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Genitourinary Review
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Term | Definition |
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Describe clean midstream urine, | - AKA clean catch urine. - In sterile container - Used for C&S - Special instructions necessary - Refrigerate within 20 minutes of collection time |
Describe early morning specimen | -More uniform volume and concentration - Lower pH preserves formed elements - Diagnose and monitor pregnancies |
Describe the ureters | - Merge from the renal pelvis - Slender, long tubes; 10" - 12" - Carry urine from the kidneys to 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 ( Descending/ 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. |
What are the kidneys located? | - Abdominopelvic cavity - Retroperitoneal |
Where is sperm produced? | Seminiferous tubules |