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1
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Contains kidneys ,ureters, bladder and urethra

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Urinary system

2
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Purpose of urinary system

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Remove metabolic waste from the body, maintains electrolyte balance, assists liver in body detox

3
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Two organs that control ph balanc, secrete renin, vitamin d, erythropoietin and stimulate blood cell production

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Kidneys

4
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Cortex

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Outer layer of the kidney

5
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Operational units of the kidneys

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Nephrons

6
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Narrow tubules that transport urine from kidneys to bladder

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Ureters

7
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Sac like reservoir for urine

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Bladder

8
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Tube that transports urine from bladder to outside of body

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Urethra

9
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Muscle that constricts the female vagina and male urethra

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Bulbocavernosus

10
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Gland that leads to the urethra

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Bulbourethral

11
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Kidney stone formed of minerals and salts

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Calculus

12
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Surgical reconstruction of bladder

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Cystoplasty

13
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Use of scope to view bladder

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Cystoscopy

14
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Incision into the bladder

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Cystotomy

15
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Painful urination

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Dysuria

16
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Occurs outside the body

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Extracorporeal

17
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Sac of fluid

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Hydrocele

18
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Surgical creation of a passage into the renal pelvis of the kidney

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Nephrostomy

19
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Surgical removal of ureter

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Ureterectomy

20
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Incision into the ureter

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Ureterotmy

21
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Surgical repair of the urethra

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Urethroplasty

22
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Surgical creation of a bladder to skin connection

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Vesicostomy

23
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Sudden onset of kidney failure

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Acute renal failure

24
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Inflammation and infection of urinary bladder

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Cystitis

25
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Nephrolithiasis

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Kidney stones