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Sac that stores urine is the _______

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Bladder

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The ________ is located on kidney where ureter and renal vein leave the kidney and renal artery enters

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Hilium

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What Filters blood and eliminates waste through urine?

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Kidneys

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Act of releasing urine is _______

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Micturition

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Millions of microscopic units where filtration, reabsorption and secretion occurs (urinary) is the _______

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Nephron

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Extension of ureter inside of the kidney is the _______

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Renal pelvis

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Triangular area in the bladder between the ureters’ entrance and urethral outlet is the _______

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Trigone

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Thin muscular tubes that move urine in peristaltic waves from kidneys to bladder are the ______

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Ureters

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______ is the Tube that conducts urine out of bladder.

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Urethra

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The opening of the urethra is known as the ________

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urinary meatus

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Act of releasing urine is __________

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Urination

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Voiding is the act of releasing _______

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Urine

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An-

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No, not, without

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di-

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through, complete

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dys-

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abnormal/painful condition

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poly-

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excessive, frequent

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re-

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back

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-cele

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herniation

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-dispsia

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condition of thirst

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-flux

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flow

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-graphy

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Process of recording

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-lithotomy

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removal of a stone

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-lysis

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seperation, breakdown

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-pexy

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suspension

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-ptosis
drooping, prolapse
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-scope
instrument to view
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-scopy
process of viewing
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-tomy
Incision
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-tripsy
Process of crushing
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-uria
Urinary condition
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Azot/o
Nitrogen
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cyst/o
urinary bladder
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gluc/o glycos/o
sugar, glucose
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lith/o
stone
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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
urethra
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urethr/o
urethra
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urin/o, ur/o
urine, urinary system
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vesic/o
bladder
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Condition of no urine is _____
anuria
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The Hollow, flexible tube that can be inserted into a vessel, organ, or cavity of the body to withdraw or instill fluid is a _______
Catheter
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What is herniation of the urinary bladder?
Cystocele
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Instrument for visual examination of the inside of the bladder is a _______
cystoscope
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Deficiency of the anti diuretic hormone, which causes the patient to excrete large quantities of urine (polyuria) and exhibit excessive thirst (polydipsia) is known as ______
Diabetes insipidus (di)
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A group of metabolic disorders characterized by high glucose levels that result from inadequate amounts of insulin, resistance to insulin, or a combination of both is ________
Diabetes mellitus (DM)
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Condition of painful urination is ______
dysuria
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What is sugar in the urine?
Glycosuria
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What is the inability to hold urine?
Incontinence
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Process of crushing stones either to prevent or clear an obstruction in the urinary system (manually, high energy shock waves, pulsed dye laser) is _________
Lithotripsy
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Incision of urinary meatus is _________
Meatotomy
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Incision of the kidney for removal of kidney stone is _______
Nephrolithotomy
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What is the Suspension or fixation of the kidney?
Nephropexy
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Prolapse or sagging of kidney is the ______
Nephroptosis
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Condition of excessive thirst ______
Polydipsia
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Condition of excessive urination is _______
Polyuria
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_______ is an Infection of the renal pelvis and parenchyma of the kidney, usually the result of lower urinary tract infection
pyelonephritis
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Inability to release urine
Retention
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Narrowing of the urethra is ______-
Urethral stenosis
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Intense sensation of the need to urinate immediately is known as _______
Urgency
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(UA) physical, chemical, and/or microscopic examination of urine
Urinalysis
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What is the Abnormal backflow of urine from the bladder to the ureter. May be the result of an obstruction, an infection, or a congenital defect
Vesicoureteral reflux
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Radiographic imaging of the urinary bladder and urethra done with a contrast medium while patient is urinating is a _________
VCUG | Voiding cystourethrography

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