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| | Blue Histology - Urinary System |
 | | A function of the urinary system that immediately comes to mind is the excretion of waste products from the body. |  | | Choose subject area "reproductive and urinary systems" on the Quiz page. |  | | Functionally the processes can be divided into two steps, each of which have their anatomical correlate: |
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http://www.lab.anhb.uwa.edu.au/mb140/CorePages/Urinary/urinary.htm
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| | URINARY SYSTEM - LoveToKnow Article on URINARY SYSTEM |
 | | On comparing the embryology (ontogeny) of the urinary system with its comparative anatomy (phylogeny) the harmony of the two from a broad point of view is very striking. |  | | The Mullerian duct (see REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM) is present in elasmobranchs and according to modern views arises as a backgrowth from the coelom as in the Amniota. |  | | Behind (caudad) the urinary sinus is the urogenital sinus, which is treated of in the article on the REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM. |
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http://52.1911encyclopedia.org/U/UR/URINARY_SYSTEM.htm
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| | MSN Encarta - Urinary System |
 | | Introduction; Structure and Function; Disorders of the Urinary System |  | | If they fail to pass out of the body, they can be removed surgically or broken up nonsurgically by an ultrasound technique called lithotripsy. |  | | Urologists are physicians who specialize in treating urinary system disorders. |
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http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/refarticle.aspx?refid=761576560
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| | Urinary system - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | When urination is initiated, the sphincter relaxes and the detrusor muscle contracts, producing urinary flow. |  | | The kidney is one of the various organs (together with the lungs, intestine and skin) that participates in the elimination of the wastes of the organism. |  | | An intravenous pyelogram studies the shape of the urinary system. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urinary_system
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| | Amazon.ca: The Urinary System: Books |
 | | Beginning with an exploration of the components of the urinary system, this volume of the Encyclopedia of the Human Body discusses the role and function of each part of the urinary system and how they work together to remove waste from the body. |  | | Watson also explores how the urinary system maintains chemical balance and hydration in the body. |  | | Symptoms and treatments of urinary system diseases and disorders are explored, including kidney cancer, gout, urinary tract infections, incontinence, prostate cancer and dialysis. |
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http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/ASIN/0313324026
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| | Alwanza: Healthcare: Urinary System Care |
 | | For more information about the anatomy of the Urinary System, click here. |  | | Under normal circumstances the natural flow of urine should prevent this by flushing all infections out. |  | | The most common symptom of urinary tract infection is pain during urination, men may also notice a pus discharge from their urethras. |
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http://www.alwanza.com/healthcare/kidneycare.html
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| | Urinary System |
 | | Respond and adapt to changes in system by concentrating or diluting product. |  | | Concentration: As filtrate travels through long Loops of Juxtamedullary nephrons, there is gradual transfer of Na+ (also Urea) to medullary interstitium (hence: Gradient of hypertonicity is established). |  | | Duct system (with regulatory controls responsive to system) |
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http://bms.brown.edu/curriculum/b189/Lectures/Urinary.htm
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| | Laboratory Twenty: Urinary System |
 | | The podocytes can be identified by their unique foot processes. |  | | Summary of Slides to be Examined in this Exercise: |  | | The urinary system is important in filtering the blood of potentially damaging substances as well as any other substance present in excess (resulting in homeostasis). |
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http://medinfo.ufl.edu/year1/histo/review/lab20.html
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| | Urinary System |
 | | Organization of the Urinary System (See ADAM Interactive Physiology: Urinary System: Anatomy Review) |  | | Acid-base buffer systems: Function: to minimize pH changes in the body fluids |  | | Decreased Na+ concentration (decreased osmolarity) of filtrate stimulates the release of _______________________ from the JG cells |
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http://www.ivcc.edu/caley/108/lectures_unit_4/urinary.html
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| | Exercise 23 Urinary System |
 | | The lining is urinary epithelium, extensively folded and puckered in the relaxed state. |  | | Slide 657 is the midlevel of the ureter of a dog. |  | | The macula densa cells may function as chemoreceptors, sensing a drop in sodium concentration of the DT, to trigger renin release by an alternative pathway. |
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http://education.vetmed.vt.edu/Curriculum/VM8054/Labs/Lab23/Lab23.htm
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| | Urinary System/ Functions of the Urinary System |
 | | Although the urinary system has a major role in excretion, other organs contribute to the excretory function. |  | | The skin is another excretory organ that rids the body of wastes through the sweat glands. |  | | The principal function of the urinary system is to maintain the volume and composition of body fluids within normal limits. |
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http://training.seer.cancer.gov/module_anatomy/unit11_1_uri_functions.html
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| | Excretory System |
 | | The excretory system is responsible for regulating water balance in various body fluids. |  | | Components of this system in vertebrates include the kidneys, liver, lungs, and skin. |  | | Multicellular organisms, and animals in particular, must have a specialized organ system to concentrate and remove wastes from the |
