Nutrition: Concepts and Controversies - Standalone book (MindTap Course List)
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Chapter 3, Problem 15SC
Summary Introduction
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The statement “the bladder straddles the cardiovascular system and filters the blood” is true or false.
Introduction:
Urinary system of the body consists of kidney, ureter, urinary bladder and urethra. Kidney is the primary essential organ which maintains the fluid content of the body. Bladder is a muscular sac which store the urine produced by the kidney. This organ is not involved in the process of blood filtration.
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LABORATORY SIMULATION FOR RENAL SYSTEM PHYSIOLOGY
PhysioEx Program on Computer:
Know the information on the renal system, and answer all the questions on handouts.
Kidney in Diabetes
Many disease processes affect the kidney, including diabetes. The characteristic pattern of the
diabetic kidney is glomerulosclerosis. Among the glomerular capillaries in a renal corpuscle you
should be able to see round clear pink masses characteristic of glomerulosclerosis. As the
disease progresses the sclerotic nodules enlarge and eventually compress and engulf the
capillaries, obliterating the glomerular tuft.
How does this lead to kidney failure?
Chronic Pyelonephritis
Pyelonephritis is initially a disease of the tubules. In later stages, the glomeruli may be affected.
The colloidal areas are actually collagen and obviously collagen filled tubules are nonfunctional.
Urinary tract…
A UTI is confined to the bladder?
True or false
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