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1
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What is the urinary system composed of

A

The kidneys, ureter, bladder and urethra

2
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What are the main functions of the urinary system

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To filter the blood, conserve/release water and ions, create and store urine, and release urine as a waste product

3
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Function of the kidneys

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To filter the blood to create urine

4
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How do the kidneys filter the blood

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Thought the removal of excess water, slats and waste products of protein metabolism from the blood

5
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What surrounds the kidneys

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A capsule

6
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What sits at the apex of the kidneys

A

The supra-renal glands

7
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Where does the renal vessels and ureter enter/exit the kidney from

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The hilus

8
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Where does the renal artery come from

A

The aorta

9
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Where doe the renal veins drain into

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The inferior vena cava

10
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Where does filtration of the blood occur

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In the medulla

11
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What makes up the kidney cells

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The cortex and the medulla

12
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What is the path of urine thought the kidney

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Medulla -> small collecting ducts -> minor calyx -> major calyx -> renal pelvis -> ureter

13
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What are the kidneys surrounded by

A

Perirenal fat pads

14
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What supplies the suprarenal glands

A

The suprarenal vessels

15
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What are the suprarenal glands involved in

A

Endocrine functions

16
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What are the ureters

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Smooth muscle tubes passing from the renal pelvis to the urinary bladder

17
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Where is the starting point of the ureter

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L1

18
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Where does the urinary bladder sit

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Behind the pubic bone

19
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What pushes the bladder forward

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The peritoneum

20
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What is the function of the bladder

A

To be a urine store

21
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What lines the bladder

A

Containment epithelia

22
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What drains the bladder

A

The urethra

23
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What is the urethra

A

A muscular tube that passes from the pelvic cavity into the perineum

24
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Characteristics of the female urethra

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3-4 cm long, straight tube and the urinary and genital tracts are completely separate

25
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Characteristics of the male urethra

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Longer than females and the urinary and genial tracts are united

26
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What are urinary stones also known as

A

Caculi

27
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Where can urinary stones be found

A

Kidneys, ureter or bladder

28
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What is the male reproductive system composed of

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Testes, vas deferens, seminal vesicles, prostate gland and the penis

29
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Where do the testes develop

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In the abdominal cavity

30
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Why do the testes drop into the scrotum

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As it is too warm within the abdominal cavity for spermatogenesis to occur

31
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What do the testes descend through to get to the scrotum

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The inguinal canal

32
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Where does the sperm mature

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The epididymis

33
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What does the vas deferens connect

A

The testes and the pelvic cavity

34
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What does the vas deferens carry

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Sperm

35
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What do the seminal vesicle and prostate gland release

A

Fluid that supports the sperm

36
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What is found within the fluid released by the seminal vesicles

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Fructose

37
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What does sperm use fructose as

A

An energy source

38
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What joins the duct of the seminal vesicles to the ejaculatory duct

A

The vas deferens

39
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What is the penis composed of

A

Erectile tissue

40
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What is the female reproductive system composed of

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Ovaries, uterine (fallopian) tubes, uterus and vagina

41
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What do the ovaries release

A

The ovum

42
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Where does the ovum pass into from the ovaries

A

The uterine tube

43
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What occurs in the uterine tube

A

Fertilisation

44
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What occurs in the uterus

A

Implantation

45
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If implantation occurs in the uterine tubes or the peritoneal cavity the pregnancy is likely to become

A

Etopic

46
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What is the uterus composed of

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Epimetrium, myometrium and endometrium

47
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If no implantation occur what is shed

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The endometrium lining

48
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What is the outside of the uterus covered in

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The peritoneum

49
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What is the opening of the vagina surrounded by

A

Erectile tissue

50
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What does the vagina pass through

A

The pelvic floor, also known as the urogenital diaphragm

51
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What is the vagina

A

A muscular tube