Urinary Tract Elements (Male)

Question 1

Urinary System (Functions)

Answer 1

1. Removal of metabolic waste products, excess water and salts.
2. adjustment of blood pH and chemical composition
3. Assists with maintenance of proper blood pressure

Question 2

Urinary System elements

Answer 2

Pair kidneys, ureters, the urinary bladder and the urethra

Question 3

The left Kidney

Answer 3

Higher than the right kidney due to their embryonic development
stopped by the spleen during development

Question 4

The right kidney

Answer 4

Stopped by the liver

Question 5

Adrenal (Suprarenal) Gland

Answer 5

Each kidney on the superior pole

Question 6

Renal Veins and Renal Arteries

Answer 6

Artery: Blood from aorta to be filtered by the kidneys
Veins: return purified blood to the inferior vena cava, joined left testicular vein

Question 7

Ureter

Answer 7

Drains urine from the kidney
Composed of three smooth muscle layers, two circular with an intermediate longitudinal layer
Peristaltic Waves of contraction to facilitate the passage of urine from the hilum of the kidney to the urinary bladder
Penetrating the posterior wall of the urinary bladder

Question 8

Urethra

Answer 8

Discharges urine from the urinary bladder

Question 9

Urinary Bladder

Answer 9

Is composed of smooth muscle arranged in swirls and line with transitional epithelium

Question 10

Transitional Epithelium

Answer 10

Undergo alterations in shape depending upon the extent of stretching

Question 11

Internal Sphincter of the Uretha

Answer 11

Smooth muscle

Question 12

External Sphinter of the urethra

Answer 12

Skeletal Muscle

Question 13

Urethra

Answer 13

quite short in female, longer because it passes through the penis