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Urinary & Reproductive System Flashcards

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The medical term used to describe no production of urine is?

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The medical term used to describe no production of urine is anuria.

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Pregnancy, or the length of time until an animal is born is called?

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Pregnancy, or the length of time until an animal is born is called gestation.

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What takes urine from the bladder to outside of the body?

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The urethra take urine from the bladder to outside of the body.

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What are the components of the urinary system?

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The components of the urinary system is pair of kidneys, pair of ureters, bladder, and urethra.

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What is the function of urinary?

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The function of urinary is that it removes waste from the body, it maintains homeostasis and acts as an endocrine gland.

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What is the formation of urine?

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The formation of urine:
- Urine is formed in the kidney and urine flows through the ureters.
- Funnels into the bladder and travels through the urethra.
- Flows to the outside of the body.

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Where are the kidney’s located?

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The kidney’s are located in the upper cranial abdomen.

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What are the kidney’s structures?

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The kidney’s structures include:
- renal cortex, which is the outer part of the kidney.
- renal medulla, which is the inner part of the kidney.
- renal pelvis, which collects the urine before entering ureters.

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From a nephron, what are the long tubule divided into?

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From a nephron, the long tubule are divided into several parts:
- Renal corpuscle (glomerulus)
- Proximal convoluted tubule
- Loop of Henle
- Distal convoluted tubule
- Collecting tubule

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What is a nephron?

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A nephron is a structural and function unit of a kidney.

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What are the nephron functions?

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The nephron functions include blood filtration and urine production.

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What does the urethra do?

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The urethra transports urine from bladder to outside of the body.

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What is a ureter?

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Ureter is a muscular tube from kidney to bladder, which contracts the smooth muscle and moves urine.

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What is trigone?

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Trigone= ureter entry to bladder.
- Valve like opening
- prevents back flow.

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What is micturition?

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Micturition is the act of expelling urine from the body.

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What is PEMDA?

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PEMDA is
- Proestrus, Reproductive tract is under the influence of estroge.
- Estrus, period where female is responsive to the male.

  • metestrus, the corpus luteum forms.
  • Diestrus, in a period of sexual inactivity
  • anestrus, No hormonal or ovarian activity at all. In a total state of sexual inactivity.
16
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What is the estrus cycle?

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Estrus is an actual heat cycle.

17
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Where do fertilization take place?

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Fertilization take place in upper part of uterine tubes and implantation takes place in uterine horns.

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What is the medical term for giving birth?

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The medical term for giving birth is parturition.

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What are the stages of parturition?

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The stages of parturition:
First stage: dilation of cervix
Second stage: uterine contractions
Third stage: placenta separates from uterus.

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A uterus that is filled with pus is called?

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A uterus that is filled with pus is called a pyometra.

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What are the functions of the placenta?

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The functions of a placenta is that is provides oxygen, nutrients, and blood to fetus and contains amniotic sac.

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What is nephritis?

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Nephritis is the inflammation of the nephrons of the kidney.

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Which structure stores sperm for them to mature?

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The structure that stores sperms so they are able to mature is Epididymis.

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Which structure creates the “tie” between the male and female canines during reproduction?

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The bulbus glandis is the structure that creates the “tie” between the male and female canine during reproduction.

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What species that is seasonally polyestrous induced ovulation?

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A ca is seasonally polyestrous

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What is the attachment and embedding of the zygote in the uterus?

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The attachment and embedding of the zygote in the uterus.

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What structure where the canine and feline fetuses are carried in is called?

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The structure where canine and feline fetuses are carried is called the uterine horn.

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