Anatomy
Physiology
Disorders
100
Where are the Kidneys located?
Below the ribs & toward middle of back
100
What is one function of the Urinary System?
The process of excretion, maintaining fluid volumes, maintaing pH of the blood & maintaining homeostasis.
100
What is Urinary Incontinence also known as?
Urinary leakage
200
What is the Ureter?
Muscular tract that carries urine.
200
There are 3 different steps when forming of urine, name one.
Filtration, Tubular secretion & Tubular reabsorbtion
200
What is a urinary tract infection?
An infection that happened anywhere in the urinary tract.
300
What is the max capacity of the bladder?
About 600 mL.
300
Urine contains 95% water, name one other thing that urine contains.
Urea, uric acid, amino acids, nitrogenous waste products, electrolytes and pigment
300
What is the most common type of Kidney stone?
Calcium stones.
400
How long is the Urethra in a male?
It is typically 8 inches long.
400
How does the Kidney reclaims solutes?
It moves the solutes back and forth across the walls of the tubules.
400
What causes Urethritis?
Injury, bacteria, or a virus.
500
There are millions of tiny filters in the kidney, what are these called?
Nephrons
500
What is the first step in filtration?
Pressure pushes fluid and solutes through holes into the glomerular capillaries.
500
What causes Chronic Renal Failure?
Diabetes and high blood pressure.
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