Chapter 9 Flashcards

(37 cards)

1
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azot/o

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Nitrogenous waste

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2
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cyst/o

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bladder

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3
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home/o

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sameness

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4
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noct/i

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night

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5
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pyel/o

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renal pelvis

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6
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ren/o

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kidney
also nephr/o

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7
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olig/o

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scanty (small amount)

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8
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ureter/o

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ureter

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9
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urethr/o

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urethra

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10
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ur/o

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urine

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11
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-lith

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stome

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12
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-lysis

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to destroy

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13
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-ptosis

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drooping

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14
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-uria

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condition of the urine

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15
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Retroperitoneal: function

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  • filter and remove waste from blood
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16
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Kidney structures (6)

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  1. Cortex- shell
  2. Medulla-inner
  3. Pyramids-tirangular shape
  4. Papilla-tip of pyramid
  5. Calyx- small opening that receives urine from papilla
  6. Renal pelvis- large area that receives urine from calyx and empties into ureter
17
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Ureter:

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Drains urine from kidney into urinary bladder

18
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Urethra

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Carries urine from bladder to outside body

19
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Nephron

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inside kidney pyramid
working unit ofthe kidney

20
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Renal corpuscle

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Part of neprhon
-double walled cup like structure AKA glomerular/Bowman’s capsule surrounds glomerulus

21
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Renal tubule/ 4 areas:

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Part of nephron
- 4 areas:
1. proximal/2. distal convoluted tubule
3. loop of henle
4. collecting tubile

22
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Urine production:

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  1. Filtration
  2. Reabsorption
  3. Secretion
23
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Protein in urine:

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-Preeclampsia in pregg
-glomerulonephritis

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Blood in urine:

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-Medication
-anemia

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Ketones in urine:
Diabetes, dehydration, starvation
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Glucose in urine:
- stress, pregnancy, diabetes, infection Cushing's syndrom
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calculus:
stone formed in organ *accumulation of mineral salts* in kidney,
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Hesistancy
decrease in the force of the urine stream
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-malacia
softening
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Stricture
narrowing of a passageway in the urinary system
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uremia
many waste products in bloodstream ; bc renal failure
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stenosis
narrowing
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Wilm's tumor
malignant kidney tumor mostly in children
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-genic
produced by
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BUN
Blood urea nitrogen: measures kidney fuction by lvl of nitrogenous waste AKA urea
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CC
clean catch specimen: - urine sample after cleaning urinary opening
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creatine clearance
test of kidney function. Creatine is a waste product cleared by kidnys