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Kidneys
Where do I go?
Microscopic Evaluation
Sediments
Misc.
100
How many kidneys do we have?
Two.
100
I go from the urinary bladder to the outside world.
What is the Urethra?
100
Start viewing on this power. 
What is 10X?
100
These cells are typically seen in a urine sediment evaluation. 
What are epithelial cells?
100
These crystals have no shape. 
What are amorphous crystals?
200
What are the functional (working) units of the kidneys?
The nephrons.
200
We carry urine from the kidneys to the urinary bladder.
What are the ureters?
200
The solid portion of urine. 
What is supernatant? or sediment
200
These lead to bladder and kidney stones. 
What are crystals?
200
These are seen in an un-altered male dog. 
What is spermatozoa?
300
What are the four functions of the kidneys?
getting rid of wastes, filtering blood, reabsorption, and formation of urine
300
I can hold up to 16 ounces of urine before it passes through to the urethra.
What is the urinary bladder?
300
Presence of these in the urine mean infection.
What are WBCs?
300
This crystal looks like a coffin lid. 
What are struvite or triple phosphate?
300
These are two functions of the kidney. 
What is filter the blood, and formation of urine, others...
400
What shape is the kidney?
The shape of a kidney bean.
400
I connect the proximal convoluted tubule and the distal convoluted tubule in mammals and birds. Fish don't have one of me.
What is the loop of Henle?
400
The presence of these in urine mean trauma?
What are RBCs?
400
These crystals look like an envelope or pyrimid. 
What are calcium oxalate dihydrate?
400
We are the three main parts of the kidney.
What are the medulla, the cortex, and the renal pelvis?
500
Can you live without your kidneys?
No.
500
I encapsulate (surround) the glomerulus and catch the filtrates that are pushed out of blood.
What is the Bowman's capsule?
500
These are access mucoprotein. 
What are casts?
500
The four factors that lead to crystal formation. 
What is pH, concentration, time between collection and viewing, and temperature
500
These muscles must relax in order for you to release urine from your urinary bladder and urinate.
What are the sphincters?