Genitourinary Flashcards
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function of urinary system
filter blood
create and excrete urine
organs of male GU system
testes
vas/ductus deferens
seminal vesicles
ejaculatory ducts
penis
6 paired male reproductive organs
testes
epididymides
seminal vesicles
ejaculatory ducts
bulbourethral glands
vas deferens (seminal ducts)
describe the kidneys
remove waste/filter blood
BP
hematopoiesis
vitamin D
regulate fluid balance
pH
location of kidneys
retroperitoneal space
either side of T12-L3
right lower than left
blood supply to kidneys
renal artery
renal parenchyma
nephron-Gerota’s capsule
external cortex, inner medulla
perirenal fat pad and fascia renalis
fatty areolar tissue
position and protect kidneys
hilum of kidney
medial side
concave where renal artery and vein enter, ureter, and lymphatics
renal pedicle
lymphatics of the kidney
renal pelvis
funnel structure posterior to vascular pedicle
divides into calyces
adrenal gland
retroperitoneal on top of the kidneys
hormones
adrenal regions
medulla: epinephrine, norepinephrine
cortex: steroids, hormones, cortisol, aldosterone, androgens
ureters
penal pelvis to bladder
25-30cm 4-5mm diameter
retroperitoneal
ureteral action to propel urine
peristalsis
3 areas of calculi in ureters
UPJ: ureteropelvic junction
UVJ: ureterovesical junction
ureteral point crossing over external iliac vessels
urinary bladder
hollow muscular
anterior pelvic cavity
capacity of bladder
600-800mL
trigone of bladder
triangle forms base
orifices of ureters in the neck
blood supply of bladder
superior, middle, inferior vesical arteries
urethra
internal urethral orifice to outside
male urethra
20-25cm
female urethra
3-5cm
6-8mm in diameter
why are females prone to UTI
less distance to travel