Chapter 14 Tanisha Arora

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  1. What are the functions of the urinary system? 

removes wastes, balances fluids/electrolytes, regulates pH, controls blood pressure

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  1. What is urea? 

waste from protein breakdown made in liver

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  1. What is uric acid? 

waste from nucleic acid breakdown

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  1. What are the four regions of the urinary system? 

kidneys, ureters, bladder, urethra

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  1. What is the function of the kidneys? 

filter blood and make urine

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  1. What color are the kidneys? 

reddish-brown

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  1. Where are the kidneys located? 

back of abdomen on either side of spine

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  1. What is the renal medulla? 

inner region with pyramids

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  1. What is the renal cortex? 

outer region of kidney

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  1. What is the renal hilium? 

entry/exit site for vessels and ureter

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  1. What are the nephrons? 

functional filtering units of kidney

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  1. What is Bowman's capsule? 

cup that collects filtrate from glomerulus

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  1. What is the proximal convoluted tubule? 

reabsorbs most nutrients, water, ions

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  1. What is the loop of henle? 

creates concentration gradient to conserve water

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  1. What is the Distal convulted tubule? 

adjusts ions and pH

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  1. What are the urine collecting ducts? 

carry urine to renal pelvis

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  1. What are the ureters? 

tubes that carry urine to bladder

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  1. What is the urinary bladder? 

stores urine

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  1. What is  micturition? 

urination

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  1. What is the urethra? 

tube that carries urine out of body

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  1. How is the male urethra described? 

long, passes through prostate and penis

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  1. How is the female urethra described? 

short, opens anterior to vagina

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  1. What are the three regions of the male urethra? 

prostatic, membranous, penile

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  1. What is urethritis? 

inflammation of urethra

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  1. What is kidney agenesis? 

missing one or both kidneys at birth

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  1. What is glomerulonephritis? 

inflammation of kidney filtering units

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  1. What are kidney stones? 

hard mineral deposits in kidneys

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  1. What is cystitis? 

bladder inflammation

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  1. What is dysuria? 

painful urination

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  1. What is ureteral stenosis? 

narrowing of ureter

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  1. What is urethral stenosis? 

narrowing of urethra

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  1. What is a UTI? 

infection anywhere in urinary tract