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Urinary System

The urinary system, including the kidneys, ureters, bladder, urethra and sphincters, allows us to expel waste from our body. Ask questions about this vital system here.

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What effect does salt intake have upon urine salt concentration and volume?

The renal system (kidneys) is the main regulator of both blood volume and blood salt concentration, but the two factors are regulated somewhat independently of each other as both the volume of urine produced and it's salt concentration vary with their own hormone system.

What would be some reasons why you cannot urinate?

There are an unlimited number of reasons why you cannot urinate. You may have swelling in that area of your body for example.

What is the mechanism of urine formation?

The mechanism of urine formation takes place by three steps. they are glomerular filtration, tubular reabsorption and tubular secretion.

Is urine infectious?

no um were excactly did you get that idead from?

by Jake clem

Does our kidneys collect and store urine formed by your bladder?

It takes place in the urinary bladder after it is brought there by the ureters.

Which term best describe the specific filtration structure of the urinary system?

Nephrons, which contain loops of henle, are the filtering structures in the kidney.

What are organs that hold urine until it leaves the body?

You hold the urine for some time in urinary bladder. Urinary bladder is situated in your pelvic cavity. The formation of the urine is continuous process. You can not go on urinating continuously. That is why the urinary bladder is there.

What is the relationship between the urethra and the bladder?

The ureters cross under (deep) to the ductus deferens to enter into the urinary bladder.

What is prolapse of bladder into the urethra?

A urethral caruncle is a prolapse of the female urethra. It is more common with age.

How much blood do your kidneys filter per day?

The average human has about 1.0 to 1.5 gallons of blood. The kidneys continually filter this throughout the day, all the blood being filtered about once every 45 minutes or so.

There are 32 x 45 minute cycles in a day, therefore the figure is between

(32 x 1.0 =) 32 gallons a day, and (32 x 1.5 =) 48gallons a day

The BBC Body page puts the figure at 150 liters a day which is around 40 US (33 UK) gallons. Other data source puts the figure at about 180 liters a day, which is 48 US ( 40 UK) gallons.

Obviously the amount filtered each day in any individual case will depend on such things as body blood volume and activity (or otherwise!) of the person etc

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What are the 3 steps for urine formation?

Filtration

As blood courses through the glomeruli, much of its fluid, containing both useful chemicals and dissolved waste materials, soaks out of the blood through the membranes (by osmosis and diffusion) where it is filtered and then flows into the Bowman's capsule. This process is called glomerular filtration

Reabsorption

by definition, is the movement of substances out of the renal tubules back into the blood capillaries located around the tubules (called the peritubular copillaries). Substances reabsorbed are water, glucose and other nutrients, and sodium (Na+) and other ions

Secretion

In this respect, secretion is reabsorption in reverse. Whereas reabsorption moves substances out of the tubules and into the blood, secretion moves substances out of the blood and into the tubules where they mix with the water and other wastes and are converted into urine.

How is blood filtered in kidneys?

Blood gets filtered because of the Nephrons, which are tiny little blood capillaries inside the kidneys.

Do you let your kids pee their pants?

NO YOU DON'T! If he or she does not

pee it may cause kidney damage.

Is it harmful to the Bladder?

Yes,, If your bladder is full when it is hit, it can burst upward through its dome and into your body cavity. That is a life threatening emergency. Even if it does not burst, it can be damaged within its layered wall and develop scar tissue. If you are hit in your bladder, see a physician.

What is fat in urine mean?

Lipiduria which is also referred to as Lipuria refers to the presence of the lipids in urine. Lipiduria has been reported as one of the sign of fat metabolism.

What do you do if you really want to pee and there is no toilet?

Depending on whether you have a penis or not, there are many options. Such as, for a man you can pee: 1. In a bottle

2. In a bush (the leafy kind)

3. In a cup

4. On the street

5. In your bed

6. In the shower

7. In the bath

8. In a swimming pool

9. In a lake

10. Your pants

11. Wherever you are standing at the time when needing to pee arises.

12. In a diaper

If you are a woman 1. In a bush

2.squatting

3. on the street

ANYWHERE U CAN SQUAT/openly pee

Were is pee wee Herman?

Yes. He was a pilot in the U.S. Air Force from 1972-1974.

Why do I have to pee all night long?

You go to the bathroom on the middle of the night because you probably had something to drink with your dinner or just before you went to bed. While you are sleeping just happens when to be when you have gotten the liquids through your system. At night it is quite inconvenient, but bodies will be bodies. If you really need sleep at night, you probably should have an early dinner, or a drink before dinner and not with. One thing you should NOT do would be to skip dinner or drinking entirely. When I am talking about drinking I am Talking about water milk and juice. Alchohol takes longer or shorter to get through your system than other liquids. I hope that this was helpful.

When is glucose in urine?

One of the key symptoms of diabetes is the presence of glucose in urine. This is because all the glucose should have been reabsorbed in the nephrons of the kidneys. Those with the disease are unable to reabsorb it all.

The condition of having a stone lodged in a ureter is known as?

ureterolithiasis

according to my text book Medical Terminology for Health Professonals Sixth Edition, the answer is Uretherolith- is a stone located anywhere along the ureter.

ureterolithiasis is the correct answer