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