Define renal pelvis

What if the wall of the urinary bladder contained skeletal muscle?  Be sure to discuss how the functionality of the urinary bladder would change and include the correct type of muscle tissue found in the bladder wall.

Identify a fact about the urinary OR endocrine system (disorder, anatomical structure). Describe some details to expand on the disorder, the function of the structure or fact you are sharing.

Ken James comes to the physician’s office with a complaint of severe back pain. The pain is located on the right side lateral to vertebrae and superior to the buttocks. The physician orders some tests to rule out the diagnosis of kidney stones. What diagnostic tests might be ordered?

Why does the cortex of the kidney show a dotted appearance?

For each of the following structures, identify them as being present in either the female (F), male (M) or urinary system. Use (F/M) if the structure is present in both males and females.   ________internal urethral sphincter ________prostatic urethra ________urethral openings ________external urethral sphincter ________membranous urethra ________detrusor muscle ________external urethral orifice ________penile urethra   Of the following structures, identify those that are directly involved with urine transport (UT):   ________major calyx ________renal pelvis ________minor calyx ________renal pyramid ________renal artery ________renal sinus ________renal cortex ________renal vein ________renal medulla ________ureter ________renal papilla ________renal column