7 Urinary System
CHAPTER LESSON PLANS & OBJECTIVES
Lesson 7.1: Anatomy, Physiology, Terminology, and Urinalysis
1. Name essential organs of the urinary system and describe their locations and functions.
Lesson 7.2: Pathology, Clinical Procedures, Laboratory Tests, Abbreviations, and Practical
Applications
4. Identify common pathologic conditions affecting the urinary system.
CHAPTER TEACHING FOCUS
• Students will have the opportunity to learn the major organs of the urinary system, the waste conversion
process, and the importance of urinalysis as a diagnostic tool.
Chapter 5: Digestive System 2
TEACH Lesson Plan
CHAPTER PRETEST
Have the students answer these questions prior to covering this chapter to understand where they stand
in relation to the content.
Using the following terms, trace the path of urine formation from afferent renal arterioles to
the point at which urine leaves the body:
glomerular (Bowman) capsule renal pelvis ureter urinary bladder
glomerulus renal tubule urethra urinary meatus
1) ______________________________________
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TEACH Lesson Plan
CHAPTER PRETEST ANSWERS
1) glomerulus
p. 220
5) ureter
p. 220
6) urinary bladder
p. 220
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TEACH Lesson Plan
Chabner: The Language of Medicine, 11th Edition
Classroom Preparation
Lesson 7.1: Anatomy, Physiology, Terminology, and
Urinalysis
INSTRUCTOR PREPARATION
Textbook Objectives Covered
1. Name essential organs of the urinary system and describe their locations and functions.
3. Recognize how urinalysis is used and interpreted as a diagnostic test.
Lesson Preparation Checklist
• Prepare lecture from TEACH lecture slides available on Evolve.
• Select class activities and assignments.
Materials and Supplies
• computer
• projector
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TEACH Lesson Plan
Chabner: The Language of Medicine, 11th Edition
Classroom Preparation
Lesson 7.1: Anatomy, Physiology, Terminology, and
Urinalysis
STUDENT PREPARATION (2 hrs)
OBJ
1-3
READ – Textbook (pp. 215-255)
ANSWER – Textbook
• Terminology (pp. 223–227)
ANSWER
• Evolve Student and Instructor Resources
o Exercises
▪ Term-Building
REVIEW
• Evolve Student Resources
o Answers to Combining Forms and Terminology
o Answers to Pronunciation of Terms
o Audio Glossary
o Mosby’s Medical Terminology Flashcards
o Glossary
o Greek and Latin Glossary
TEACH Lesson Plan
Chabner: The Language of Medicine, 11th Edition
ASSESS
• Evolve Student Resources
o Student Quizzes
APPLY
• Medical Terminology Online with Adaptive Learning, Module 7
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TEACH Lesson Plan
Chabner: The Language of Medicine, 11th Edition
50-Minute Lesson Plan
Lesson 7.1: Anatomy, Physiology, Terminology, and
Urinalysis
LECTURE OUTLINE (20 min)
OBJ
1-3
• Identifies common pathologic conditions affecting the urinary system.
SLIDES 5-66 (pp. 215-255)
• Names essential organs of the urinary system and describes their locations and
• Recognizes how urinalysis is used and interpreted as a diagnostic test.
LEARNING ACTIVITIES (choose one or more to equal 30 min)
OBJ
1-3
ASSESS BASELINE (20 min)
• Have class members complete the Pretest and the Background Assessment. Collect
their work and use the results to guide how you teach the class.
1-3
PRACTICE (10 min)
• Have the students label diagrams of the urinary system with the correct terms.
• Appropriate Settings: Traditional Classroom, flipped classroom
1-3
DISCUSS (25 min)
• Have four groups of students select a different organ of the urinary tract and describe
1-3
CREATE (45 min)
• Divide the class into teams. During a timed session, have one team call out the name
of a combining form. Each team needs to create as many urinary system medical
terms from the combining form as they can in a 60-second period. After 60 seconds,
announce another combining form.
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TEACH Lesson Plan
Chabner: The Language of Medicine, 11th Edition
CRITICAL THINKING QUESTION
Frank, a 72-year-old man with suspected colon cancer, underwent a colonoscopy. A large mass
What are the functions of the kidneys?
