Pg 216-222 Flashcards

(32 cards)

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Calciferol

A

Active form of vitamin D secreted by the kidney

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Calyx or calix

A

Cup like collecting region of the renal pelvis

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Catheter

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Tube for injecting or removing fluid

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Cortex

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Outer region of an organ

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5
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Creatinine

A

Nitrogenous waste excreted in urine

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6
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Electrolyte

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Chemical element that carried an electrical charge when dissolved in water

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Erythropoietin

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Hormone secreted by the kidney to stimulate the production of blood cells by bone marrow

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Filtration

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Process whereby some substances but not all pass through a filter

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Glomerular capsule

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Enclosing structure surrounding each glomerulus

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Glomerular

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Tiny ball of capillaries in the kidney

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Hilum

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Depression in an organ where blood vessels and nerves enter and leave

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12
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Kidney

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One of two bean shapes organs in either side of the backbone in the lumbar region

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13
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Meatus

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Opening or canal

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Medulla

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Inner region of an organ

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Nephron

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Combination of glomerulus and renal tubule where filtration, reabsorption, and secretions take place in the kidneys

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16
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Nitrogenous waste

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Substance containing nitrogen and excreted in the urine

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Potassium

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Electrolyte regulated by the kidney so that a proper concentration is maintained within the blood

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Reabsorption

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Process whereby renal tubules return materials necessary to the body back into the bloodstream

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Renal artery

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Blood vessel that carried blood to the kidney

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Renal pelvis

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Central collection region in the kidney

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Renal tubule

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Microscopic tube in the kidney where urine is formed after filtration

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Renal vein

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Blood vessel that carries blood away from the kidney and toward the heart

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Renin

A

Hormone secreted by the kidney

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Sodium

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Electrolyte regulated in the blood and urine by the kidneys

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Trigone
Triangular area in the urinary bladder
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Urea
Major nitrogenous waste excreted in urine
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Ureter
One of the two tunes each leading from the kidneys to the urinary bladder
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Urethra
Tube leading from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body
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Uric acid
Nitrogenous waste excreted in the urine
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Urinary bladder
Hollow muscular sac that holds and stored urine
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Urination
Process of expelling urine
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Arteriole
Small artery