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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 happens to glucose that enters the nephron wit the filtrate?
In most cases it is reabsorbed. It there is too much, it will be "spilled" into the urine.
What is the partially permeable membrane of kidney - the glomerulus or the Bowman's capsule?
bowman's capsule
What does it mean if you can't urinate when people are around?
Surprising at as this may sound, being unable to urinate in public is often a sign of mild social phobia. This is a common problem, especially among adolescents and young adults, that most people outgrow as they become more secure and self-confident.
If you feel especially anxious or concerned about the situation, you may want to talk with a health care professional.
What happens when the kidneys dont work?
Waste products that are not removed build up and act as poisons in body cells. Water that is normally removed from body tissues accumulates and causes swelling of the ankles and feet, and sometimes these fluids also build up around the heart, and so it has to work harder to move blood around the body.
at least 30 ML
What does a person has to be careful for with one kidney?
Kidneys aren't that well protected, and sometimes get sick all of their own. With two, you can lose one and not suffer much, with one, it gets a lot more important to to keep if healthy and functioning.
Organisms remove metabolic cellular wastes by the process of what?
Organisms remove metabolic cellular wastes by the process of excretion.
The kidneys filter waste products from the blood, so if they don't work properly, you are essentially poisoned by your own cell waste. Kidney failure results in death if you don't get a transplant or undergo kidney dialysis frequently.
no clear etiology for microscopic hematuria in ct urogram
In the absence of ADH what type of urine is formed?
ADH stands for anti-diuretic hormone, suggesting that it's a hormone that stops diuresis (urination). Therefore, in the absence of a hormone that stops urination, less concentrated urine is formed at a greater amount.How much urine can you loose in one day (Quantity in cc's)?
make the urine more acidic while adding buffers to the blood
Why is the right kidney slightly lower than the left because of the large area occupied by the?
Liver.
What are the two hormones that influence urine formation?
Histamine and Antidiuretic Hormones.
I had to answer this for a packet in school, so take it or leave it. :]
A cup-shaped structure that receives water and other materials from blood in the glomerulus?
The Bowman's capsule.
Why is urine taken from catheter tube not the collection bag?
Urine is the catheter tube is "fresher" than urine sitting in the collection bag, often sitting for many hours.
Your man asks u to drink his pee?
Tell him to drink yours first. If he refuses, that'll get you out of it. If he accepts.....you're on your own.
