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urinary system Flashcards

1
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2 main functions of the urinary system

A

producing and excreting urine from the body

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2
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the body system that regulates the constancy of body fluid volumes and levels of many important chemicals

A

urinary system

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3
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the condition when waste products accumulate to toxic levels in the blood

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uremia

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4
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number of kidneys in a human

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2

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5
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number of ureters in a human

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2

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6
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number of bladders in a human

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1

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7
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number of urethras in a human

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1

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8
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the kidney that is lower than the other

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right

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9
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they are located between the muscles of the back and parietal peritoneum

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kidneys

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10
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these organs play a vital role in maintaining electrolytes, water, and acid-base balances in the body

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kidneys

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11
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20% of the blood pumped by the heart each minute enters these

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kidneys

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12
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the outer part or layer of the kidney

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renal cortex

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13
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the inner portion of the kidney

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renal medulla

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14
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a word that means “bark”

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cortex

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15
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the triangular divisions of the renal medulla

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renal pyramids

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16
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the narrow, innermost end of a pyramid

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renal papilla

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17
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an expansion of the upper end of a ureter

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renal pelvis

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18
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the papilla of a pyramid opens into this division of the renal pelvis

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calyx

19
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millions of microscopic units that produce urine

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nephrons

20
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part of the kidney that is in the shape of a tiny funnel with a very long stem

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nephrons

21
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the cup-shaped top of a nephron

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bowmans capsule

22
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a network of blood capillaries tucked into bowmans capsule

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glomerulus

23
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three processes of the nephrons

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  1. filtration
  2. reabsorption
    3.secretion
24
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urine formation begins with what

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filtration

25
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items reabsorbed from renal tubules to blood capillaries

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water, glucose, sodium

26
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water is reabsorbed by the kidneys via this method

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osmosis

27
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glucose in the urine

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glycosuria

28
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the opposite of reabsorption

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secretion

29
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the movement of substances out of the blood into the urine

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secretion

30
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disorders that affect the excretion of normal amounts of urine

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kidney disease
cardiovascular disease
stress

31
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absence of urine

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anuria

32
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scanty amounts of urine

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oliguria

33
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an unusually large amount of urine

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polyuria

34
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structure of the urinary system richly supplied with sensory nerve endings

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ureters

35
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structure of the urinary system that rests in the pelvis behind the pubic symphysis

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bladder

36
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structure of the urinary system that sits in front of the uterus

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bladder

37
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structure of the urinary system that rests on the prostate

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bladder

38
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kidney disease

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nephropathy

39
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pain caused by the passage of a kidney stone

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renal colic

40
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structure of the urinary system that is the most inferior part of the renal tract

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urethra

41
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structure of the urinary system in men that is also part of the reproductive system

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urethra

42
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a condition involving the need for frequent urination

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overactive bladder

43
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a condition involving extreme urgency and pain yet small amounts of urine are released

A

overactive bladder

44
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infections that begin in the hospital

A

nosocomial infections

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