Question
Women are more likely than men to suffer from these infections due to their shorter length of a namesake tract. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name these infections, which typically present with urgency and a burning sensation and can ascend from the bladder to the kidneys in pyelonephritis.
ANSWER: urinary tract infections [or UTIs]
[10m] The vesicoureteral (“veh-si-koh-yoo-REET-ur-rul”) form of this phenomenon, seen in male infants with posterior urethral valves, causes recurrent UTIs and renal scarring. A different form of this phenomenon can cause a metaplasia named for Barrett when chronic.
ANSWER: reflux [accept vesicoureteral reflux; accept acid reflux or gastroesophageal reflux disease or GERD] (Vesicoureteral reflux describes backflow of urine from the bladder toward the kidneys.)
[10h] During development, abnormal bifurcation of ureteric buds from these ducts can cause two ureters to drain a single kidney, increasing one’s risk for UTIs. These ducts also form the male internal genitalia.
ANSWER: mesonephric ducts [or Wolffian ducts]
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Summary
| 2024 ARCADIA at Duke | 2024-12-06 | Y | 3 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| 2024 ARCADIA Online | 2025-05-17 | Y | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 0% | 100% |
| 2024 ARCADIA at Florida Tech | 2024-12-06 | Y | 4 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| 2024 ARCADIA at UC Berkeley | 2024-12-06 | Y | 2 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| 2024 ARCADIA at Waterloo | 2024-11-09 | Y | 6 | 10.00 | 83% | 0% | 17% |
| 2024 ARCADIA at GT | 2024-12-06 | Y | 5 | 12.00 | 100% | 0% | 20% |
| 2024 ARCADIA at Illinois | 2024-11-09 | Y | 4 | 15.00 | 100% | 25% | 25% |
| 2024 ARCADIA at Warwick | 2024-12-06 | Y | 4 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| 2024 ARCADIA at Claremont | 2024-11-02 | Y | 3 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
Data
| North Carolina A | Virginia Tech A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| North Carolina B | South Carolina | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Virginia Tech B | Virginia Tech C | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |