.
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| What is polyuria? | The excessive secretion of urine.
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| What is ADH? | Antidiuretic hormone, the major hormone that regulates water reabsorption.
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| What is ANP? | Atrial natriuretic peptide, one of the most imporant hormal regulators of ion reabsorption and secretion.
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| What is urinalysis? | An analysis of the volume and physical, chemical, and microscopic properties of urine.
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| What is the sphincter? | An opening to the urethra.
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| What is micturation? | Urination,expelling urine from the body.
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| What is incontinence? | The inability to prevent urination.
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