Ch 18: Online 3 Flashcards

Urinary System (50 cards)

1
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Inflammation of a kidney

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Nephritis

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2
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The floor or the urinary bladder, has no rugae

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Trigone

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3
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A nitrogenous waste product of amino acid metabolism

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Urea

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4
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A measure of the dissolved materials in urine

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Specific gravity

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5
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Decreased urinary output

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Oliguria

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6
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The fluid found in Bowman’s capsule

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Renal filtrate

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7
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Located behind the peritoneum

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Retroperitoneal

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8
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The process by which glucose is reabsorbed

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Active transport

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9
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Capillaries in which renal filtration takes place

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Glomerulus

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10
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The capillaries that surround a renal tubule

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Peritubular

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11
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The limit of the quantity of a substance that can be reabsorbed

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Threshold level

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12
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Increased urinary output

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Polyuria

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13
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Takes urine from a kidney to the bladder

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Ureter

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14
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The hormone that increases the reabsorption of sodium ions

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Aldosterone

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15
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The process by which small proteins are reabsorbed

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Pinocytosis

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16
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The expanded end of a renal tubule, encloses a glomerulus

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Bowman’s capsule

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17
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The peptide that decreases the reabsorption of sodium ions

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Atrial natriuretic

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18
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The cells that secrete renin when blood pressure decreases

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Juxtaglomerular

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19
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Form the inner layer of Bowman’s capsule

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Podocytes

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20
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Kidney stones

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Calculi

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21
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Urination

22
Q

The voluntary urethral sphincter

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External urethral sphincter

23
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Consists of a glomerulus and a Bowman’s capsule

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Renal corpuscle

24
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Painful urination

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A funnel-shaped extension of a renal pelvis that collects urine
Calyx
26
Nephritis
Inflammation of a kidney
27
Trigone
The floor or the urinary bladder, has no rugae
28
Urea
A nitrogenous waste product of amino acid
29
Specific gravity
A measure of the dissolved materials in urine
30
Oliguria
Decreased urinary output
31
Renal filtrate
The fluid found in Bowman's capsule
32
Retroperitoneal
Located behind the peritoneum
33
Active transport
The process by which glucose is reabsorbed
34
Glomerulus
Capillaries in which renal filtration takes place
35
Peritubular
The capillaries that surround a renal tubule
36
Threshold level
The limit of the quantity of a substance that can be reabsorbed
37
Polyuria
Increased urinary output
38
Ureter
Takes urine from a kidney to the bladder
39
Aldosterone
The hormone that increases the reabsorption of sodium ions
40
Pinocytosis
The process by which small proteins are reabsorbed
41
Bowman's capsule
The expanded end of a renal tubule, encloses a glomerulus
42
Atrial natriuretic
The peptide that decreases the reabsorption of sodium ions
43
Juxtaglomerular
The cells that secrete renin when blood pressure decreases
44
Podocytes
Form the inner layer of Bowman's capsule
45
Calculi
Kidney stones
46
Micturition
Urination
47
External urethral sphincter
The voluntary urethral sphincter
48
Renal corpuscle
Consists of a glomerulus and a Bowman's capsule
49
Dysuria
Painful urination
50
Calyx
A funnel-shaped extension of a renal pelvis that collects urine