Urinary and Reproductive System

Kidneys

Bean shaped organs on either side of the spine. Responsible for removing waste from blood. Produces Urine.

Nephrons

Functional units of the kidneys.

Ureters

Long small tubes that carry urine from kidney to bladder.

Peristalsis

How urine is moved from the ureters to the bladder through mild contractions.

Urinary Bladder

Small sac located in pelvic cavity. Responsible for storing urine.

Urethra

Tube carries urine from the bladder to the outside of the body.

UTI”s are most common in who?

Females

Urine

800-2,000 mL per day.

Urine is…

95% Water

Urine is responsible for…

Balancing the PH of the body.

Darker the urine is in the color…

The heavier the waste.

UTI

Urinary tract infection, in any part of the urinary system.

Urea

Main waste product excreted (Breakdown of Proteins).

Acute kidney (renal) failure

Acute loss of kidney function; may be reversible. Can be caused by poisions or alcohol abuse.

Chronic kidney failure

Kidneys lose function over time.

Glomerulonephritis

Inflammation of the glomeruli of the kidney, can lead to failure.

Cystitis

Bladder inflammation

Urethritis

Bladder inflammation

Polycystic kidney disease

Cysts develop in the kidneys which lead to failure.

Renal calculi

Kidney stones

Excessive calcium that develops in the renal calculi.

Testosterone

Most abundant male sex hormone.

Testes

Produce Sperm

Scrotum

Pouch of skin that houses the testes.

Penis

Male sex organ

Moves semen and urine outside of the body.

Epididymis

Where sperm cells mature.

Vas deferens

Connect epididymis to urethra

Seminal Vesicles

Sac like organ that secretes seminal fluid.

Prostate gland

Located just below the bladder.
Surrounds the top portion of urethra.
Secretes fluid that protects the sperm within the vagina.

Ovaries

Produce ova, estrogen and progesterone.

Fallopian Tubes

Pair of tubes along which eggs travel from the ovaries to the uterus.

Uterus

Receives fertilized egg.
Non-pregnant.
Uterine lining sloughs off causing menstruation.

Vagina

connects the uterus to the outside of the body.

Vulva

external portion of the vagina.

Clitoris

Sensitive tissue located anterior to the urethra.

Incontinence

inability to control urine.