Kidney stones Flashcards
What does the collecting system determine? Final— and volume of—-
Final osmotic concentration and volume of urine
What are kidney stones?
Small collections of mierals that stick together when there is too little fluid in urine
True or false- Kindey stones often pass unnoticed
True
What are the 4 types of kindey stones?
Calciums oxalatae
struvite’
cystine
Uric acid
Where do urine transport, storage, and elimination take place?
Urinary tract:
Ureters
Urinary b;adder
urethera
Structures of urine
Minor and major calyces, renal pelvis, ureters, urinary bladder, and proximal portion of urethra
What is the urine structures lined by?
- Transitional epithelium
That undergoes cycles of distention and contraction
The ureters are a pair of
muscular tubes
The ureters extend from
Kindeys to urinary bladder
Where do the uretr begin
at renal pelvis
Where do ureter pass over
psoas major muscles
The ureters are considered ____ attached to posterior abdominal wall
retoperitoneal
What do the ureters penetrate?
-Posterior wall of the urinary bladder
Where do the ureters pass
through bladder wall at oblique angle
Are Ureteral openings slit-like or rounded
slit-like
