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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It's not necessarily a danger sign. You may be simply offloading a high concentration of vitamin C (which, when you over-consume,...
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For males it is normal to pee after ejaculation to clear the semen and the thin transparent fluid that present before and after...
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Generally people don't.
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Yes and no. Dehydration is usually comorbid with (occurring alongside) heat stroke. One result of dehydration is reduced urine...
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They would usually put a splint in the urethra to keep it from healing over. They also would give them a lot of wine and that...
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From my experience, traces of protein in the urine can be considered normal. If you have concerns with protein in the urine, a...
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Yes it can! I've tried it a hundred times, and it's like pee-headaches are worse than regular headaches. So horrible!
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Because most living organisms have the need to release waste products. The inability to excrete waste might cause toxic effects,...
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The tube that carries urine from the kidney to the bladder is the ureter. It originates in the pelvis of the kidney and...
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Ordinarily you have two ureters, one for each kidney. However, you can have four uretres. It is a congenital abnormality, but it...
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The urethra is the tube in the urinary system that allows urine to be excreted from the bladder to the outside of the body. The...
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Urethra GaugeThe Urethra must be measured with a tool called, "Urethra Gauge" this device takes the guess-work out of determining...
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test for bile salts - Hay's sulphur powder test n test for bile pigments - fauchet's test
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In humans, the urethra carries urine (from the bladder) out of the body, and in males it also carries semen from the testes...
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for women: Urine is very acidic. If you don't use enough lubrication during sex, the friction can cause tiny tears in your...
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The urethra is the passage way urine takes that leads from the kidneys to outside of the body.
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Pyelonephritis is inflammation of the renal pelvis and kidney. Nephritis is inflammation of the kidney.pyelitis
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we have 30 bawman capsule ---> 15 right and 15 in left kidney
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it feels like if you are horny
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A kidney from a brain-dead organ donor used for purposes of kidney transplantation.
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The kidneys remove waste products from the body by filtering them from the blood. The kidneys' main function is as a homeostatic...
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As the Glomerular Hydrostatic Pressure (GHP) goes up, the Filtration rate goes up.
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That sounds like a kidney infection or injury to the kidney. In either case, you need to see a doctor right away. It is probably...
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People who lose a kidney due to trauma, disease or donation appear to do just fine so it seems that you truly have two in order...
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No not usual. However you may continue to leak some semen afterwards which looks clear and wet like urine. semen goes runny after...
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Gallbladder and Urinary Bladder
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They are located in back of the abdominal cavity (and technically outside of it). From the back they are about half way down,...
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The penis is a portion of a male's genitalia. It has dual purposes: for copulation and elimination of urine. The penis consists...
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UTI's are caused by a number of reasons sometimes dehydration causing heavy crystalline urine, e. coli bacteria that is spread...
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Other than size and orientation (horses walk horizonatally and humans are up right), the basic structure and function of nearly...
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Reflex arc for micturition invovles the sensory input (the afferent neruon) to the spinal cord consisting of the stretch...
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One way is the normal excretion from the bladder and urethra. A second way is via a catheter (tube in the bladder through the...
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A sphincter
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Urine is a liquid waste product of the body secreted by the kidneys by a process of filtration from blood called urination and...
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The hydrostatic pressure in Bowman's capsule is around 15 mm Hg.
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No. The gallbladder is part of the digestive system. (eating) Your bladder is part of your renal system. (urine) The term...
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In your kindney smarts
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Na+ -H+ countertransport
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It is not the best antibiotic for uti
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Renal Vein The renal artery carries blood that contains waste products to the nephrons for filtering. After waste products are...
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Some people have to due to infections etc. You can survive with one kidney
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The normal urine output for an average adult is 800 to 2000 ml/day; this is assuming intake of around 2 liters.
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The Coranary system supplies blood flow kidney allowing the uranary tract to carry away impuities from the blood.
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the region closet to the ureter is the renal pelvis. the region next to it is the renal medulla and the outer part is the renal...
