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What is the ureter made up of?

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Layers of muscle surrounded by transitional epithelium

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What happens when urine enters the ureter?

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Distends it and smooth muscles around it contracts

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What is the frequency of peristaltic waves in the ureter?

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1-6 contractions per minute

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What controls the uretal peristaltic waves?

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Myogenic nerves (NOT CNS)

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How does the ureter open into the bladder?

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Obliquely

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What does the oblique opening of ureters do?

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Prevents reflux of urine back into the ureters by a passive flap valve effect?

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How much urine can the bladder hold without much increase in pressure?

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400ml

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What does the spherical structure of the bladder mean?

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Pressure spreads equally all over it

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What is the internal sphincter of the bladder made up of?

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It’s an extension of the detrusor muscle

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Is the internal sphincter under voluntary control?

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No

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What is the external sphincter made up of?

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Two striated muscles (compressor urethrae and bulbocavernosus)

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What is the external sphincter responsible for?

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Continence

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Is the external sphincter under voluntary control?

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Yes

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What length is the female urethra?

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Short

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What does the male urethra carry?

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Urine and semen

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What is urine elimination aided by in males?

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Contraction of the bulbocavernosus muscles in penis

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Which sex is more prone to incontinence?

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Females as the external sphincter is less well developed

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What is the lining of the bladder made of?

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Transitional epithelium

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What type of muscle is the bladder made up of?

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Detrusor muscle

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20
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Does the composition of urine change in the urinary bladder?

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No

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What is the bladder permeable to?

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Lipophilic molecules

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What is the bladder impermeable to?

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Salt and water

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What is the technical name for kidney stones?

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Renal calculi

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Where can renal calculi form?

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Anywhere along the urinary tract

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What do kidney stones develop from?
Crystals that separate from urine within the urinary tract
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What are the majority of stones made up of?
Calcium (usually as calcium oxaloate or calcium phosphate)
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What are other (non calcium) renal calculi made up of?
Uric acid, struvite or cysteine
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Why are kidney stones more common in men than in women?
Testosterone
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What are renal calculi caused by?
- Excess dietary intake of stone forming substances - poor urinary output/ obstruction - altered urinary pH - low concentration of inhibitors - infection
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What is ureterolithiasis?
When kidney stones make it into the urethra
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What are the symptoms of ureterolithiasis?
Dysuria, haematuria, loin/back pain, reduced urine flow
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What is renal colic?
When a urinary tract obstruction causes the pressure to reach 50 mmHg - considerable pain
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What is dysuria?
Painful urination
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What is strangury?
Stone approaching the tip of the urethra inhibiting micturition, causing intense pain
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What is micturition controlled by?
Brain and spinal cord
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Which part of the nervous system does the hypogastric nerve serve?
Sympathetic
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Which part of the nervous system does the pelvic nerve serve?
Parasympathetic
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Which part of the nervous system does the pudendal nerve serve?
Somatic
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What does the sensory (/afferent) nerve do in the bladder?
Sensation of fullness and also pain from disease
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What does the motor (/efferent) nerve do in the bladder?
Causes contraction and relaxation of detrusor muscle and external sphincter to control micturition
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Which ganglia are closer to the bladder?
Parasympathetic
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Do the parasympathetic and sympathetic neurons interact near the bladder?
Yes
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What causes the detrusor muscle to contract (and what receptor)?
ACh (muscarinic receptor) or ATP (purinergic receptor)
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What drug inhibits detrusor contraction?
Atropine
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What inhibits transmission at bladder parasympathetic ganglia and what does this do to the muscle?
Noradrenaline- detrusor muscle relaxes
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What do nitric oxide and ACh do to the internal sphincters and what nervous system do they work on?
Relax the internal sphincter - parasympathetic
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What do noradrenaline do to the internal sphincters and what nervous system do they work on?
Contract- sympathetic
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What does ACh do to the external sphincter and what nervous system do they work on?
Holds it closed - somatic
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What are the two types of afferent nerve fibres in the bladder?
A and C
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What do A fibres in the bladder sense?
Tension in detrusor muscle (filling of bladder or muscle contraction)
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What do C fibres sense in the bladder?
Damage and inflammatory mediators
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What do A fibres in the bladder cause?
Bladder fullness/ discomfort
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What do C fibres in the bladder cause?
Pain (urgent need to micturate)
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Where is the main afferent pathway to the bladder?
Pelvic nerve (parasympathetic)
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What do the small myelinated alpha fibres in the pelvic nerve cause?
Micturition reflex
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Where are the unmyelinated C fibre endings?
In/ near the epithelium
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What type of sensors make up the hypogastric and pudendal pathways?
Nociceptors or flow receptors
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At what urine volume do you get the first desire to micturate?
150ml
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Why are the bladder sphincters closed when the bladder is empty?
Tonic activity from the sympathetic and somatic nerves
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How does the detrusor muscle relax progressively?
Sympathetic activity inhibiting the parasympathetic transmission
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In which groups is micturition an autonomic reflex?
Babies or adults with their spinal cord transacted above the sacral region
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What higher centres are involved in modification of the micturition reflex?
Cortical and subcortical areas including specific pontine micturition centre
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Which parts of the bladder can you contract consciously?
External sphincter and elevator muscle
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What does urethritis do?
Cause the urine stream to be halted by strangury
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What is urethritis?
Inflammation of urethra from STI or renal calculi
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What can inhibit micturition in men?
Pinching the glans penis
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How do you get woken up by needing the toilet at night?
If bladder is filled to capacity, its recognised by PMC and arousal centre which wakes you up
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Why is it important that you completely empty your bladder?
If bacteria enters the urine, complete emptying restores the sterility
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What happens if you retain non-sterile urine?
Causes a UTI
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Where can UTIs happen?
Anywhere along the urinary tract
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What is cystitis?
UTI in bladder
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What is pyelonephritis?
UTI in kidneys
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Which sex are UTIs more common in?
Women because of short urethra
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When do UTIs become common in men?
Prostatic disease causes a bladder outflow obstruction
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What are some risk factors for UTIs?
Diabetes mellitus, long term catheterisation, pregnancy, enlarged prostate, prolonged immobility, kidney stones, bowel incontinence
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Causes of incontinence?
- Weakening of sphincters (stress incontinence) - failure of nervous control - overactive bladder
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What is an overactive bladder?
Detrusor contracts spastically, resulting in a sustained high bladder pressure
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What are the treatments available for incontinence?
- Anti-muscarinics - bladder retraining - surgery - sacral nerve stimulation - stem cell therapy - tissue engineered bladder
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How do antimuscarinics help treat incontinence?
Relax smooth muscle and decrease detrusor contraction
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What types of incontinence is bladder retraining used for?
Stress and urge incontinence
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How do you retrain your bladder?
Kegel exercises
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What are the two surgeries used for treatment of incontinence?
Bladder neck suspension | Botulinum toxin injections into muscles around the urethra -> relaxes bladder

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