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describe the layers of tissue covering the kidney |
kidneys are retroperitoneal and are embedded in a 3 layer fibrous protected pouch: 1) renal capsuel 2) adipose capsule 3) renal fascia |
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list the major structural and functional unit parts of the urinary system |
kidneys ureters urinary bladder urethra |
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what types of vessels enter and exit the glomerular capsule and what is the cellular structure of the capsule? |
blood is received through an afferent arteriole. blood leaves glomurelus by a efferent arteriole. the cellular structure of the capsule is simple squamous epithelium |
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list the tunics of the urinary tubes exiting the kidney |
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where are the sphincters in the urinary system located and how are they controlled? |
2 urethral sphincter muscles: an internal sphincter of smooth muscle and external sphincter of skeletal muscle |
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what would be a normal urine production volume per day without coffee or beer? |
1200 mL |
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where do kidney stones come from? |
urinary pelvis of kidney
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Define: -micrturition -ueremia -enuresis -dysuria -kidney stones |
micturition: expulsion of urine from the urinary bladder. Controlled by urinary bladder and Urethra muscles, along with reflex centers in 2nd/3rd/4th sacral segments of spinal cord. ueremia: urine products accumulate in blood
enuresis: incontinence, or inability to control micturition (peeing) dysuria: painful urination and possible infection kidney stones: calculi formed from precipitates of stagnate urine in the urinary pelvis of kidney |
