FACTS
4-6 ounces, 4 inches long and 2-3 inches wide
What are the kidneys
Slightly more superior
What is the left kidney
Muscular sac that receives and stores urine
What is the bladder
Is brown or red
What is hematuria
Scanty amount of urine
What is oliguria
Is composed of 95% water and 5% nitrogenous wastes
What is urine
A medial concave depression where the renal artery, renal vein, and ureter enters the kidney
What is the Hilus
Muscle that is involuntarily controlled
What is the internal sphincter
Clear to pale/amber
What is normal urine
Over 2500 ml of urine in 24 hours
What is polyuria
1-1.5 inches in females and 8 inches in males
What is the urethra
Forms the external part of the kidney
What is the renal cortex
Micturate
What is urinate
Concentrated, dehydrated, fever
What is dark amber
Less than 75ml released in 24 hours
What is anuria
Control volume, composition, and pressure of body fluids by regulating the excretion of wastes and solutes
What are the kidneys
Internal part containing 12-18 pyramids
What is the renal medulla
250 milliliters
What is the amount of urine the bladder holds
1000 to 2000 ml
What is the amount of urine excreted in 24 hours
Sugar in urine
The entrance of the ureters and the exiting urethra
What is the trigone
Funnel-shaped reservoir of major and minor calyces that collect urine and funnel it to the ureters
What is the renal pelvis
Wrinkles and ridges
What are rugae
1.010-1.025
What is the normal specific gravity of urine
Excessive urination at night
What is nocturia