The Urinary System - Veterinary Assistant

Question 1

Organs of the Urinary Tract

Answer 1

-Kidneys
-Ureters
-Urinary Bladder
-Urethra

Question 2

Overview of kidney functions

Answer 2

-Metabolic waste removal
-Blood pressure regulation
-Acid-base regulation
-Hormone production-Fluid balance regulation

Question 3

Components of a Nephron

Answer 3

-Renal corpuscle
-Proximal convoluted tubule
-Loop of Henle
-Distal convoluted tubule

Question 4

What is the primary purpose of a kidney?

Answer 4

Urine production/elimination of waste

Question 5

What is the secondary purpose of a kidney?

Answer 5

Homeostasis

Question 6

What does homeostasis consist of?

Answer 6

-Blood filtration
-Fluid balance regulation
-Acid-Base balance
-Hormone production

Question 7

Urea/BUN (Blood Urea Nitrogen)

Answer 7

-Produced by the liver and excreted by kidneys
-Both liver & kidney function marker

Question 8

What does BUN stand for?

Answer 8

Blood Urea Nitrogen

Question 9

Creatinine

Answer 9

-Breakdown product of muscle that is excreted by the kidneys
-Indicator of kidney function

Question 10

SDMA

Answer 10

-Newer test – gaining popularity
-Early predictor

Question 11

What does SDMA stand for?

Answer 11

Symmetric dimethlyarginine

Question 12

What is the ureter?

Answer 12

-Pathway from kidneys to bladder/Hilus to caudal part of bladder
-Trigone of bladder

Question 13

Tube layers of the ureter

Answer 13

-Fibrous
-Muscular
-Epithelium

Question 14

Bladder

Answer 14

-Function
-Anatomy
-Detrusor muscle & Sphincter
-Bladder control

Question 15

Three ways to collect urine

Answer 15

-Free Catch
-Cystocentesis
-Catheterization

Question 16

Urethra

Answer 16

-Bladder transitions to become the urethra
-Female vs Male
-Function

Question 17

Pathologies of the urinary tract

Answer 17

-Urolithiasis
-Urinary obstruction
-Bacterial infection
-Chronic Kidney Disease
-Dehydration