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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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Where does urine go after it exits the kidney?
Urine travel through 2 ureters from the kidneys to the urinary bladder. Every so often, the stored urine travels through the urethra and out of the body.
If your pee is black you really need to see a doctor, because you can only this from having malaria, which is also known as Blackwater Fever. The black colour is due to the huge amount of death which has occurred in the blood cells, this usually leads to death.
It's simple! Whether male or female, a urine stream is never 'straight'. It's more like a stream or creek with side paths where less water follows its own path. The difference between males and females is the male penis helps direct the urine, and because the penis adds at least 3" to the length of the stream, men do not typically notice (unless watching) when their streams 'split' and follow their own paths. (Whoever cleans the bathroom, though, notices urine splashes and dribbles from males where urine streams went to the right or left.)
There is NO way for females to urinate standing up without urine getting on the inside of her thighs. In fact, even when sitting, females sometimes have urine streams that are not very straight, or that split into 2 or 3 smaller streams.
Do renal angiomyolipomas cause kidney failure or mean that you are already in kidney failure?
It is a very unlikely cause of kidney failure(if it is large and bilateral or affect the only existing kidney) .
What type of phenomena will cause a decrease in the amount of filtrate produced by the kidneys?
Amnia
Why a persons urinary system can still function well even if one of the kidney is removed?
human resorses
With kidney function 17 percent and phosphorour is 4.9 is there a concern?
72 - 145 is normal so 17 is very low. Normal phosphorous levels in blood for people who do not suffer from kidney disease is 2.7 to 4.6 mg/dL. You need to talk to your doctor.
Is urine more concentrated if ADH is higher?
Yes, ADH helps us to retain water but at the same time we need to excrete waste. As a result the urine that we do excrete is more concentrated with waste products.
What substances stay in the kidneys?
The function of the kidneys is to purify the blood by removing waste materials. The substances that stay in the kidneys are amino acids, sodium and other nutrients in the body.
