Urinary System (chapter 7)

Question 1

The urinary systems also known as

Answer 1

The excretory system

Question 2

What is the function of the urinary tract

Answer 2

removes wastes & excess water from the body

Question 3

Parts of the urinary tract

Answer 3

2 Kidneys
2 Ureters
1 Bladder
1 Urethra

Question 4

Kidney location

Answer 4

At each side of the vertebral column behind abdominal cavity

Question 5

What are nephrons

Answer 5

The filtering units of the kidney

Question 6

Role of the kidney

Answer 6

Filtration, absorption, secretion

Question 7

What’s the ureters

Answer 7

2 muscular tubes that move
urine from kidney to the
bladder

Question 8

What’s the bladder

Answer 8

A hollow muscular tube found in the midline of the pelvic cavity

Question 9

Whats the function of the bladder

Answer 9

Receives urine from ureters and stores it until elimination

Question 10

What occurs when there too much urine in the bladder

Answer 10

The urge to VOID occurs

Question 11

How much is too much for the bladder

Answer 11

250ml - 1 cup of urine

Question 12

Polyuria

Answer 12

frequency in urine

Question 13

Oliguria, Anuria

Answer 13

without urine

Question 14

Hematuria

Answer 14

blood in urine

Question 15

Pyuria

Answer 15

pus/mucus in urine

Question 16

Nocturia

Answer 16

peeing throughout night

Question 17

Dysuria

Answer 17

difficulty peeing

Question 18

Retention

Answer 18

bladder holding urine

Question 19

Incontinence

Answer 19

cant hold pee

Question 20

Proteinuria

Answer 20

protein/nutrients in urine

Question 21

Renal

Answer 21

consists of kidney, ureters, & urethra

Question 22

Albuminuria

Answer 22

albumin; protein found in the blood - in urine

Question 23

What’s the urethra

Answer 23

tube that carries urine from the bladder to the outside

Question 24

What’s the internal opening called

Answer 24

meatus

Question 25

What is urine

Answer 25

liquid waste product produced by the urinary system

Question 26

Urine is made up of

Answer 26

95% water

Question 27

Waste products that make up the urine are

Answer 27

urea, salt, urochrome, creatinine, ammoza

Question 28

How much urine is produced daily

Answer 28

approximately 1.5-2 quarts

Question 29

What causes urinary retention

Answer 29

a potential blockage that prevents you from expelling urine or your bladder not having a strong enough force to expel the wastes

Question 30

Sx of urinary retention

Answer 30

kidney stones, recent surgeries, spinal cord injury, medication or old age

Question 31

Tx of urinary retention

Answer 31

foley cath - applied sterile

Question 32

UTI - identify

Answer 32

urinary tract infection

Question 33

What's the cause of a UTI

Answer 33

bacteria entering the urinary system

Question 34

Signs & SX of UTI

Answer 34

urine urgency or frequency, burning pee, sometimes fever

Question 35

Tx for UTI

Answer 35

antibiotics

Question 36

What happens if you have kidney disease

Answer 36

this causes nephron damage leading to acute renal failure

Question 37

Risks of kidney failure

Answer 37

alcohol, diabetes, HTN

Question 38

Signs of kidney failure

Answer 38

Itching, edema, HTN, change in urine

Question 39

Tx of kidney failure

Answer 39

dialysis, kidney transplant

Question 40

Cystocele is aka

Answer 40

"Fallen bladder" -weakening of the bladder from pregnancy, old age, etc.

Question 41

Tx for cystocele

Answer 41

Pessary - this holds the bladder in the right place

Question 42

Cystitis

Answer 42

Inflammation of the bladder

Question 43

Glomerulonephritis

Answer 43

inflammation of the glomerulus of the kidney

Question 44

Pyelonephritis

Answer 44

inflammation of kidney tissue caused by pus forming bacteria

Question 45

Does more water help prevent health problems?

Answer 45

Drinking enough water is required for your body to function in general. Several health problems may also respond well to increased water intake. This can prevent and improve: constipation, UTI, kidney stones, skin hydration