What might be found in urine? - ANSWERNitrogenous waste, creatinine and urea
what is the urinary bladder for? - ANSWERthe function is to serve as a reservoir before the urine leaves the bladder
how is the urine transported? - ANSWERFrom the kidney to the urinary bladder through the ureter
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What might be found in urine? - ANSWERNitrogenous waste, creatinine and urea
what is the urinary bladder for? - ANSWERthe function is to serve as a reservoir before the urine
leaves the bladder
how is the urine transported? - ANSWERFrom the kidney to the urinary bladder through the ureter
what is the mechanism for voiding? - ANSWERVoluntary relaxation of the external sphincter muscle
what is the primary function of the glomerulus? - ANSWERfiltration
What is incontinence? - ANSWERinvoluntary loss of urine
anuria - ANSWERabsence of urine
how much water leaves the blood each day by the glomerular filtration - ANSWER99% leaves and
returns by tubular reabsorption
Aldosterone - ANSWER"salt-retaining hormone" which promotes the retention of Na+ by the kidneys.
Glycosuria - ANSWERsugar in the urine
herpes zoster - ANSWERshingles, reactivation of the chicken pox causing a painful rash.
, pressure ulcers - ANSWERCompromised circulation secondary to pressure or pressure combined with
friction
stages of pressure ulcers - ANSWER1. skin is not broken, but it is discolored. 2. partial thickness
breakdown of the epidermis 3. the ulcer is much deeper within the skin affecting the fat layer. 4. this
ulcer is very deep and affects many tissue layers, maybe the bone.
melanocytes - ANSWERcells that produce melanin
furuncles - ANSWERboils
dermatosis - ANSWERskin condition
bedsore - ANSWERsore on the skin that develops when regions of the body start necrotizing due to
constant pressure and lack of blood supply; also called decubitis ulcers
urticaria - ANSWERhives
pustules - ANSWERpus filled pimples
epidermis - ANSWERouter layer of the skin
acne - ANSWERan elevated lesion with pus
scleroderma - ANSWERhard skin
warts - ANSWERskin infections caused by papillomavirus
Psoriasis - ANSWERan excessive rate of epithelial cell growth
ulcer - ANSWERcrater like lesion caused by the disintegration of the skin
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