| Term | Definition |
| 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 |