Discussion Guidelines: A byproduct of protein metabolism in the body is ammonia, a nitrogenous waste
What are the anatomical terms of the organs associated with the urinary system?
Why do women have a greater incidence of urinary tract infections (bladder infections) than men?
Discussion Guidelines: the male urethra is significantly longer (8 inches) than the female urethra (1.5
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TEACH Lesson Plan
Chabner: The Language of Medicine, 11th Edition
Classroom Preparation
Lesson 7.2: Pathology, Clinical Procedures, Laboratory
Tests, Abbreviations, and Practical Applications
INSTRUCTOR PREPARATION
Textbook Objectives Covered
4. Identify common pathologic conditions affecting the urinary system.
Lesson Preparation Checklist
• Prepare lecture from TEACH lecture slides available on Evolve.
Materials and Supplies
• computer
• projector
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TEACH Lesson Plan
Chabner: The Language of Medicine, 11th Edition
Classroom Preparation
Lesson 7.2: Pathology, Clinical Procedures, Laboratory
Tests, Abbreviations, and Practical Applications
STUDENT PREPARATION (4 hrs)
OBJ
4-6
READ – Textbook (pp. 215-255)
ANSWER – Textbook
• Terminology (pp. 223–227)
ANSWER
• Evolve Student and Instructor Resources
o Exercises
▪ Term-Building
▪ Medical Matching
▪ Medical Spelling Bee
REVIEW
• Evolve Student Resources
o Answers to Combining Forms and Terminology
o Answers to Pronunciation of Terms
o Audio Glossary
o Games
▪ Concentration
▪ Medical Mix
▪ Million Dollar Pyramid
▪ Termbusters
▪ Wheel of Terminology
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TEACH Lesson Plan
Chabner: The Language of Medicine, 11th Edition
• Evolve Student Resources
o Student Quizzes
WATCH
• Evolve Student Resources
o Animations
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TEACH Lesson Plan
Chabner: The Language of Medicine, 11th Edition
50-Minute Lesson Plan
Lesson 7.2: Pathology, Clinical Procedures, Laboratory
Tests, Abbreviations, and Practical Applications
LECTURE OUTLINE (20 min)
OBJ
4-6
SLIDES 67-115 (pp. 215-255)
• Identifies common pathologic conditions affecting the urinary system.
LEARNING ACTIVITIES (choose one or more to equal 30 min)
DISCUSS (30 min)
• As a class, discuss the Background Assessment and Critical Thinking Question below.
• Appropriate Settings: Traditional classroom, flipped classroom
POST & COMMENT
• Have students comment on the types of tests used for urinary system diagnosis and
which ones are categorized as lab tests, x-rays, ultrasound, radioactive, and others.
PRACTICE (50+ min)
• Use the terms listed to practice analyzing, defining, and pronouncing them.
• Divide the class into several groups. Describe the symptoms associated with a
pathologic condition of the urinary system. Give each group 20 seconds to come up
with the name of the disease and write it down on a piece of paper. Repeat for five
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TEACH Lesson Plan
Chabner: The Language of Medicine, 11th Edition
one or more sample Case Reports similar to the one in the chapter. Ask the first team
to read the first sentence and to define the first highlighted term (if there is more than
one in the sentence). Award a point for a correct answer. Ask the next team to define
the next highlighted term.
• Appropriate Settings: Traditional classroom, flipped classroom
CREATE (20 min)
• Have students split up into pairs and create flash cards with definitions for the terms in
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CRITICAL THINKING QUESTION
Cathy, a 60-year-old woman, has been diagnosed with a stone in her left ureter. Why is this a
potentially serious condition?
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TEACH Lesson Plan
Chabner: The Language of Medicine, 11th Edition
Assessments
Chapter 7: Urinary System
ASSESSMENTS BY OBJECTIVE
OBJ
1-6
Test Bank
• Create a quiz using Exam View or Word; sort by topic as appropriate.
Evolve Instructor Resources
• Exercises
o Term-Building
o Medical Matching
o Medical Spelling Bee
Evolve Student Resources
• Student Quizzes
All
Textbook
• Exercises (pp. 241-246)
• Review Sheet (pp. 253-255)
Test Bank
• Create a 50-question test using Exam View or Word.
Medical Terminology Online with Adaptive Learning