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What are the main functions of the urinary system?
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To maintain homeostasis, and to eliminate waste products
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What are the organs of the urinary system(4)
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Paired ureters, single urinary bladder, urethra, kidney
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What is the location of the kidney's?
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They Extend from T12- C3 in the vertabraLie against the dorsal body wallIn superior lumbar region
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What are the characteristics of urine?
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Yellow colorSterileSlightly aromaticNormal pH(6)Specific gravity 1.001 to 1.035
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What are the 3 processes of urine formation?
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Glomcrular filtrationTubular reabsorptionTubular secreation
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What is considered the normal urine consistent?
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Solutes normally found in urineSodium and potassium ions Urea, Uric acid, creatineAmmoniaBicarbonate ions
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What is considered abnormal in the urine?
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Glucose, Blood proteins, Red blood cells, hemoglobin, white blood cells, Bile
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What are the 3 main regions of the kidney
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Renal Medulla, Renal cortex, and renal pelvis
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What is each kidney surrounded by to protect themselves>
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Fatty mass perirenal fat capsule
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What is the normal amount of urine excretion in a 24 time hour period?
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1-8 liters
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List 3 nitrogenous wastes that are routinely found in urine?
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Urea, Uric Acid, and Creatine
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What 2 substances are found in the filtrate and urine of healthy individuals?
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Water, nutrients, and necessary ions
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What 2 substances are found in the filtrate but not in the urine product?
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Glucose, bile, blood proteins, hemoglobin, white blood cells
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Why is pissing in a cup a normal procedure when you visit a doctor?
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Your piss could be abnormal piss and could say a lot about your health like if you have STD's or glucose or your wbc count is found in your smelly ass piss
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What is the substance responsible for the normal yellow color of urine?
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Urochrome
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