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What is the primary function of the urinary system?
What is the primary function of the urinary system?
How many parts does the urinary system consist of?
How many parts does the urinary system consist of?
What is the average weight of the right kidney in men?
What is the average weight of the right kidney in men?
Where are the kidneys situated in the body?
Where are the kidneys situated in the body?
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What is the relationship between the right kidney and the liver?
What is the relationship between the right kidney and the liver?
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What is the shape of the kidneys?
What is the shape of the kidneys?
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What is the outermost layer of the kidney?
What is the outermost layer of the kidney?
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What is the main unit of the medulla in the kidney?
What is the main unit of the medulla in the kidney?
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How many major calyces are usually present in the kidney?
How many major calyces are usually present in the kidney?
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What is the function of the renal hilum?
What is the function of the renal hilum?
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What is the name of the connective tissue sheath that envelops each kidney and suprarenal gland?
What is the name of the connective tissue sheath that envelops each kidney and suprarenal gland?
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What is the direction of the base of the renal pyramid?
What is the direction of the base of the renal pyramid?
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Where do the kidneys drain into?
Where do the kidneys drain into?
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What is the function of the ureters?
What is the function of the ureters?
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What is the anatomical course of the ureters divided into?
What is the anatomical course of the ureters divided into?
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What is the point at which the renal pelvis narrows to form the ureter known as?
What is the point at which the renal pelvis narrows to form the ureter known as?
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What are the arteries that supply the abdominal part of the ureters?
What are the arteries that supply the abdominal part of the ureters?
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What is the length of the ureters?
What is the length of the ureters?
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What is the shape of the fundus of the bladder?
What is the shape of the fundus of the bladder?
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What is the function of the detrusor muscle in the bladder?
What is the function of the detrusor muscle in the bladder?
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What is the origin of the arterial supply to the bladder?
What is the origin of the arterial supply to the bladder?
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Which part of the bladder is continuous with the urethra?
Which part of the bladder is continuous with the urethra?
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What is the type of muscle that makes up the internal urethral sphincter?
What is the type of muscle that makes up the internal urethral sphincter?
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Where do the lymphatics from the superolateral aspect of the bladder drain into?
Where do the lymphatics from the superolateral aspect of the bladder drain into?
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Which nervous system arms control the bladder?
Which nervous system arms control the bladder?
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What type of epithelium lines the urethra?
What type of epithelium lines the urethra?
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What is the approximate length of the male urethra?
What is the approximate length of the male urethra?
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What part of the male urethra passes through the prostate gland?
What part of the male urethra passes through the prostate gland?
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What is the approximate length of the female urethra?
What is the approximate length of the female urethra?
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What is the function of the mucus-secreting glands in the urethra?
What is the function of the mucus-secreting glands in the urethra?
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The urethra is responsible for transporting urine from the kidney to an external opening in the perineum.
The urethra is responsible for transporting urine from the kidney to an external opening in the perineum.
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The male urethra is divided into two parts anatomically.
The male urethra is divided into two parts anatomically.
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The female urethra is approximately 15-20cm long.
The female urethra is approximately 15-20cm long.
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The stratified columnar epithelium lining the urethra is protected from the corrosive urine by muscular contractions.
The stratified columnar epithelium lining the urethra is protected from the corrosive urine by muscular contractions.
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The bladder receives input from the somatic nervous system only.
The bladder receives input from the somatic nervous system only.
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The prostate gland is part of the female urinary system.
The prostate gland is part of the female urinary system.
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The urethral orifice is the point where the urethra begins.
The urethral orifice is the point where the urethra begins.
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The penile urethra is the part of the male urethra that passes through the pelvic floor.
The penile urethra is the part of the male urethra that passes through the pelvic floor.
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The bladder neck is the point where the urethra ends.
The bladder neck is the point where the urethra ends.
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The urethra is lined by stratified squamous epithelium.
The urethra is lined by stratified squamous epithelium.
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