URINATION Flashcards
It is the process of emptying the urinary bladder
Urination
what are the three types that refer to the emptying the urinary bladder?
Micturition, voiding, and urination
Micturition, voiding, and urination
Process of emptying the urinary bladder
■ Urine collects in the bladder until pressure stimulates special sensory nerve endings in the bladder wall called stretch receptors.
■ This occurs when the adult bladder contains be- tween 250 and 450 mL of urine. In children, a considerably smaller volume, 50 to 200 mL, stimulates these nerves
urination
250-450 mL of urine
adult bladder
50-200 mL of urine
children urine
Urinary Elimination depends on effective functioning of four urinary tract organs: kidneys, ureters, bladder and urethra
What are the four urinary tract organ?
Kidneys
Ureters
Bladder
Urethra
-situated on either side of the spinal column behind the peritoneal cavity
kidneys
They are the primary regulators of fluid and acid base balance in the body
Kidneys
once the year is formed in the kidneys, it moves through the collecting dust into the calyces of the renal pelvis from there into the _____
Ureters
A hollow muscular organ that serves as a reservoir for urine and as the organ of excretion
urinary bladder
The ___ extends from the bladder to the _____
Urethra and urinary meatus
“private part of the body”
urethra
it is the basic unit of kidney produces urine in the process of removing waste and excess substance from the blood
Nephron
carry urine to the bladder
ureters
acts as reservoir for urine
bladder
The passageway for the urine to exceed the body
Urethea
• Storage: 500 ml in women 700 ml in male
• Feels: 200ml -350 ml
