Formation of urine Flashcards

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1
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What does the urine contain?

A

All the substances that the body does not want

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1
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What is the filtrate flows from the collecting duct called?

A

Urine

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2
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Is the composition, amount and colour of urine constant?

A

Not constant

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3
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What is the composition, amount and colour of urine affected by?

A

Diet, exercise, volume of liquid is drunk, health

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4
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How much litres of urine are produced daily?

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1,0 - 1,5 litres

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5
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How much percent of urine is water?

A

96%

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6
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How much percent of urine is salts?

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1,5%

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7
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How much percent of urine is urea?

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2%

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8
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What else occurs in the urine?

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Uric acid, creatinine, ammonium ions, drugs, colourants and preservatives

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9
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From the collecting duct where does the urine passed through next?

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Passes into the renal calyx then into the renal pelvis

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10
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How is the year in propound along the ureters to the bladder?

A

Peristaltic movement - muscular walls

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11
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How long is the urine stored in the bladder?

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Until it can be expelled through urethra

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12
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What is the expulsion of urine from the bladder called?

A

Urination or microturtion

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13
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How much urine can the bladder hold?

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200ml - hold more double

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14
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Why is urination a reflex action?

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Triggered by the filling of the Baddow

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15
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What does the impulses from the atomic nervous system stimulate the bladder muscles to do you?

A

Contract and the internal sphincter to relax

16
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What happens when the internal sphincter relax?

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External sphincter opens voluntarily