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| The urinary system is composed of what organs |
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| kidney, ureters, urinary bladder, urethra |
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| The urinary system is responsible for the production and elimination of |
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| urine (a nitrogenous metabolic waste product) |
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| The renal hilus consists of what structures |
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| renal artery, renal vein, ureter |
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| The entrance into the kidney is called the |
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| The renal arteries end in the kidneys, branching into capillary beds within |
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| The kidneys present the outer __ and inner __ |
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| cortex; medulla (medullary pyramids) |
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| The medulla (kidney) contains the functional units called |
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| The nephrons are responsible for |
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| blood filtration & impurity removal |
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| The renal cortex contains the |
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| Bowman's capsule and convoluted tubules |
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| The renal medulla contains the |
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| Loops of Henle and collecting ducts |
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| There are an estimated (#) if nephrons present (per kidney) up to the age of 40 |
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| What is filtered/reabsorbed throughout the length of the nephron |
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| water, salts, nitrogenous wastes (urea) |
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| The final waste product of the kidneys that is passes through the collecting ducts |
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| Urine from the medulla is first drained into a |
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| Several minor calyxes tributary into a |
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| Multiple major calyxes drain into the |
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| The __ is a muscular tube around 25 cm that conveys urine to the bladder |
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| The ___ is a musculo-membranous sac that holds urine |
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| The muscular wall of the urinary bladder is subdivided into what 2 parts |
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| The __ composes the majority of the musculature of the urinary bladder |
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| The __ muscle is located between the two orifices of the ureters and the internal urethral orifice |
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| The fibro-muscular tube that drains the bladder |
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| The urethra extends from the __ to the __ |
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| internal urethral orifice; external urethral orifice |
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| The ova course through the female reproductive system in this order |
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| ovaries> uterine tubes> uterus |
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| The ___ is the female gonad responsible for ova (egg) production |
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| During ___ (14th day of the menstrual cycle) the ovum is expelled |
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| What are the three names for the female tube connected superiorly to the uterus |
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| uterine tube, fallopian tube, oviduct |
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| Where would fertilization of an ovum occur |
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| the medial end of the fallopian tube |
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| The __ is an organ with a thick muscular wall that expands during fetal development |
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| The __ is the dome shaped portion above the openings of the uterine tubes |
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| The __ is the main mass of the uterus |
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| The __ is the constricted part of the uterus located between the cervix and body |
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| The __ is the constricted opening from the uterus to the vagina |
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| The __ is the internal tissue of the uterus that is the site of ova implantation or shed in menses |
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| The __ is the musculature of the uterus that contracts in menses or childbirth |
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| Name the three ligaments that secure the internal female reproductive organs |
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| broad, proper ovarian, round |
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| The __ is the female organ involved in sexual intercourse |
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| The vagina extends from the cervix to the __ |
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| The ___ are two small folds of skin at both sides of the vestibule of the vagina |
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| The __ are two folds of skin covered with coarse pubic hair and are analogous with the male scrotum |
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| The __ is located anterior to the pubic bone consisting of adipose on females |
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| The __ is located where the two labia minora converge anteriorly and is homologus with the (glans) penis |
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| Name the organs that sperm courses through, beginning with the testes in the scrotum |
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| epididymis> ductus (vas) deferens> seminal vesicle> ejaculatory ducts> prostate gland> urethra> penis |
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| The scrotum is analogous with what female structure |
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| The scrotum houses the ___ that produce sperm |
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| The __ is a C-shaped organ on the testis that stores sperm |
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| Sperm leaves the epididymis via the |
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| The ductus (vas) deferens and associated arteries & veins course within the |
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| The ___ courses through the inguinal canal in males |
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| The inguinal canal is traversed by the __ in females |
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| The vas deferens terminates by entering the __ gland and forming the ___ ducts |
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| Name the three accessory glands of the male reproductive system |
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| prostate gland, seminal vesicles, & bulbo-urethral glands |
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| The ___ are exocrine glands located on the posterior surface of the urinary bladder of males |
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| The ___ gland is located below the urinary bladder in males |
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| Within the prostate gland the two ___ join with the duct draining the bladder to form the __ |
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| ejaculatory ducts; urethra |
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| The ___ are two small exocrine glands on either side of the urethra in males |
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| The __ is the external male genital organ |
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| The penis transmits the ___, a common passageway for urine and sperm |
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| The urethra ends at the ___, at the distal end of the penis |
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| external urethral orifice |
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| The head of the penis is referred to as the |
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| The single ___ contains the spongy urethra and venous sinuses in males |
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| The two ___ are composed of venous sinuses in the penis |
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| corpora cavernosa (corpus cavernosum singular) |
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