MT7 Renal/Urinary System Flashcards
(95 cards)
1
Q
cysto-
A
Bladder
2
Q
hydro-
A
Watery fluid
3
Q
nephro-
A
Kidney
4
Q
pyel/o-
A
Renal pelvis or pelvis of kidney
5
Q
ren-
A
Kidney
6
Q
ur- or urin-
A
Urine or the urinary system
7
Q
ur-
A
Urea (waste protein)
8
Q
ureter-
A
Tube from kidney to bladder
9
Q
urethr-
A
Tube from the bladder
10
Q
homeo or homo
A
Similar or like
11
Q
homo
A
The same or common
12
Q
oligo
A
Scant, few or a deficiency
13
Q
-ectasis
A
Stretching or widening or dilation
14
Q
-cele
A
Swelling or protrusion
15
Q
-lysis
A
Destruction, separation or breaking down
16
Q
-tripsy
A
Crushing
17
Q
-triptor
A
Instrument used to crush
18
Q
-uresis
A
Urination
19
Q
-uria
A
Condition of the urine
20
Q
ARF
A
Acute renal failure
21
Q
CRF
A
Chronic renal failure
22
Q
ADH
A
Anti-diuretic hormone
23
Q
U & E
A
Urea and electrolytes
24
Q
UTI
A
Urinary tract infection
25
Name the six main organs of the renal/urinary system
2 kidneys
1 urethra
1 urinary bladder
2 ureters
26
What do the kidneys do
They filter blood and produce urine
27
What drug would you give to patients suffering from oedema
Diuretic
28
Give three examples of substances that may be excreted in urine and abnormal levels
Albumin (protein)
Glucose
Blood
29
What is the renal pelvis
Outlet funnel of the kidney
30
Nephrosis
Disease of the kidney
31
Pyeloplasty
Reconstruction or repair of a kidney
32
Kidney stones
Renal calculi or nephroliths
33
A kidney stone
Renal calculus or nephrolith
34
Presence of stones in the kidneys
Nephrolithiasis
35
Presence of stones in the urine tube from kidney to bladder
Ureterolithiasis
36
Dilation of tube from kidney to bladder
Ureterectasis
37
Name two ways the stones in the renal pelvis may be removed/destroyed
Lithotripsy
ESWL (extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy)
38
Oliguria
Scanty production of urine
39
Anuria
Failure with kidneys to produce urine or no urine production
40
Polyuria
Passing large amounts of urine
41
What is the difference between pyelonephritis and pyelitis
Pyelonephritis is inflammation of both the kidneys and the renal pelvis
Pyelitis is inflammation of the renal pelvis
42
Inflammation of the tube from the kidney to the bladder
Urethritis
43
What is the cystocele and what might cause it
A protrusion of the bladder into the vagina wall perhaps caused by pregnancy or childbirth
44
Diuretic
A drug to increase urine production
45
Dehydration
Severe loss of fluid from body tissue
46
Oedema
Accumulation of fluid in the tissues
47
Urologist
Specialist who studies and treats conditions of the urinary tract
48
Micturition
Function of passing urine
49
Continence
Ability to be able to control the function of urination
50
Incontinence
Inability to be able to control the function of urination
51
Lithotripsy
Crushing stones
52
-stalsis
Contraction
53
Acute
Sudden and severe in onset
54
Chronic
Persisting for a long time and constantly recurring
55
Ischaemia
Inadequate flow of blood to part of the body
56
Ischaemic
Relating to an inadequate blood supply to an organ or body part
57
Uraemia
Condition of Uria in the blood (or waste protein)
58
Dialysis
Artificial filtration of the blood to remove waste products by machine or by chemical means
59
Urethral
Pertaining to the tube from the bladder
60
Bacteriuria
Presence of bacteria in the urine
61
Calculus
Stone
62
Pelviureteric
Relating to the renal pelvis and the urine tube from kidney to bladder
63
Kidney
What
Where
Purpose
Summary
One of a pair, organ of urinary system
At the rear of the abdominal cavity
Filters waste products
Abdominal organ that filters blood and produces urine
64
Renal pelvis
What
Where
Purpose
Summary
Part of the kidney
In each kidney
Collecting funnel or outlet funnel from kidney to ureter
65
Ureter
What
Where
Purpose
Summary
One of a pair, a tube from kidney to bladder
Runs from kidney to bladder to transport urine
Urine tube from kidney to bladder
66
Bladder
What
Where
Purpose
Summary
Organ of urinary system
In the pelvic region – stores urine
Organ in pelvis the stores urine
67
Urethra
What
Where
Purpose
Summary
Tube from bladder
In the pelvic region – transports urine
Urine tube from bladder
68
Renal colic
Severe pain produced by the passing of a renal calculus from the kidney through the ureter
69
Diuresis
Increased production of urine
70
Bladder displacement
Cystocele
71
Passing urine
Micturition
72
Kidney stone
Renal calculus or nephrolith
73
Tube through which urine passes from bladder to outside the body
Urethra
74
Diuresis
An increase in the production of urine
75
Failure of kidneys to produce urine
Acute renal failure
76
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Bladder
cysto-
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Watery fluid
hydro-
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Kidney
nephro-
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Renal pelvis or pelvis of kidney
pyel/o-
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Kidney
ren-
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Urine or the urinary system
ur- or urin-
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Urea (waste protein)
ur-
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Tube from kidney to bladder
ureter-
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Tube from the bladder
urethr-
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Similar or like
homeo or homo
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The same or common
homo
87
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Scant, few or a deficiency
oligo
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Stretching or widening or dilation
-ectasis
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Swelling or protrusion
-cele
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Destruction, separation or breaking down
-lysis
91
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Crushing
-tripsy
92
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Instrument used to crush
-triptor
93
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Urination
-uresis
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Condition of the urine
-uria
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Disease of the kidney
Nephrosis
