Urinary & Reproductive System Flashcards
The medical term used to describe no production of urine is?
The medical term used to describe no production of urine is anuria.
Pregnancy, or the length of time until an animal is born is called?
Pregnancy, or the length of time until an animal is born is called gestation.
What takes urine from the bladder to outside of the body?
The urethra take urine from the bladder to outside of the body.
What are the components of the urinary system?
The components of the urinary system is pair of kidneys, pair of ureters, bladder, and urethra.
What is the function of urinary?
The function of urinary is that it removes waste from the body, it maintains homeostasis and acts as an endocrine gland.
What is the formation of urine?
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.
Where are the kidney’s located?
The kidney’s are located in the upper cranial abdomen.
What are the kidney’s structures?
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.
From a nephron, what are the long tubule divided into?
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
What is a nephron?
A nephron is a structural and function unit of a kidney.
What are the nephron functions?
The nephron functions include blood filtration and urine production.
What does the urethra do?
The urethra transports urine from bladder to outside of the body.
What is a ureter?
Ureter is a muscular tube from kidney to bladder, which contracts the smooth muscle and moves urine.
What is trigone?
Trigone= ureter entry to bladder.
- Valve like opening
- prevents back flow.
What is micturition?
Micturition is the act of expelling urine from the body.
What is PEMDA?
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.
What is the estrus cycle?
Estrus is an actual heat cycle.
Where do fertilization take place?
Fertilization take place in upper part of uterine tubes and implantation takes place in uterine horns.
What is the medical term for giving birth?
The medical term for giving birth is parturition.
What are the stages of parturition?
The stages of parturition:
First stage: dilation of cervix
Second stage: uterine contractions
Third stage: placenta separates from uterus.
A uterus that is filled with pus is called?
A uterus that is filled with pus is called a pyometra.
What are the functions of the placenta?
The functions of a placenta is that is provides oxygen, nutrients, and blood to fetus and contains amniotic sac.
What is nephritis?
Nephritis is the inflammation of the nephrons of the kidney.
Which structure stores sperm for them to mature?
The structure that stores sperms so they are able to mature is Epididymis.
Which structure creates the “tie” between the male and female canines during reproduction?
The bulbus glandis is the structure that creates the “tie” between the male and female canine during reproduction.
What species that is seasonally polyestrous induced ovulation?
A ca is seasonally polyestrous
What is the attachment and embedding of the zygote in the uterus?
The attachment and embedding of the zygote in the uterus.
What structure where the canine and feline fetuses are carried in is called?
The structure where canine and feline fetuses are carried is called the uterine horn.
