Urinary System 1
Also known as the excretory or renal system
urinary system
Tube that eliminates urine from the body
urethra
Urine leaking during sneezing, coughing, or laughing
Incontinence
Cystitis is another name for what?
Urinary tract infection/Bladder infection
Two bean-shaped organs lateral to the vertebral column that filter the wastes out of the blood
kidneys
Filter blood to create urine in kidneys. (The functional unit)
What is the Nephron?
Difficulty urinating or maintaining urination in men
Prostate Enlargement
What condition might you have if you find sugars in your urine?
Diabetes
A state of equilibrium the body strives to be in
homeostasis
Vessel that supplies the kidneys with blood
renal artery
Treatment for kidney failure
1- transplant
2- dialysis
Dehydration causes your urine to become ________
darker
Hollow, muscular sac that stores urine until it is released.
bladder
Two tubes leading from the kidneys to the bladder
ureters
A symptom of a urinary tract infection (UTI)?
painful or burning with urination, lower back pain, fever, chills, leukocytes in the urine
crystalized calcium, magnesium, or uric acid that form in the bladder
kidney stones
Muscle that relaxes to open the sphincter to allow urination.
Detrusor Muscle
List the 4 main organs of the urinary system in order
kidney
ureters
bladder
urethra
How many ureters does a person typically have?
2
In a kidney transplant, where do they connect the new kiddney?
Down near the bladder (closer to)