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Chapter 7: Urinary System Flashcards

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Portion of the urinary bladder

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Trigone

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Glomerular

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Pertaining to the small balls of capillaries in the kidney

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Meatal stenosis

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Narrowing of the urethral opening to the outside of the body

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4
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Electrolyte

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Sodium

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5
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Nitrogenous waste

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Creatine

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6
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Renal pelvis

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Pyel/o

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7
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Surrounding the urinary bladder

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Perivesical

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8
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Uremia

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Azotemia

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9
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X ray of the urinary tract

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KUB

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10
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Oliguria

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Scanty urination

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11
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Diabetes insipidus is characterized by

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Polydipsia
Polyuria
Pituitary gland malfunction
Insufficient ADH

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12
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Hernia of the tube connecting the kidney and urinary bladder

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Ureterocele

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13
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Artificial kidney machine

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Hemodialysis

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14
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Nephrolithotomy

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Incision to remove a renal calculus

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15
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Protein in the urine

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Albuminuria

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16
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Renal abscess may lead to

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Pyuria

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17
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Alkaline

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Basic

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18
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A group of symptoms marked by edema, proteinuria, and hypoalbuminemia

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Nephrotic syndrome

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19
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High levels of ketones in the blood can lead to

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Acidosis

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20
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Childhood renal carcinoma

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Wilms tumor

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21
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Urine is held in the bladder

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Urinary retention

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22
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Test that measures the amount of urea in the blood

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BUN

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23
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Nephrosclerosis

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Hardening of blood vessels in the kidney

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24
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Lithotripsy

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Shock waves crush urinary tract stones

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Small artery
Arteriole
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Cuplike collecting region of the renal pelvis
Calyx
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Tube for injecting or removing fluids
Catheter
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Outer region of an organ
Cortex
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Nitrogenous waste excreted in urine
Creatinine
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Chemical element that carries an electrical charge when dissolved in water
Electrolyte
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Hormone secreted by the kidney to stimulate production of red blood cells by bone marrow
Erythropoietin
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Process whereby some substances pass through a filter
Filtration
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Enclosing structure surrounding each glomerulus
Glomerular capsule or Bowman's capsule
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Tiny ball of capillaries in the kidney
Glomerulus
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Depression in the part of an organ where blood vessels and nerves enter and leave
Hilum
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One of two bean shaped organs which filter nitrogenous waste from the bloodstream to form urine
Kidney
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Opening or canal
Meatus
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Inner region of an organ
Medulla
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The functional unit of the kidney where filtration, reabsorption and secretion take place
Nephron
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Substance containing nitrogen and excreted in urine
Nitrogenous waste
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Am electrolyte regulated by the kidney
Potassium
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Renal tubules return materials necessary to the body back into the bloodstream
Reabsorption
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Blood vessel that carries blood to the kidney
Renal artery
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Central collection region in the kidney
Renal pelvis
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Microscopic tubes in the kidney where urine is formed after filtration
Renal tubules
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Blood vessel that carries blood away from the kidney
Renal vein
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Hormone secreted by the kidney that raises blood pressure
Renin
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An electrolyte regulated in the blood and urine by the kidneys
Sodium
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Triangular area in the urinary bladder
Trigone
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Major nitrogenous waste excreted in urine
Urea
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One of two tubules leading from the kidneys to the urinary bladder
Ureter
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Tube leading from the urinary bladder to outside of the body
Urethra
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Nitrogenous waste product excreted in the urine
Uric acid
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Hollow, muscular sac that holds and stores urine
Urinary bladder
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Process of expelling urine; also called micturition
Urination (voiding)
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Cali/o
Calyx
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Calic/o
Calix
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Cyst/o
Urinary bladder
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Glomerul/o
Glomerulus
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Meat/o
Meatus
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Nephr/o
Kidney
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Pyel/o
Renal pelvis
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Ren/o
Kidney
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Trigon/o
Trigone
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Ureter/o
Ureter
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Urethr/o
Urethra
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Vesic/o
Urinary bladder
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Albumin/o
Albumin
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Azot/o
Nitrogen
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Bacteri/o
Bacteria
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Dips/o
Thirst
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Kal/o
Potassium
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Ket/o, keton/o
Ketone bodies
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Lith/o
Stone
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Nat/o
Sodium
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Noct/o
Night
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Olig/o
Scanty
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-poietin
Substance that forms
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Py/o
Pus
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-tripsy
To crush
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Ur/o
Urea
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Urin/o
Urine
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-uria
Urination, Urine condition

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