LooseLeaf for Human Anatomy
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ISBN: 9781259285271
Author: Michael McKinley Dr., Valerie O'Loughlin, Elizabeth Pennefather-O'Brien
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 27, Problem 7CR
What prevents urine stored in the urinary bladder from being forced back through the ureters to the kidney?
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- How does the path of the ureters through the bladder wall minimize the chances of vesicoureteric reflux (see Related Clinical Terms) and hydronephrosis (see “The Urinary System Throughout Life”)?arrow_forwardWhich step(s) in the process of urine formation occur in the renal tubule? A) Filtration, secretion, and reabsorption B) Reabsorption only C) Secretion only D) Secretion and reabsorption only E) Filtration onlyarrow_forwardWhy do the ureters use smooth muscle contraction to actively move urine to the urinary bladder? Why don’t they rely only on gravity to move the urine to the inferiorly located bladder?arrow_forward
- Which portions of the renal tubule and collecting duct reabsorb more solutes than water to produce dilute urine?arrow_forwardWhat is the purpose of the urinary system? List the structures of the urinary system. Which of the urinary structures are responsible for urine production?arrow_forwarda) How does the kidney regulate blood volume and pressure? b) Explain the role of both the autonomic and somatic nervous systems in the regulation of lower urinary tract function and sphincter control.arrow_forward
- Within the urinary system, the storage reflex involves 974 A) relaxation of the detrusor muscle and contraction of the internal urethral sphincter. B) relaxation of both the detrusor muscle and the internal urethral sphincter. C) contraction of both the detrusor muscle and the internal urethral sphincter. D) contraction of the detrusor muscle and relaxation of the internal urethral sphincter.arrow_forwardWhich urinary structure is involved in the micturition reflex? Which urinary structure is involved with the physical act of urination? What are the phases of urine production? Where does each phase specifically occur?arrow_forward
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