Genitourinary System Trivia

1. In the third step of embryogenesis, gastrulation, the primary germ layers become distinct and develop. Which of the primary germ layers does the kidney derive from?

From Quiz Urine for a Surprise: The Urinary System

Answer: Mesoderm

After the female's ovum has been fertilized by the male's sperm, the process of embryogenesis begins with cleavage. The second step, blastulation, is then followed by gastrulation. Gastrulation is the stage where the three primary germ layers become distinct and develop. The kidney and the other urogenital organs develop in the mesoderm, as well as all the body's muscle, bone, and connective tissue. In addition, some mesoderm cells will also be determined as the dermis of the skin and the entire cardiovascular system. The endoderm is responsible for the creation of all the epithelium that line the gastrointestinal tract, the respiratory system, and the urogenital system. The ectoderm most notably becomes the nervous system, the pituitary gland, medulla, along with the cornea and lens of the eyes. In addition, it will also become the nasal, oral, and anal epithelium.

From Quiz The Genitourinary System

Answer: two

A straightforward one to start with. Most of us have two kidneys but some of us are born with only one. Sometimes the two kidneys are fused together at their base in what is known as a horseshoe kidney. Occasionally the two kidneys will be found on the same side with one being "ectopic". Kidneys usually have just one drain (ureter) to the bladder but sometimes there will be two and then the kidney may be two functional units in one. This is called a duplex kidney. The normal kidney is bean shaped and hidden deep in back for protection.

From Quiz A Wee Quiz on Urine

Answer: None at all

Healthy urine should be virtually sterile. Any bacteria are a sign of an infection and not something you would normally see. This is one reason urine tests are so important as any germs present will point to an infection somewhere in the body.

From Quiz Who's Afraid of a Little Pee?

Answer: mouthwash

Oddly enough, Pierre Fauchard, the father of dentistry, recommended urine as a dentifrice and toothache remedy because of its strong ammonia content.

From Quiz The Reproductive System

Answer: urologist & andrologist

A urologist treats diseases of the male reproductive system as well as the urinary system. Male infertility is usually managed by an infertility specialist.

From Quiz The Urinary System

Answer: urologist & nephrologist

A urologist deals with the urinary tract in both sexes, and the genital tract in the male. A nephrologist deals with the kidneys.

From Quiz Urinary System

Answer: ureters

The word, 'ureter' is sometimes mistaken for 'urethra'.

From Quiz Urine for a Surprise: The Urinary System

Answer: To eliminate the excess nitrogen in the body

The liver creates urea in order to rid the body of excess nitrogen that comes with breaking down proteins in the liver. The structure of urea is a carbonyl with two amine groups attached to the carbonyl carbon. Once created by the liver, urea is released into the bloodstream and then ultimately excreted out within urine.

From Quiz A Wee Quiz on Urine

Answer: Drinking too much fluid

Healthy urine should be straw coloured. Anything darker means more fluid should be drunk. Clear urine, usually in larger quantities than usual, is often a sign of drinking too much, especially of diuretics such as caffeine or alcohol. You can drink too much water and this is a clue if you have. As far as I know the other choices do not have this effect.

From Quiz Dialyse or Die

Answer: creatinine

Creatinine is the waste product from muscle. When the creatinine level reaches about 900mg/ml, the doctor will recommend dialysis. Creatinines are not poisons but merely the most common way to detect kidney failure.

From Quiz Who's Afraid of a Little Pee?

Answer: after a meal

"Pradium" is latin for "a late breakfast or lunch".

From Quiz The Urinary System

Answer: 3

Urine formation begins with the filtration of liquids. The next phase is reabsorption, where substances are moved out of the renal tubules into the surrounding peritubular capillaries. The third step is secretion, during which substances move from the surrounding capillaries into the urine.

From Quiz Urinary System

Answer: Proximal Convoluted Tubule

Nephrons are located within the kidney that filters the blood and produces urine. The parts and percentage of nephron reabsorption are as follows: 5 percent of reabsorption occurs at the Bowman's capsule, 5 percent of reabsorption occurs at the Loop of Henle, 10 percent of reabsorption occurs at the distal convoluted tubule, and 80 percent of reabsorption occurs at the proximal convoluted tubule.

