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pH range of the urine is what
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4-8
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pH of the blood
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7.35-7.45
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pH of physiollgic acidosis?
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7-7.3
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what is continence and when is it normal
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the ability to hold urine and from 2 and older
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what is dysuria
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painful urination
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how can a person get a urinary tract infection
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sexual intercourse, wiping the wrong way, sitting on a toilet seat
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why do patients with renal failure need either, renal dialysis or renal transplant?
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because the 4 functions of the kidney are not possible. Dialysis has to be done to maintain homeostasis
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name the structural and functional unit of the kidney
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nephron
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why is the urinalysis part of a good exam
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to find symptoms of disease
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2 parts of the nephron
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glomerulus and bowman's capsule
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4 functions of the urinary system
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maintain homeostasis, regulate pH, remove waste, regulating water
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3 functions of the nephron
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filtration, reabsorption, excretion
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2 buffer systems in the human body
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phosphate, proteins
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the kidneys are found in which space
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retroperitoneal
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whats found in the cortex
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proximal convoluted tubule
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whats found in the medulla
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collecting ducts
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the male urethra is shorter or longer than the female urethra
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longer
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what is not a normal waste product in the urine
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puss and bacteria
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micturition is a term for what
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emptying the bladder
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the most an adult bladder can hold
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1 liter
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water elimination in 24 hrs is the highest in where
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kidneys
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sodium and ____ are 2 of the most common cations
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potassium
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how many nephrons in both kidneys
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2 million
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what is intracellular fluid
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cytoplasm
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what is extracellular fluid
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spinal fluid, joint fluid
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what is the hormone that stops diaeresis
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anti-diarrehtic hormone
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what is the hormone that favors sodium absorption
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aldosterone
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label organs
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kidney
ureter bladder urethra |
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urinary tract
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bowman's capsule-->proximal convoluted-->loop of Henle--> distal convoluted tubule-->collecting ducts-->renal pelvis-->ureter
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