urinary review

Question 1

perineal area

Answer 1

area between the vagina and the anus

Question 1

Urinary meatus

Answer 1

external opening of the urinary system

Question 2

oliguria

Answer 2

urinary output less then <30

Question 3

pylonephritis

Answer 3

inflammation of kidney mainly caused by bacteria

Question 4

How much urine is produced daily?

Answer 4

1500-2000

Question 5

Calculi

Answer 5

Kidney stones

Question 6

nephrotosis

Answer 6

floating kidney (blocks urine flow)

Question 7

Nephrons

Answer 7

functional units of the kidney.

Question 8

What are nephrons made of?

Answer 8

renal corpuscle and renal tubule

Question 9

cystitis

Answer 9

inflammation of the bladder

Question 10

What does the urinary system do?

Answer 10

rids body waste materials, regulates fluid volume, and controls body pH

Question 11

What makes up the renal capsule?

Answer 11

It is a corpuscle, a cluster of capillaries called the glomerulus

Question 12

What is the bowman’s capsule?

Answer 12

a sack that surrounds the glomerulus (known as the glomerular capsule)

Question 13

Blood enters and leaves though the…

Answer 13

Leaves: efferent
Enters: afferent

Question 14

How does the glomerular filtrate flow?

Answer 14

(glomerular capsule –> renal tubule) -Proximal tubule –> Nephron tube

Question 15

What are the nephron tubes made of?

Answer 15

descending and ascending loop

Question 16

How does the glomerular filtrate flow? (part 2)

Answer 16

The collecting ducts lead to the minor cycle, then major, renal pelvis, and the ureter.

Question 17

What does the nephron need to do to filter:

Answer 17

Glomerular filtration, tubular reabsorption and tubular secretion.

Question 18

cystitis

Answer 18

inflammation of the baldder

Question 19

symptoms of cystitis

Answer 19

hematuria, dysuria, frequent urination

Question 20

tx of cystitis

Answer 20

abx, and increased fluid intake

Question 21

Renal calculus

Answer 21

kidney stones, forms when there is too much salt in the urine

Question 22

Symptoms

Answer 22

intense pain, hematuria

Question 23

tx of calculus

Answer 23

pain medication, straining of urine

Question 24

urea

Answer 24

protein formed in the liver

Question 25

Acute Glomerulonephritis

Answer 25

inflammation of the glomerulus

Question 26

symptoms of glomerulonephritis

Answer 26

Fatigue.
High blood pressure.
Swelling of the face, hands, feet, and belly.

Question 27

cause of glomerulonephritis

Answer 27

strep throat

Question 28

cause of cystitis

Answer 28

bacteria in the lower urinary tract

Question 29

What contains most of the nephrons?

Answer 29

renal cortex