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What is the function and dysfunction of the bladder? |
Function: store urine for the body. Dysfunction: overactive bladder, incontinence, UI tract obstructions. Difficulty filling or emptying the bladder. |
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What is the function and dysfunction of the Ureters? |
Function: tubes on smooth muscle fibers that propel urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder. Dysfunction: kidney stones, infection, reflux (backward movement of the urine from bladder into ureters or kidneys). |
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What is the function and dysfunction of the kidneys? |
Function: to filter the body's blood and maintain water levels in the body. Dysfunction: failure or inability to completely filter the blood. |
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What is the function and dysfunction of the urethra? |
Function: tube that delivers urine from the bladder out of the body. Dysfunction: infection, kidney stones, incontinence. |
