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What are the three main processes that balance body fluid?

What is filtration, reabsorption, and secretion

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In a healthy adult, how many gallons of blood is passed through the kidneys on a daily basis

What is 400

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Name major organs that were talked about today
What are Kidneys, Bladder, Ureters, and the Urethra
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List the 4 of the 7 diseases that were mentioned
What are: -Nephrites -Kidney stones -Bladder cancer -Urethritis -Urethral structure -Vesicoureteral Reflux -Cystitis
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The volume of urine formed at night is about ___ that formed in the daytime.
What is half
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Where do you find the waste products that are left behind after the body has taken the food that is needed?

What is: in the bowel and in the blood

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If your pee is light or pale yellow, it means that...

What is: you are hydrated

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Describe the function of the kidneys
What is to remove urea-waste product formed by the breakdown of portiens from the blood through small filtering units called nephrons
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What is Nephrites and how can it be treated?
What is the inflammation of one or both of the kidneys, wherein major organs of the body are affected by autoimmune disorders Treatment: antibiotics and steroids
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Adults pass about _____ of urine each day
What is one - two liters
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When is urea produced?

What is: when protein, found in meat products, is broken down in the body

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Urine is made of...

What is water and waste products

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Urine travels fown two thin tubes, called _____ to the ______
What is Urine travels fown two thin tubes, called ureters to the bladder
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What are kidney stones?
What are small calcium deposits that are seen in the nephrons
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Another name for the urinary system
What is excretory system
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List the 4 of the 7 functions of the Urinary system

What is -Gets rid of waste -Maintains water levels -Maintains mineral and vitamin levels -Monitors blood pH -Regulates plasma ionic composition -Regulates plasma osmolality -Regulates plasma volume

400

Why is it important to go to the bathroom when you have to?

What is: to remove toxins and other harmful things from your blood and so your kidneys and bladder stay healthy

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Describe the function of the bladder
What is to store urine until the boyd is ready to empty it
400
What is the cause of bladder cancer?
What is unknown
400
True or Flase Urine is almost odorless when it leaves a healthy body.
What is true
500

Define the urinary system

What is: a system that consists of organs, muscles, tubes, and nerves that are responsible for producing, transporting and storing urine.

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How can urine be used in the environment?
What is urine is often diluted and added to potted plants and plants in gardens. This is because, the adequate urea content in urine is a wonderful source of nitrogen to plants
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The only difference between the female and male urinary system....
What is the length of the urethra
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Disorder wherein, there is a backflow of urine from the bladder into the ureters. It is common in children
What is Vesicoureteral Reflux
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Frequent urination is a sign of
What is pregnancy