Urinary Quiz Flashcards
not a responsibility of the urinary system
regulates body temperature
part of the kidney responsible for filtering waste products, reabsorbing water and nutrients and secreting excess
nephrons
substance produced by the kidney stimulates the rate of production of RBCs
erythroprotein
miniature replica of a normal kidney with normal function is called
hypoplastic kidney
What is the condition when both kidneys are malrotated and their lower poles are joined by a band of normal parenchyma - ureters arise anteriorly rather than medially and lower pole calyces point medially rather than laterally?
horshoe kidney
Protrusion of the ureter into the bladder is called
ureterocele
staghorn calculi
Which of the following imaging modalities is best equipped to image and differentiate renal cysts?
US
An inherited disorder in which multiple cysts cause lobulated enlargement of kidneys and renal impairment caused by cystic compression of nephrons is called:
polycystic kidney disease
What is the most common abdominal neoplasm of infancy & childhood with lesions arising from embryonic renal tissue, bilateral and tends to become a large and palpable mass?
Wilm’s tumor
What is the condition caused by chronic failure of the urinary system to clear nitrogen-containing wastes from blood leading to excessive levels of urea and creatinine (waste products of protein metabolism) in blood?
uremia
Inflammation of the kidney and renal pelvis caused by a pyogenic bacteria affecting interstitial tissue between tubules is called:
pyelonephritis