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http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/BIOBK/BioBookEXCRET.html
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| | Medindia - About Urinary System |
 | | Urinary incontinence linked to bedwetting as a child |  | | A basic understanding of the organs and functions of the genitourinary system is essential before knowing about the disorders affecting the same. |  | | In most of the cases, urinary and reproductive system problems often co-exist. |
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http://medindia.net/patients/patientinfo/stressincontinence_abouturisys.htm
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| | Urinary System |
 | | Most people are actually in need of a kind of internal... |  | | System Diseases and Conditions QuickTips for the Women's Health guide site. |  | | It is lined with epithelial cells, the rapidly reproducing cells most affected by systemic therapies, suc... |
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http://www.netactics.co.uk/urinary_system.html
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| | Urinary System - Tao Of Herbs |
 | | Chinese medicine uses it to strengthen the urinary muscles and enhance urine withholding power. |  | | Ultimate Urinary Cleanse is an herbal formulation to cleanse and tone the urinary tract, bladder and kidneys. |  | | Ultimate Urinary Cleanse by Nature's Secret, 60 Capsules |
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http://www.taoofherbs.com/categories/35/UrinarySystem.htm
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| | Alwanza: Healthcare: Urinary System Tutorial |
 | | This can vary considerably dependent upon not only many internal controls but also how much fluid is consumed in those 24 hours. |  | | It serves as a flushing system for the body tissues through the vehicle of the blood. |  | | Internal Urinary sphincter: (one of them) an involuntary muscle at the junction of the urinary bladder and the urethra. |
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http://www.alwanza.com/healthcare/urinaryInfo.html
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| | Urinary System Problems and Supplement Recomendations |
 | | Publications and products should in no way be taken as medical advice or recommendations. |  | | For proper diagnosis of any conditions listed below, please consult a health care professional. |  | | If you count Two or more of the following indications, consider nutritional suggestions further down the page to aid the Urinary System. |
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http://www.greatestherbsonearth.com/bodysystems/urinary_system.htm
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| | USMLE - United States Medical Licensing Examination |
 | | mechanisms of action, use, and adverse effects of drugs for treatment of disorders of the renal and urinary system |  | | systemic diseases affecting the renal system (eg, diabetes mellitus, hepatitis, amyloidosis, systemic lupus erythematosus, Wegener granulomatosis) |  | | drugs used to treat lower urinary tract system (eg, incontinence, bladder function, benign prostatic hyperplasia) |
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http://www.usmle.org/step1/s1renal.htm
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| | The Urinary system with circulatory system and saahi systems ltd |
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http://urinary-system.unghg.com
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| | URINARY system |
 | | The afferent and efferent arterioles are innervated by the sympathetic nervous system. |  | | The parts of the urinary system are the: |  | | The urethra extends from the urinary bladder to the urethral orifice on the surface of the body. |
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http://sciences.aum.edu/bi/BI2100/cadams/urinary.htm
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| | Urinary system |
 | | The urinary (renal) system is comprised of organs that produce urine and excrete it from the body. |  | | It is a major system in the maintenance of homeostasis (constancy of the internal environment). |  | | The bladder is the size of a walnut and lies deep in the pelvis when empty; it becomes pear-shaped and may reach as high as the umbilicus in the abdominopelvic cavity when distended with urine. |
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http://www.mscd.edu/~biology/2320course/urinary1.htm
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| | Urinary system |
 | | Topics > Health conditions > Kidney and bladder > General > Urinary system. |  | | Most waste products are removed from the body by the urinary system. |  | | Some of the more common problems of the urinary system include: |
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http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcArticles.nsf/(Pages)/Urinary_system
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| | urinary system on Encyclopedia.com |
 | | Compliance with guidelines for the medical care of first urinary tract infections in infants: a population-based study. |  | | The detection and measurement of microalbuminuria: a challenge for clinical chemistry.(Cover Story) |  | | There are many types of urinary system disorders, including congenital malformation, injury, infection, presence of kidney stones, or calculi, other types of obstruction, and tumors. |
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http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/u1/urinarys.asp
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| | URINARY SYSTEM |
 | | The urinary system eliminates waste products from the body and maintains fluid/salt balance. |  | | The system consists of paired kidneys with ureters, a urinary bladder, and urethra. |  | | Collecting tubules are not considered part of the nephron; they are the duct system of the kidney. |
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http://lifesci.rutgers.edu/~babiarz/kid.htm
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| | Excretory System |
 | | Some diseases and disorders of the excretory system include: |  | | Besides the constant workings of the persons immune system to reject this foreign tissue, whatever disease caused the problem in the first place will probably eventually also affect the transplanted kidney. |  | | My younger brother developed nephrosis at age 4, and to control it, had to stay on a no-added-salt diet and take prednisone on a regular basis from then until age 16, at which point, his body finally responded positively to being weaned off the drug. |
