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    A kidney process about 400 quarts of blood a day t shift out about 21 quarts of waste products which leaves the body as what we call urine. The urine drains from the kidneys into the bladder through larger tubes called ureters. a kidney located nesr the middle of the back right about where your elbow is placed‚ just below the rib cage to the left and right of the spene. For those who dont know‚ there are 2 kidneys in our body which makes it easier to get kidney diseases. There are many kidney diseases

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    The Urinary System

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    substances from the bloodstream. The organs included in the urinary system are the kidneys‚ ureters‚ bladder‚ and urethra. The kidneys are two bean-shaped‚ reddish brown organs about the size of your fist. The renal capsule‚ a tough capsule of fibrous connective tissue‚ covers the kidneys. The ribcage protects the kidneys which are located in the back just above the waistline. There are three major parts of the kidney: renal cortex‚ renal medulla‚ and the renal pelvis. The renal cortex is the outer

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    erythropoietin to stimulate RBC production f. Activation of Vitamin D (from PTH) 2. Describe the gross anatomy of the urinary system (including the location within the body) – kidneys‚ ureters‚ urinary bladder‚ and urethra Kidneys – retroperitoneal in position in the superior lumbar region; right kidney sits lower than left

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    Creatinine Lab

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    creatine‚ the end product of phosphocreatine metabolism; measurements of its rate of urinary excretion are used as diagnostic indicators of kidney function and muscle mass.The experiment utilized serum creatinine.Creatinine is filtered out of the blood by the kidneys (glomerular filtration). There is little tubular reabsorption of creatinine. If the filtering of the kidney is deficient‚ creatinine blood levels rise. Therefore‚ creatinine levels in blood and urine may be used to calculate the creatinine clearance

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    The Urinary System

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    filtered out from the body in the form of urine. Urine is a liquid produced by the kidneys‚ collected in the bladder and excreted through the urethra. Urine is used to extract excess minerals or vitamins as well as blood corpuscles from the body. The Urinary organs include the kidneys‚ ureters‚ bladder‚ and urethra. The Urinary system works with the other systems of the body to help maintain homeostasis. The kidneys are the main organs of homeostasis because they maintain the acid base balance and

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    force of stream‚ hesitancy‚ incomplete emptying). B. Hematuria – The presence of blood in the urine. Some things that can cause hematuria are cancer of the kidney or bladder‚ inflammation of the kidney‚ urethra‚ bladder‚ or prostate‚ polycystic kidney disease‚ and sickle cell disease. C. Hydronephrosis – The swelling of one kidney due to a backup of urine. Symptoms include flank pain‚ abdominal mass‚ nausea and vomiting‚ urinary tract infection‚ fever‚ painful urination (dysuria)‚ increased

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    P4 Fluid Balance

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    P4 – Explain the role of the kidney in the homeostatic control of fluid balance Homeostasis is how our body works to keep the internal environment constant. The kidneys play a role in the control of fluid balance. For this assignment I will be discussing the gross anatomy of the renal system and the kidney. Renal System The renal system is a group of organs that work together to produce‚ store‚ and release urine. It consists of 2 kidneys‚ ureters‚ the urinary bladder‚ urethra and renal vessels which

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    bloodstream (Patel M.D.). This disease occurs when there is damage to the skeletal muscle. The breakdown products of damaged muscle cells‚ such as myoglobin‚ are harmful to the kidneys and frequently result in kidney damage or even kidney failure. The severity of the symptoms depends on the degree of muscle damage and the degree of the kidney damage‚ if any. The primary muscle damage can be caused by physical damage‚ medications‚ drug abuse and some infections. Some patients may have a higher risk of rhabdomyolsis

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    The kidney is made up of nephrons‚ which are a kidney’s functional units. These nephrons collect fluid filtered from the blood. The kidney connects to the renal artery‚ renal‚ vein‚ and ureter. Purified blood leaves the kidney using the renal vein‚ urine leaves using a ureter and the renal artery carries blood from the aorta to the kidney. The nephron has a cup-shaped nephric capsule that surrounds a cluster of capillaries called the glomerulus. A good deal of fluid from the blood filters into the

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    system organs help transport urine or store urine and release it when it is time. The organs of the urinary system include the two kidneys‚ two ureters‚ a urinary‚ bladder‚ sphincter‚ and the urethra. The kidneys are two bean-shaped organs‚ each about the size of a fist. They are located just below the rib cage‚ one on each side of the spine. Every day‚ the two kidneys filter about 120 to 150 quarts of blood to produce about 1 to 2 quarts of urine‚ composed of wastes and extra fluid. A ureter is one

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