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What is the uretha?
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is a thin walled muscular tube that drain urine from the bladder and convey it out of the body
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this is a thin walled muscular tube that drain urine from the bladder and converys it out of the body |
uretha
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What kind of tissue does the uretha have?
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mostly pseudostratifed columnar eptihelia (2)near the bladder it it becomes transtitional peithelia (3)near the external opening it changes to a protective strafied squamous eptihliea
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this has mostly pseuodostratifed columnar epithelia, near the bladder it changes to transitional epithelia and near the external opening to protective strafied squamous epithelia |
urethra
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What is hthe internal urethral sphincter?
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is a involuntary sphinceter that keeps the urethra closed and prevents leaking btwn voidings
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this is a involuntary sphinceter that keeps the urethra closed and prevents leaking btwn voidings |
internal urethral sphincter
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What is the external urethral sphincter
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is a voluntary constrictor of the urethra
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this is a voluntary constrictor of the urethra |
external urethral sphincter
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the external urethral sphinceter can also be called the (1)
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sphincter urethrae
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(1)can also be called the sphinceter urethrae
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the external urethral sphinceter
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How do the internal and external urethral sphinctors differ strucurally?
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(1)internal is composed of smooth muscle (2)the external is composed of skeletal muscle
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How do the internal and external urethral sphinctors differ functionally?
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(1)internal- is involuntary (2)external- is controled voluntarily
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this sphincter is involuntary |
internal urethra sphincter
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this urethral sphinceter is voluntariy |
external
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this urethral sphinceter is composed of smooth muscle |
internal
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What is the internal urtheral sphinceter composed of?
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smooth muscle
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this urtheral sphincter is composed of smooth muscle |
internal
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What is the external urtheral sphincter composed of?
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skeletal muscle
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this urtehral sphincter is composed of skeletal mucles |
external
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What is the external urethral orfice?
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is the external opening of the urthrea
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this is the external opening of the urethra |
external urethral orfice
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The external urethra orfice is also called the (1)
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meatus
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(1)is aslo called the meatus
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the external urethra orfice
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How does the urethra differ in both sexes? (2)
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(1)females-it is much shorter and it tightly bound to the vaginal wall by fibrous connective tissue (2)males- it is longer, has three regions: prostatic urethra, the membranous urethra, and the spongy urethra, and has a double function of carrying urine and semen out of the body
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How is the male urethra differ comapared to the females? (3)
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(1)the males is longer, (2)has a double function of carrying urine and semen out the body (3)has three regions: the prostatic urethra, membranous urethra, and the spongy urethra
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How does the female urethra differ compared to the male urethra?
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it is much shorter and it tigtly bound to the vaginal wall by fibrous connective tissue
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this is much shorter and is tightly bound to the vaginal wall by fibrous connective tissue |
the female urethra
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this has three regions: the prostatic urethra, membranous urethra, and the spongy urethra, |
the male urethra
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this has three regions: the prostatic urethra, membranous urethra, and the spongy urethra, two functions (the carrying out of semen and urine out of the body), and it is much longer |
the male urethra
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What are the 2 functions of the male urethra?
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to carry urine and semen out of the body
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its two functions include; to carry urine and semen out of the body |
the male urethra
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What are the (3)regions of the male urethra?
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(1)the prostatic urethra (2)the membranous urethra (3) the spongy urethra
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What is the prostatic urethra>
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the part of the male urethra that contains the prostate gland
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this is the part of the male urethra that contains the prostate gland |
the prostatic urethra
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What is the spongy urethra?
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passes through the penis and opens at the extrenal urethral orfice
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this passes through the penis and opens at the external urethral orfice |
spongy urethra
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The spongy urethra can also be called the (1)
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penile urethra
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(1) can also be called the penile urethra
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spongy urethra
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Why can improper habbits cause females to get infections?
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bc the female' urethra is shorter and its external orfice is so close to the anal opening
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females are more suspectable for this than males bc the female's urethra is shorter and its external orfice is so close to the anal opening |
infections due to improper habbits such as wiping the wrong way
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Why can intercourse cause females to get bladder infections ?
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bc the females urethra is so short and it external orfice is so close to the anal openings-- sex can drive bacteria from the vagina and extrenal genital region twoard the bladder
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bc the females urethra is so short and it external orfice is so close to the anal openings--this can drive bacteria from the vagina and extrenal genital region twoard the bladder |
bladder infections caused by sex
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Why can the use of spermicides increase a female's chance of getting a bladder infection?
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bc the spermicde kills helpful bacteria-- thus allowing the infectious bacterai to conoloze the vaginia
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this can kill helpful bacteria--thus allowing the infectious bacteria to conolize the vaginal wall |
spermicides
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What is urethrisits?
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is inflammation of the urethra
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this is a inflammation of the urethra |
urethritis
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What is cytistis?
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refers to bladder inflammation
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this refers to bladder inflammation |
cytisitis
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What is pyelonephritis?
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refers to renal inflammation
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this refers renal inflammations |
pyelonephristis
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What is dysuria?