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Most likely nothing will happen, but you do have the possibility of introducing bacteria into your reproductive system which can...
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1. The kidneys perform the essential function of removing waste products from the blood and regulating the water fluid...
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Most likely, the body is producing urine at a faster rate because it is excited and all systems are working faster. Then, after...
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The short story is that the remaining kidney is able to compensate for the lost kidney relatively rapidly. This occurs especially...
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Daily Urine Output The above answer is how much liquid you should intake. Urine output is about 1.5 liters per day.
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Anatomy. Either one of a pair of organs in the dorsal region of the vertebrate abdominal cavity, functioning to maintain proper...
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Frequent urination is a common symptom during pregnancy.
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Peritoneal dialysis.
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Cortex of the kidney shows a 'dotted' appearance because, it contains numerous complex structures known as Nephrons.
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It increases the volume of blood at filtration site , increases the filtration gradient, and increases time of contact of blood...
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bowman's capsule
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Urine is 95% water. Here are some of the other ingredients found in normal urine: urea creatinine uric acid sodium ...
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The columns of Bertin are normal structures of the kidney in the renal cortical tissue. A congenital enlargement of this area is...
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Temporary, hyperglycemia, chronic, diabetes or possibly kidney damage.
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yes it is perfectly fine
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A nephron (from Greek νεφρός (nephros) meaning "kidney") is the basic structural and functional unit of the kidney. Its...
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AnswerUrinary sytem includes your 2 kidneys.. 2 ureters.. the bladder & the urethra.The urinary system is the system in your...
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Kidneys are vital organs that function to keep the blood clean and maintain chemical balance within. They process blood to...
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Hydronephrosis. A related term meaning dilatation of the renal pelvis to a lesser degree is pyelectasis, both are the result of...
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The renal cortex.
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Kidney problems, bladder infection, prostate problems or urinary tract problems. You should see your physician.
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Depends which machine, hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis machine. Both are efficient and u can live long, but definitely not as...
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The male urethra is longer than the female urethra. In males, it must needs have another name - the ejaculatory pathway.
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Hope this was helpful Im not sure either but i had an pelvic ultrasound to check on my endometriosis and report says that i have...
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If you are having problems with pain ONLY... You should be consulted to see a Pain Specialist. This is an anesthesiologist who...
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"Decrease in bladder capacity" is definitely correct and probably the answer they are looking for. I would argue that "decrease...
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The expanding uterus is pressing against the urinary bladder of the pregnant mother. During pregnancy, the pressure of your...
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what is the human body
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Nephrons are the smallest functional filtering units of the kidneys. They are located in the adrenal cortex (outer crust) which...
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There's no law that says anyone has to sit to pass their water. If standing up does it for you why not.
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Protein in your urine is a sign of a medical condition, such as diabetes. The best thing you can do is see your doctor and follow...
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The shape of your kidneys resemble the shape of the kidney bean.
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Painful urination (which doctors call dysuria) following ejaculation is a relatively common complaint among normal, healthy, and...
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To hold urine The bladder is a sort of pouch found in the end of the genito-urinarian tract. Its function is to retain the urine...
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Is called the "ureter".
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Yes, anuria means absence of urine.
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yes it could cause death heart attacks liver failure and other diseases
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AnswerNOUN: absorption 1. (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a...
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There can be several reasons why a person urinates a lot. One could be that you have a problem with your bladder. You could be...
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The kidneys have a couple of different functions. The main purpose of the kidneys is to separate urea, mineral salts, toxins,...
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Burning during urination is never normal even during pregnancy. Go to the doctors and be tested for a urinary tract infection....
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First of all, WHAT KIND OF QUESTION IS THAT?But, whatever. The renal threshold, where glucose levels exceeds the capacity to...
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The female and male urethra function in the same way for urinary elimination. The female urethra is shorter in length than a...
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AnswerIn a one ejaculation there could be anywhere in between 40-600 million sperm. Averaging half a teaspoon.Assuming you are...
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