The urinary tract uses urination as a cleaning mechanism‚ which acts as host defense against bacterial growth and infection. When urine is released from the urethra‚ any microbes that may have previously entered or were introduced into the sterile environment of the urinary tract are washed away and released from the body. However‚ sometimes bacteria is able to enter the urethra‚ colonize‚ and infect before the cleaning mechanism can take place. If the infection reaches the bladder‚ the consequences
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Humans and Chimpanzees are similar. With the10 comparisons between chimps and humans. These are the ten comparisons number of species‚ DNA‚ brain size‚ sociability‚ language and facial expressions‚ diet‚ sex‚ walking upright‚ eye and the tools used. Humans and both chimpanzee species evolved from a common ancestor‚ possibly sahelanthropus tchadensis‚ between five and seven million years ago. Only fossils of this ancestor remain. Chimpanzees and Humans share 99% the same DNA. With the genetic comparison
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A urinary tract infection or UTI is an infection that can happen anywhere along the urinary tract. Your urinary tract is the system that makes urine and carries it out of your body. Urinary tract infections can have different names‚ depending on what part of the urinary tract is infected. The infection can be in the bladder‚ kidneys‚ ureters‚ or the urethra. If the infection is in the bladder it is called cystitis or a bladder infection. If the infection is in the kidneys is it called pyelonephritis
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Stress Urinary Incontinence Jordin Lang West Coast University Urinary Incontinence is defined as leakage of urine that is involuntary. Stress Urinary Incontinence is involuntary urine leakage that is due to weakened pelvic floor muscles. It is most commonly found to be a greater problem in women. Estimates say that upwards of 35% of women 65 and older experience some form of urinary incontinence. Stress incontinence is an involuntary loss of urine that happens because of physical activity
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Urinary Research Questions 1. A. Bladder Neck Obstruction – A condition in which the bladder neck does not open appropriately or completely during voiding. Symptoms caused by PBNO include storage symptoms (frequency‚ urgency‚ urge incontinence‚ nocturia) and voiding symptoms (decreased 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
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17 The Urinary System: Filtration and Fluid Balance Copyright ©2011 by Pearson Education‚ Inc. All rights reserved. Learning Objectives • Identify the parts of the urinary system. • Explain general functions of the urinary system. • Explain the relationships of the urinary system to the endocrine & circulatory systems. • Describe the structure & function of the nephron Copyright ©2011 by Pearson Education‚ Inc. All rights reserved. Learning Objectives • Compare urinary system of the male
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URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS OUTLINE · Background information · What are the causes of UTI? · Who is at risk? 1. Recurrent Infections 2. Infections in pregnancy · What are the symptoms of UTI? · How is UTI diagnosed? · How is UTI treated? 1. Recurrent Infections in women 2. Infections in pregnancy 3. Complicated Infections · Is there a vaccine to prevent recurrent UTIs? Background Information
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diseases is urinary incontinence. Urinary Incontinence can be defined as a medical condition in which the patient loses the control of the bladder. Generally‚ it is more common in women more than men. Fifty to eighty percent of the elderly are affected by urinary incontinence. Depending on the condition the leakage varies from a small dribble to a large quantity of urine. There are about three to six million people with urinary incontinence in the UK alone. Two hundred people worldwide have urinary incontinence
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The Digestive System is the name given to the sequential process that our bodies perform when ingesting food‚ and the breaking down of macromolecules into micromolecules so that the body can absorb it’s nutrients into the bloodstream and it’s cellular system to obtain energy for cellular respiration‚ and the excretion all indigestible waste products. This happens within the digestive tract‚ which starts at the Mouth or Oral cavity and ends at the Anus. (Reference Appended image 1‚’ The Human digestive
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in the world are unique. There are many differences and similarities between Brazil and the United States. They are different from one another in location‚ size; culture‚ government‚ education‚ healthcare‚ economy‚ and lifestyles. Many countries share similarities and have some differences. Brazil and the United States are in different hemispheres‚ but these two nations share many similarities. One important similarity is their governments. Both Brazil and the United States
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