chapter 6 Flashcards
(115 cards)
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kidneys
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two bean shaped organs-remove waste, maintain water and electrolytes
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nephron
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produces urine, nearly 1 million in each kidney
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glomerulus
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cluster of capillaries at the entrance of nephron-starts process of filtering blood and forming urine
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renal pelvis
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funnel shaped reservoir in kidney-collects urine and passes to ureter
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hilum
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indentation on the kidneys side-renal artery, vein, pelvis are located here
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ureters
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two small tubes-receive urine from the kidneys and carry it to posterior bladder
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urinary bladder
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organ that temporarily holds urine
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urethra
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lowest part of the urinary tract- urine passes from the bladder to the outside of the body
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urinary meatus
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opening in which the urine passes to the outside
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cyst/o vesic/o
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bladder
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glomerul/o
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glomerulus
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meat/o
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meatus
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nephr/o ren/o
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kidney
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pyel/o
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renal pelvis
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ureter/o
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ureter
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urethr/o
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urethra
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albumin/o
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albumin
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azot/o
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urea, nitrogen
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blast/o
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developing cell
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glyc/o glycos/o
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sugar
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hydr/o
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water
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lith/o
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stone, calculus
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noct/i
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night
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olig/o
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scanty, few
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urin/o ur/o
urine, urinary tract
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-iasis, -esis
condition
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-lysis
loosening
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-ptosis
sagging
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-rrhaphy
suturing
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surgical crushing
-uria
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-uria
urine
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azotemia
urea in the blood, aka uremia
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cystitis
inflammation of the bladder
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cystocele
hernia of the bladder
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cystolith
stones in the bladder
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glomerulonephritis
inflammation of the glomeruli
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hydronephrosis
abnormal condition of water in the kidney
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nephritis
inflammation of a kidney
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nephroblastoma
kidney tumor containing developing cells, stones in kidney
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nephrolithiasis
condition of stones in the kidney
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nephroptosis
drooping of a kidney, aka floating kidney
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pyelitis
inflammation of the renal pelvis
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pyelonephritis
inflammation of the renal pelvis
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ureterolithiasis
condition of stones in the ureter
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ureterostenosis
narrowing of the ureter
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epispadias
defect-urinary meatus is on the upper surface of the penis
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hypospadias
defect-urinary meatus is located on the underside of the penis
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polycystic kidney disease
condition in which the kidney contains many cysts causing trouble to produce urine
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renal calculus
stone in the kidney
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renal failure
loss of kidney function
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renal hypertension
elevated blood pressure-from kidney disease
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urinary retention
accumulation of urine in the bladder-inability to urinate
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urinary suppression
sudden stoppage of urine formation
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urinary tract infection
infection of one or more organs of the urinary tract
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cystectomy
excision of the bladder
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cystolithotomy
incision into the bladder to remove stone
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lithotripsy
surgical crushing of stones
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meatotomy
incision into the meatus
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nephrolithotomy
incision into the kidney to remove stones
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nephrolithotripsy
surgical crushing of stones in the kidney
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nephrolysis
separating the kidney
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pyelolithotomy
incision into the renal pelvis to remove stones
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vesicourethral suspension
suspension pertaining to the bladder and urethra
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extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy
surgery to crush stones in the kidney/ureter by shockwaves
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fulguraition
destruction of living tissue with electric shock
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renal transplant
implantation of a onor kidney
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cystogram
radiographic image of a bladder
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cystography
radiographic imaging of the bladder
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nephrography
radiographic imaging of the kidney
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nephrosonography
recording the kidney using sound
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renogram
record of the kidney
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retrograde urogram
radiographic image of the urinary tract
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urogram
radiographic image of the urinary tract
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voiding cystourethrography
radiographic imaging of the bladder and urethra
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cystoscope
instrument used to visually examine the bladder
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cystoscopy
visual examination of the bladder
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nephroscopy
visual examination of the kidney
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ureteroscopy
visual examination of the ureter
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KUB (kidney, ureter, bladder)
radiographic image of the abdomen. determine size, shape, and location
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BUN (blood, urea, nitrogen)
measures the amount of urea in the blood
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creatinine
blood test-measures amount of creatinine in the blood
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SG (specific gravity)
urine specimen test-measure abilities of the kidneys
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urinalysis
urine specimen test-blood, glucose, and protein
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albuminuria
albumin in the urine
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anuria
absence of urine
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diuresis
condition of urine passing through
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dysuria
difficult/painful urination
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glycosuria
sugar in the urine
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meatal
pertaining to the meatus
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nocturia
urination in the night
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oliguria
scanty urine
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polyuria
much urine
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pyuria
pus in the urine
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catheter
tube device for withdrawing fluids
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distended
stretched out (bladder)
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electrolytes
minerals in the body that carry electrolyte charge
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enuresis
involuntary urination
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hemodialysis
procedure to remove impurities from the blood because kidneys are unable to
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micturate
to pass urine
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peritoneal dialysis
procedure removing waste
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stricture
abnormal narrowing
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urodynamics
pertaining to force/flow of urine within the urinary tracts
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void
to empty waste material
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ARF
acute renal failure
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BUN
blood urea nitrogen
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cath
catheter
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CKD
chronic kidney disease
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ESRD
end-stage renal disease
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ESWL
extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy
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HD
hemodialysis
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OAB
overactive bladder
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SG
specific gravity
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UA
urinalysis
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UTI
urinary tract infection
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VCUG
voiding cystourethrogram