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http://biology.clc.uc.edu/courses/bio105/kidney.htm
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| | Medindia - Ureteroscopy Urinary System Work |
 | | Understanding the effectiveness of antibiotics in treating urinary tract infection. |  | | When it is convenient, the brain signals the muscles of the urinary bladder to tighten which would help to squeeze the urine into the urethra through which the urine is taken out from the body. |  | | As the bladder first fills with urine, you may notice a feeling that you need to urinate.As the bladder fills with more and more urine over a period of time,sensation to urinate becomes stronger. |
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http://www.medindia.net/patients/patientinfo/ureteroscopy_work3.htm
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| | Urinary System |
 | | The voluntary sphincter is located in the urogenital diaphragm which we will study with the perineum. |  | | Each one lies on the psoas major close to the tips of the transverse processes of the vertebrae. |  | | The urinary system consists of kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder and urethra. |
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http://cats.med.uvm.edu/cats_teachingmod/gross_anatomy/abdomen/pages/urinary.html
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| | The Health Library Urinary System |
 | | Selecting Medications for the Treatment of Urinary Incontinence:American Academy of Family Physicians |  | | Although we're happy to help you find the materials you need, your health care professional is the only person qualified to give you a medical opinion. |  | | Urinary Incontinence in Women: Evaluation and Management:American Academy of Family Physicians |
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http://healthlibrary.stanford.edu/resources/internet/bodysystems/urinary_urination.html
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| | Urinary system |
 | | convert ammonia to urea but have evolved a system that concentrates the urea in the urine so that most of the water can be reabsorbed. |  | | Often the anterior part ceases to function in its urinary role. |  | | The extraembryonic part is lost but the intraembryonic part becomes the urinary bladder and the urethra. |
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http://www.usm.maine.edu/bio/courses/bio205/bio205_25_urinary.html
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| | THE URINARY SYSTEM |
 | | The Urinary System not only excretes waste but also helps maintain Homeostasis by returning the content of water and other substances in the blood. |  | | The process of removing metabolic waste, called EXCRETION, is just as vital as digestion in maintaining the body's internal environment. |  | | Name the main parts of the urinary system. |
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http://www.sirinet.net/~jgjohnso/urinary.html
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| | Urinary System - HOH-SC.org |
 | | A short, easy-to-read description of the urinary system. |  | | Links to sites which have been reviewed by librarians at the National Library of Medicine. |  | | Urinary System Promoting Healthy Life Styles in South Carolina Urinary System |
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http://www.handsonhealth-sc.org/page.php?id=326
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| | Lesson 13 - The Urinary System - Page 1 |
 | | Preventative and Conservative Care for the Urinary System |  | | Lesson 13 - The Urinary System - Page 1 |  | | The urinary system consists of the two kidneys, the bladder and the adjoining tubes. |
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http://www.a-better-way.com/systems/13_1.html
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| | URINARY SYSTEM |
 | | The urinary system consists of the two kidneys and the excretory passages, which convey urine from the kidneys to the exterior of the body. |  | | It is not unusual to find groups of neurons (small ganglia) in the connective tissue, and these are indicative of the innervation of the smooth muscle by the autonomic nervous system. |  | | Study several renal corpuscles in slide B89 and prepare an outline drawing which shows a renal corpuscle, its urinary and vascular poles, the juxtaglomerular complex, and the lobulations of the glomerulus. |
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http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/histology/labmanual2002/labsection3/UrinaryTract03.htm
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| | Urinary system |
 | | The urinary bladder is relatively simple in that it has a transitional epithelium, an underlying connective tissue (LAMINA PROPRIA) and an interwoven smooth muscle wall which shows no distinct layers (MUSCULARIS). |  | | After you have identified the vessels, you can better understand the organization of the endocrine system in the pituitary called the Juxtaglomerular apparatus (JG apparatus). |  | | This apparatus is found near each glomerulus where the afferent and efferent arterioles lie next to a distal tubule. |
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http://www.cytochemistry.net/microanatomy/kidney/kidney.htm
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| | Urinary System |
 | | Discuss how disorders of the urinary system or metabolism can be |  | | Identify the organs that make up the urinary system and trace the flow of urine |  | | After reviewing your lecture notes and reading assignment, you should be able to: |
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http://www.ux1.eiu.edu/~cfklm/bio2001/renal20.html
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| | Wellesley College Biology 304; Urinary Tract |
 | | Urinary system - function: filter blood, excrete waste products |  | | This system allows the formation of hypertonic urine - little more later |  | | One other cell type = mesangial cell - supports capillaries |
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http://www.wellesley.edu/Biology/Faculty/dsmithhomepage/notes/urinary.html
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| | Urinary System |
 | | In the human urinary system, two kidneys are associated with renal |  | | After its formation in the kidneys, urine is conducted via ureters to the urinary bladder, which is periodically emptied into the urethra, for elimination from the body. |  | | This page was last updated on January 10, 1999. |
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http://tidepool.st.usm.edu/crswr/urinarysyst.html
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