01 Oct What is the function of the ureter?
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Pre-Lab Questions
1. What is the function of the ureter?
2. Compare and contrast the male and female urethra.
3. Describe the two layers of the kidneys.
Experiment 1: Kidney Filtration
Table 1: Solutions Present in Each Container Before 60 Minutes Submersion
Solution
Dialysis Tubing
Beaker
Congo Red
Yellow Food Coloring
Table 2: Solutions Present in Each Container After 60 Minutes Submersion
Solution
Dialysis Tubing
Beaker
Congo Red
Yellow Food Coloring
Post-Lab Questions
”1. What specific part of the kidney does the dialysis tubing represent? What is this part’s function?”
”2. What does the yellow food coloring represent at the end of the experiment? What does the Congo Red represent? ”
”3. Why is it important that the kidney filters the blood? ”
Experiment 2: Urinalysis
Table 3: Urine Test
Test
Normal
Abnormal
pH
4.5 – 7.5
Glucose
None
Protein
None
Yeast
None
Ketones
Little or None
Table 4: Simulated Urine pH Test
Simulated Urine Sample pH
A
B
C
D
Table 5: Simulated Urine Glucose Test
Simulated Urine Sample Color Before Hot Water Bath Color After Hot Water Bath
Simulated Urine Sample
Color Before Hot Water Bath
Color After Hot Water Bath
A
B
C
D
Table 6: Simulated Urine Protein Test
Simulated Urine Sample Color Before Biuret Solution Color After Biuret Solution
Simulated Urine Sample
Color Before Biuret Solution
Color After Biuret Solution
A
B
C
D
Table 7: Simulated Urine Yeast Test
Simulated Urine Sample Bubbles Before Hydrogen Peroxide? Bubbles After Hydrogen Peroxide?
Simulated Urine Sample
Bubbles Before Hydrogen Peroxide?
Bubbles After Hydrogen Peroxide?
A
B
C
D
Table 8: Simulated Urine Ketone Test
Simulated Urine Sample Odor Observation
A
B
C
D
Fill in Tables 9 through 12. Refer to Table 3 to determine if each result was normal or abnormal. If abnormal, include the data which indicates this (e.g., a pH of 3.2 means that glucose is present). Using the test results from each of the urine samples, diagnose the condition(s), if any, that each of the sample patients is experiencing. ”
Table 9: Sample A
Test
Test Results
pH
Glucose
Protein
Yeast
Ketones
Table 10: Sample B
Test
Test Results
pH
Glucose
Protein
Yeast
Ketones
Table 11: Sample C
Test
Test Results
pH
Glucose
Protein
Yeast
Ketones
Table12: Sample D
Test
Test Results
pH
Glucose
Protein
Yeast
Ketones
Post-Lab Questions
”1. Using the results from each urine sample, along with Table 3, diagnose the condition(s), if any, that each sample patient is experiencing.
Table 9 Diagnosis:
Table 10 Diagnosis:
Table 11 Diagnosis:
Table 12 Diagnosis:
2. If you were a doctor and a patient’s urinalysis came back with high level of glucose, ketones and an acidic pH, what diagnosis would you immediately look into? ”
”3. If you were a doctor and a patient’s urinalysis came back with an alkaline pH and high levels of protein, what diagnosis would you immediately look into? ”
”4. What other conditions can urine be used to test for? ”
Experiment 3: Virtual Model – The Urinary System
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Insert screenshot of the renal medulla:
Insert screenshot of the renal pelvis:
Post-Lab Questions
1. Which component of the urinary system is more lateral: the left kidney or the urinary bladder?
2. Which component of the urinary system is a funnel shaped cavity formed by the union of calices, ending in the ureter.
3. What is the most superior component of the urinary system?
4. Where is the prostatic sinus in relation to the prostate?
Experiment 4: Fetal Pig Dissection of the Urinary System
1. Identify the labeled components of the kidney in the image below.
A -medullary pyramid
B -calyx
C -cortex
D -renal artery
E -renal vein
F – ureter
2. What is the function of the urinary bladder?
3. What is the function of the adrenal glands?
4. Would you think the kidneys are highly vascularized? Why or why not?
5. Explain in detail the process by which urine is made.
Insert photo of your pig’s dissected kidneywith your name clearly visible in the background: ”
