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Question | Answer |
Clean Midstream Urine | aka clean catch urine, used for C&S, to diagnose UTI; must be refridgerated within 20 mins |
Early Morning Specimen | has more uniform volume & concentration, used to diagnose & monitor pregnancy, lower pH presence, tests for glucose, ketones and proteins |
Describe the ureters | merged from renal pelvis, 2 slender tubes that convey urine from kidneys to bladder, about 10-12 inches long |
Describe timed urine collection | also ordered as 24hr urine collection, provides information about cummulative elements found in urine |
Functions of nephrons | filtration, reabsortion, secretion |
What are the macroscopic structures of the urinary system | two kidneys, two ureters, bladder, urethra |
What are the two types of ATN | ischemic and nephrotoxic |
What carries blood to the glomerulus | afferent arteriole |
What carries blood from the glomerulus | efferent arteriole |
What does the renal tubule consist of | Proximal convoluted tubule, Loop of Henle, Distal tubule, Collecting tubule. |
What forms the ejaculatory dect | union of vas deferns and seminal vesicle form the ejaculatory duct |
What is BPH? | Benign prostate hyperplasia-enlarged prostate gland |
What is ESWL | extracorporeal shock-wave lithotrispy: shock waves outside of the body used to pulverize/crush stones |
What is the function of the prostate gland | secrets an alkaline substance that protects sperm from acid environments of the male urethra and female vagina |
Where are the kidneys located | abdominal cavity slightly below the waist line; lie outside the peritoneum, retroperitoneal behind the peritoneum and outside the peritoneal cavity |
Where is semen produced | seminiferous tubules |
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