From Quiz The Genitourinary System

Answer: filter impurities out of my blood and get rid of excess fluid

Kidneys do many things like monitor our blood pressure and calcium balance and even help us make our red blood cells, but not our white ones. They don't make enzymes for digestion and they don't add oxygen to the blood. They filter out the poisons that might accumulate in our system and get rid of excess fluid. When they don't work at all, life isn't possible without some form of intervention.

From Quiz A Wee Quiz on Urine

Answer: Glucose

Glucose in the urine is not found if the urine is healthy, and if is found is usually a sign of diabetes. Many other traces of substances are present in urine as the body also excretes excess nutrients such as vitamin C and various minerals. Although ammonia is also associated with urine it forms on decomposition of urea after it has left the body and is not part of it when fresh.

From Quiz Dialyse or Die

Answer: walk around

Haemodialysis is performed three times a week and usually takes about four - five hours whilst peritoneal dialysis is performed four times a day and each session takes about 30 minutes. As the tube is inserted into the patient (usually the arm), the patient is restricted to a chair. However any other activities are allowed.

From Quiz The Urinary System

Answer: Nephron

A calyx is one of the branches of the kidney. A cortex is the outer portion of an organ. The internal urethral sphincter is a band of muscle fibers at the base of the bladder.

From Quiz Welcome to Your Kidney!

Answer: The right or left lower abdomen

The original kidneys stay in place generally and the new one is hooked into the right or left iliac artery in the lower abdomen.

From Quiz Who's Afraid of a Little Pee?

Answer: Betty Sue is genetically susceptible to red urine from beets

Beets ingestion can cause red urine in those individuals genetically susceptible. Also, blackberries can cause a red color in acidic urine.

From Quiz The Reproductive System

Answer: gynecology & gynaecology

In England it is spelled 'gynaecology'. Also involved in the care of the female reproductive system are obstetrics, the specialty concerned with pregnancy and delivery of the baby.

From Quiz The Urinary System

Answer: Infants and children

Vesicoureteral reflux occurs when there is incompetence of one of the urinary sphincters, allowing urine to flow backwards, up from the bladder to the ureters.

From Quiz Urinary System

Answer: urochrome

xanthro-means yellow chrome-means color. cyan-means a bluish color. ureters-look at the first question and you'll find the meaning.

From Quiz Dialyse or Die

Answer: milk

When kidneys are not functioning, high levels of phosphate accumulate in the blood and can cause itching, sore eyes and cramping. Other foods high in phosphate include: chocolate, cola, beans and nuts. Most renal patients take phosphate binders with food such as calcium supplements.

From Quiz Who's Afraid of a Little Pee?

Answer: dipsticks

Dipsticks are dipped into well-mixed urine specimens and results are recorded depending on resulting color changes.

From Quiz The Urinary System

Answer: Nephrolith

Kidney stones are characterized by renal colic (pain in the abdomen), and often severe pain in the flank (kidney area of the back).

From Quiz Urinary System

Answer: refractometer

A refractometer is used to measure the specific gravity of urine. A sphygmomanometer is the instrument that health professionals use when taking your blood pressure. A urinometer is an old-fashion way of measuring the specific gravity of urine before the refractometer was invented.

From Quiz Welcome to Your Kidney!

Answer: Rejection

This can be acute or chronic.

From Quiz A Wee Quiz on Urine

Answer: Only once or twice

Although you hear stories of people drinking their own urine (or others') in the desert or when shipwrecked it does not help for long. As the urine is already mixed with salts and other impurities, drinking it again only provides a relatively small amount of water. Each time this goes through the body it will become more concentrated until it will soon be as useless as drinking sea water. So in a single situation it may well help, but not for long.

From Quiz Dialyse or Die

Answer: Their urine output ceases.

As the kidney deteriorates, renal patients lose the ability to pass urine. This means there is a build up of fluid in your body. Renal patients are allowed 500ml/day plus urine output. Most dialysis patients eventually lose all urine output. Some ways to overcome this aggravation are to chew gum or suck on ice.

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