Urinary System Anatomy
Urinary System Physiology
Urinary System Disorders
Respiratory Disorders
Anything Goes
100
What is D?
Urethra
100
What are the tubes that carry urine from the kidney to the bladder?
Ureters
100
How many ureters do you have if you are born with duplicate ureters?
4
100
COPD, emphysema and other respiratory disorders are more common in people that
smoke
100
Which word means urination?
micturition
200
What is the cluster of blood vessels called?
glomerulus
200
What blood vessel carries blood to the kidney?
renal artery
200
Solid crystalline masses formed in the kidney, A. distal tubule resulting from an excess of insoluble salts or uric acid crystallizing in the urine; may become trapped anywhere along the urinary tract.
kidney stones
200
This disease is described as inflammation of the bronchial tubes with increased production of sticky secretions inside the tubes. Patients typically use an inhaler
asthma
200
What is F pointing at
renal vein
300
What is the structure below?
nephron
300
Smooth muscle that compresses the urinary bladder and expels urine into the urethra.
Detrusor Muscle
300
What is the inability to control your bladder called?
incontinence
300
Increased breathing, lower CO2 concentration. Might need to breath into a paper bag
hyperventilation
300
How many cups of water does a male and female require per day?
13 and 9
400
What is the central collecting region of the kidney called?
renal pelvis
400
In the kidney, what is the portion of the nephron that helps refine filtrate and empties in the collection duct?
Distal tubule
400
What disease do the following symptoms apply to?
Frequent need to urinate
Pain in the abdomen
Burning sensation during urination
Cloudy, bad-smelling urine
Blood in the urine
Leaking urine
UTI
400
What is a condition of severely deficient supply of oxygen to the body that arises from being unable to breathe normally?
asphyxia
400
What blood vessel carries blood to the glomerulus?
afferent arteriole
500
This part of a nephron is composed of a tangled cluster called a glomerulus which filters fluid; includes glomerulus and Bowman's capsule
renal corpuscle
500
The cup-shaped structure of the nephron of a kidney which encloses the glomerulus and which filtration takes place.
Bowman's Capsule
500
Causes painful, bloody urination can cause hydronephritis. Common in older men.
prostate enlargement
500
Pause or slowing of breathing during sleep
sleep apnea
500
What portion of the nephron returns most of the fluid to the body?
proximal tubule