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Chapter 7: Urinary System Flashcards

1
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Small artery

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Arteriole

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2
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Active form of vitamin D, secreted by the kidney

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Calciferol

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Top-like collecting region of the renal pelvis. The term comes from a Greek word, meaning a cup or case, surrounding a flower bud

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Calyx or calix (plural: calyces or calices)

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4
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Tube for injecting or removing fluids

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Catheter

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Outer region of an organ

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Cortex (the renal cortex is the outer region of the kidney)

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6
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Nitrogenous waste excreted in urine

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Creatinine (A product of muscle metabolism)

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7
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A measure of the efficiency of the kidneys in removing creatinine from the blood

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Creatinine clearance

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Chemical element that carries an electrical charge when dissolved in water

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Electrolyte

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9
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Hormones secreted by the kidney to stimulate the production of red blood cells

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Erythropoietin (EPO)

it stimulates red blood cell production by bone marrow, and thus increases the amount of oxygen delivered to muscles which enhances athletic endurance. Form of blood doping

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Enclosing structures surrounding each glomerulus

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Glomerular capsule (also known as Bowman capsule and collects the material that is filtered from the blood through the walls of the glomerulus.

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Tiny ball of capillaries (microscopic blood vessels) in the kidney

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Glomerulus (plural: glomeruli)

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12
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Depression in the kidney where blood vessels and nerves enter and leave

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Hilum

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13
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One of two bean shaped organs on either side of the backbone in the lumbar region. It filters nitrogenous wastes from the bloodstream to form urine.

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Kidney

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14
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Opening or Canal

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Meatus

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15
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Inner region of an organ

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Medulla (The renal medulla is the inner region of the kidney)

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16
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Functional unit of the kidney. it is the combination of the glomerulus and renal tubule, where filtration, reabsorption, and secretion take place in the kidney

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Nephron

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17
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Substance containing nitrogen and excreted in urine. Examples include urea, uric acid, and creatinine

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Nitrogenous waste

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18
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Electrolyte regulated by the kidneys, so that a proper concentration is maintained within the blood. It is essential for allowing muscle contraction and conduction of nervous impulses.

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Potassium

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19
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Process where by renal tubules return materials, necessary to the body back into the bloodstream

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Reabsorption

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20
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Blood vessel that carries blood to the kidney

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Renal artery

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21
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Central collecting region in the kidney

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Renal pelvis

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22
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Microscopic tube in the kidney where urine is formed after filtration

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Renal tubule

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23
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Blood vessel that carries blood away from the kidney and toward the heart

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Renal vein

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24
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Enzymes secreted by the kidney. It raises blood pressure by influencing the narrowing of blood vessels (vasoconstriction)

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Renin

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25
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Electrolyte regulated in the blood and urine by the kidneys. It is needed for proper transmission of nerve impulses, heart activity, and other metabolic functions.

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Sodium

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26
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Triangular area in the urinary bladder

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Trigone

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27
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Major nitrogenous waste excreted in urine

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Urea

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28
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One of the two tubes leading from the kidneys to the urinary bladder

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Ureter

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29
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Tube bleeding from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body

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Urethra

30
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Nitrogenous waste excreted in the urine

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Uric acid

31
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Hollow, muscular sack that holds in stores urine

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Urinary bladder

32
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Process of expelling urine; also called micturition

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Urination (voiding)

33
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Cali/o, calic/o

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Calyx (calix); cup-shaped

34
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cyst/o

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Urinary bladder

35
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glomerul/o

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Glomerulus

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meat/o

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Meatus

37
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nephr/o

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Kidney

38
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pyel/o

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Renal pelvis

39
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ren/o

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Kidney

40
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trigon/o

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Trigone (region of the bladder)

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ureter/o

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Ureter

42
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urethr/o

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Urethra

43
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vesic/o

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Urinary bladder

44
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albumin/o

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Albumin (a protein in the blood)

45
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azot/o

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Nitrogen

46
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bacteri/o

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Bacteria

47
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dips/o

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Thirst

48
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kal/i

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Potassium

49
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ket/o, keton/o

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Ketone bodies (Leto acids and acetone)

50
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lith/o

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Stone

51
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natr/o

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Sodium

52
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noct/o

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Night

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olig/o

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Scanty

54
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-poietin

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Substance that forms

55
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py/o

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Pus

56
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-tripsy

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Crushing

57
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ur/o
urin/o

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Urine (urea)

58
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-uria

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Urination; urine condition

59
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Inflammation of the glomeruli within the kidney

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Glomerulonephritis

60
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Inflammation of connective tissues, that lies between the renal tubules

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Interstitial nephritis

61
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Kidney stones

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Nephrolithiasis

62
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Group of clinical signs and symptoms caused by excessive protein loss in urine

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Nephrotic syndrome or nephrosis

63
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Multiple fluid-filled sacs, or cysts, within and on the kidney

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Polycystic kidney disease, PKD

64
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Inflammation of the lining of the renal pelvis and renal parenchyma

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Pyelonephritis

65
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Cancerous tumor of the kidney in adulthood

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Renal cell carcinoma

66
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Decrease an excretion of waste results from impaired filtration function

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Renal failure

67
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High blood pressure resulting from kidney disease

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Renal hypertension

68
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Malignant tumor of the kidney occurring in childhood

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Wilms tumor

69
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Malignant tumor of the urinary bladder

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Bladder cancer

70
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Process of separating nitrogenous waste materials from the blood

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Dialysis

71
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Urinary tract stones are crushed

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lithotripsy

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