Urinary System (chapter 7) Flashcards
The urinary systems also known as
The excretory system
What is the function of the urinary tract
removes wastes & excess water from the body
Parts of the urinary tract
2 Kidneys
2 Ureters
1 Bladder
1 Urethra
Kidney location
At each side of the vertebral column behind abdominal cavity
What are nephrons
The filtering units of the kidney
Role of the kidney
Filtration, absorption, secretion
What’s the ureters
2 muscular tubes that move
urine from kidney to the
bladder
What’s the bladder
A hollow muscular tube found in the midline of the pelvic cavity
Whats the function of the bladder
Receives urine from ureters and stores it until elimination
What occurs when there too much urine in the bladder
The urge to VOID occurs
How much is too much for the bladder
250ml - 1 cup of urine
Polyuria
frequency in urine
Oliguria, Anuria
without urine
Hematuria
blood in urine
Pyuria
pus/mucus in urine
Nocturia
peeing throughout night
Dysuria
difficulty peeing
Retention
bladder holding urine