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 |