ch 10 - urinary system Flashcards
(110 cards)
1
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Ab-
A
away from
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An-
A
without
3
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Dia-
A
throughout, completely (diuresis)
4
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Olig/o-
A
scanty
5
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Pino-
A
to drink
6
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Poly-
A
many, much
7
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Re-
A
again
8
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Trans-
A
across
9
Q
Calyx
A
cup of a flower
10
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Convolute/o
A
rolled together
11
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Corp/o
A
body (corpuscle)
12
Q
Cyst-
A
bladder
13
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Dist/o
A
farther away, distant
14
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Elimin/o
A
to turn out of a door or a threshold, or a container
15
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Filtr/o
A
strain through
16
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Glomerul/o
A
glomerulus
17
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Home/o
A
sameness, unchanging
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Kali/o
A
potassium, kalium
19
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Lith/o
A
stone
20
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Micturi/o
A
to make water
21
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Meat/o
A
passage, to go, to pass
22
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Natri/o
A
sodium, natrium
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Nephr/o
A
kidney, functional/structural unit of the kidney
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Osm/o
A
a thrusting, impulsion
25
Papill/o
nipple-like, teat
26
Passiv/o, pastior
to endure, be patient
27
Port
gate
28
Pressum
to press, add pressure
29
Proxim/o
closer
30
Pyel/o
renal pelvis
31
Ren/o
kidney
32
Sphincter
German for a band of muscle
33
Tub/o
tube-like
34
Ureter/o
ureter
35
Urethr/o
urethra
36
Vas/o
vessel, duct
37
-ary
pertaining to
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-chrom/o
color
39
-ectomy
removal, partial or complete
40
-o/tomy
cut
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-o/rrhaphy
suturing
42
-o/stomy
opening from surgically being cut
43
-plasty
surgical repair
44
-sorbe/o
to suck in (absorption)
45
-stasis
to stop, control, place
46
-stenosis
restriction
47
-uria
urination
48
ADH
antidiuretic hormone
49
ANH
atrial natriuretic hormone
50
Antidiuretic
chemical that suppresses production of urine
51
Anuria
failure of the kidneys to produce urine
52
Calyx
a urine collecting apparatus in the kidney. it is shaped like the cup of a flower
53
Convoluted
extremely complex and difficult to follow
54
Corpuscle (Renal)
filtration unit of nephrons
55
Cortical
pertaining to the outer layer of another organ or body part such as a kidney
56
Cortex
an outer layer of another organ or body part such as a kidney (the renal cortex)
57
Cystic
relating to the urinary bladder or the gallbladder
58
Cystitis
inflammation of the urinary bladder
59
Cystorrhaphy
suturing of the urinary bladder
60
Cystoscopy
procedure that allows the doctor to examine the lining of the bladder
61
Cystostomy
a surgical opening between the bladder and the outer body
62
Diuresis
increased or excessive production of urine
63
Diuretic
causing increased passing of urine
64
Dysuria
painful or difficult urination
65
Elimination
the act of getting rid of something
66
Filtrate
a liquid that has passed through a filter
67
Glomerular filtration
first step in making urine
68
Glomerulonephritis
acute inflammation of the kidney
69
Glomerulus
cluster of capillaries around the end of a kidney tubule, where waste products are filtered from the blood
70
Hematuria
presence of blood in urine
71
Homeostasis
to control and create sameness, a stable environment
72
Kalium
the old name for potassium
73
Kaluresis
excessive amounts of potassium in the urine
74
Meatus
opening at the end of the urethra
75
Micturition
the process of urinating
76
Natrium
the old term for sodium
77
Nephrectomy
surgical removal of one or both of the kidneys
78
Nephritis
inflammation of the kidneys
79
Nephrologist
doctor who specializes in the treatment of the kidneys
80
Nephron
functional units in the kidney
81
Nephropathy
broad medical term used to denote disease or damage of the kidney
82
Oliguria
production of abnormally small amounts of urine
83
Osmosis
having the condition or ability to thrust or impulse
84
Orifice
an opening
85
Papilla
small rounded nipple-like protuberance on a part of the internal kidney
86
Papillary duct
anatomical structures of the kidneys, receives renal filtrate
87
Pinocytosis
ingestion of liquid into a cell by the budding of small vesicles from the cell membrane
88
Polyuria
production of abnormally large volumes of dilute urine
89
Pyelitis
inflammation of the renal pelvis
90
Pyelonephritis
kidney inflammation / infection
91
Pyuria
pus in urine
92
Reabsorption
to absorb again. this is a function of the kidney
93
Renal
relating to the kidneys
94
Retroperitoneal
situated behind the peritoneal membrane
95
Sphincter
a muscular ring that forms a shut off valve
96
Suprapubic
situated above the pubis
97
Trigone
triangular region at the base of the urinary bladder, between the openings of the ureters and urethra
98
Tubules
small tubes within the kidneys
99
Uremia
raised level of urea in the blood
100
Ureter
duct by which urine passes from the kidney to the bladder
101
Ureteritis
inflammation of the ureter
102
Ureterostenosis
a restriction of the tube between the kidney and the bladder
103
Urethra
duct by which urine is conveyed out of the body from the bladder
104
Urethral sphincter
two muscles used to control the exit of urine in the urinary bladder through the urethra
105
Urethrocystitis
inflammation of the tube from the bladder to the outer body wall
106
Urination
the discharge of urine from the body
107
Urochrome
chemical primarily responsible for the yellow color or urine, urobilin
108
Urologist
doctor who specializes in the study or treatment of the function and disorders of the urinary system
109
Vasopressin
aka Aldosterone. an antidiuretic hormone. constricts the vessels
110
Voiding
to urinate or defecate