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refers painful urinartion
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this refesr to painful urination |
dysuria
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What are the symptoms of a urinary tract infection? (5)
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(1)dysuria (2)urgency (3)urinary frequency (4)fever (5)sometimes cloudy or bloody urine
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some symptoms of this include dysuria, urgency, urinary frequency, fever, and sometimes cloudy or bloody urine |
a urinary tract infection
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What is micturition?
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refers the act of emptying the bladder
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this refers to the act of emptying the bladder |
micturition
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What are some other names for micturition? (2)
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(1)voiding (2)urination
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What are some other names for voiding? (2)
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(1)micturition (2)urination
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What are some other names for urination? (2)
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(1)voiding (2)micturation
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When about (1)of urine has accumulated afferent impulese are transmited to the briain creating a urge to void
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200 ml
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What is the micturtion center?
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the dorsolateral pons
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this refers to the dorsolateral pons |
the micturtition center
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T or F
bc the external sphincer is voluntary controlled we can chose to keep it closed |
true
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After tolder yrs, what can incontinence be caused by? (4)
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(1)emotional problems (2)physical pressure (3)pregrancy (4)nervous system
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after tolder years, this can be caused by emotional problems, physcial pressure, pregrancy and the nervous system (such as laughing to hard) |
incontinence
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What is urinary rentation?
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refers to when the bladder is unable to expel its contained urine
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this refers to when the bladder is unable to expel its contained urine |
urinary rentation
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this can be inserted through the uretrha to drain the urine and prevent the bladder trauma from excessive streching |
a catheter
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sometimes this can be caused by general anesthesia, and hypertrophy of the prostate gland |
urinary rentation
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What can urinary retentaion be caused by? (2)
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(1)general anesthesia (2)hypertrophy of the prosate gland
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What are the three most abnoramlitles of the urinary system? (3)
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(1)horse shoe kidneys (2)kidney hypospadis (3)polycystic kidney
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these include horse shoe kidneys, kidney hypospadis, and polycystic kidney |
the three most common kidney abonromalites
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What is hypospadisa?
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is found in male infants only and refers to when the urethral orfice if located on the ventral surface of the penis
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this is found in male infants only and refers to when the urethra orfice is located n the ventral surface of the penis |
hypospadisa
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this is the most common congential abnormaility of the the urethra |
hypospadias
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What is congenital polycystic kidneys?
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is an inherited conditions in which the baby's kidneys have many urine filled cysts
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this is an inherited condition in which the baby's kidneys have many urine filled cysts |
congential polycystic kidneys
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What is adult polycystic kidney disease?
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is an inherited condition in which cysts develop so gradually that they produce no symptoms until about 40 yrs of age
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this is a inherited condition in which the cysts develop so gradually that they produce no symptoms until about 40 yrs of age |
polycystic kidneys
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Why is incontinence normally in infants?
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bc they have not yet learned how to control the external urethral sphincter
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this is common in children bc they have not yet learned how to control their external urehtral sphinceter |
incontinence
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What bacteria causes most urinary problems?
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E coli
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e coli causes most of these |
urinary tract problems/infections
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this accounts for 80% of all urinary tract infections |
normal residents of the urinary tract
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E coli accounts for (1)of all urinary tract infections
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normal bacertia flora of the urinary tract
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the bladder of an aged person is shrunken,w less than half the capcity of a young adult |
true
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What is nocturia?
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is the need to get up urinate during hte night to
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this refers tot he need to get up urinated during the night |
nocturia
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this plagues most of the population |
nocturia
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What is one differ btwn the ascending and descending loop of Henle? (2)
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(1)descending limb is relavitely impearble to solutes and freely permeable to water (2)the ascending limb is permeable to solutes but not to water
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this is relativly impearable to solutes and freely permeable to water |
the descending loop of Henle
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The decending loop of Henle is impearble to (1)and freely permeable to (2)
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(1)solutes (2)water
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The ascending loop of Henle is permeable to (1)but not to (2)
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(1)solutes (2)water
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this is permeable to solutes but no to water |
the ascending loop of Henle
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these are permeable to urea |
the deep medullary regions of the collecting ducts
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The deep medullary regions of the collecting duct are permeable to (1)
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urea
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The (1) of the collecting duct are permeable to urea
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deep medullary regions
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Where are the kidneys located? (not refering to the lumbar region)
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behind the lower abdominal cavity
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these are located behind the abdominal cavity |
abdominal cavity
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Describe the filtrate flow from the PCT (5)
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(1)PCT (2)Descending of the loop of Henle(3)ascending limb of the loop of Henle (4)DCT (5)collecting duct
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Describe the flow of urine from the collecting duct? (7)
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(1)minor calyx (2)major calyx (3)renal pelvis (4)ureter (5) urinary bladder (6)urethra (7)external urethra orfice
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Blood pressure drives (1)
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filtration
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(1)drives filtration
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blood pressure
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What is responisble for cleaning up proteins and the big stuff?
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the lympathic and immune system
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these (2)systems are responsible for cleaning upt the big stuff like protiens |
the lmypathic and the immune system
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this sytem cleans up the little stuff |
the urinary sytstem
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