Key Terms - Chapter 6 Flashcards
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sac that stores urines
bladder
where ureter and renal vein leaves the kidney and the renal artery enters
hilum
filter blood and eliminate waste through the passage of urine
kidneys
act of releasing urine
urination, voiding, micturition
filters all the blood in body approximately every 5 minutes
nephron
an extension of the ureter inside of the kidney
renal pelvis
triangular area in bladder between ureter’s entrance and the urethral outlet
trigone
thin, muscular tubes that move urine in peristaltic waves from kidneys to bladder
ureters
tube that conducts urine out of bladder
urethra
opening of urethra
urinary meatus
condition of no urine
anuria
hallow, flexible tube that can be inserted into a vessel organ, or cavity of the body to withdraw or instill fluid
catheter
prolapse or sagging of the kidney
nephroptosis
an instrument for visual examination of the inside of the bladder
cystoscope
deficiency of antidiuretic hormone (ADH), which causes the patient to excrete large quantities of urine (polyuria) and exhibit excessive thirst (polydipsia)
diabetes insipidus (DI)
a group of metabolic disorders characterized by high glucose levels that result from inadequate amounts of insulin, resistance to insulin, or a combo of both
diabetes mellitus (DM)
condition of painful urination
dysuria
sugar in urine
glycosuria
inability to hold urine
incontinence (urinary)
suspension of fixation of the kidney
nephropexy
(UA)
urinalysis
(VCUG)
voiding cystourethrography
radiographic imaging of the urinary bladder and urethra done with contrast medium while patient is urinating (VCUG)
voiding cystourethrography
physical, chemical, and/or microscope examination of urine (UA)
urinalysis
