Urinary System Terms

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Homeostasis

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Stable internal environment

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Combining forms for urine

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Urin/o and ur/o

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Combining forms for kidney

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Ren/o and nephr/o

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Outer layer of the kidney

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Cortex

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Inner layer of the kidney

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Medulla

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The functional unit of the kidney

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Nephron

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Cluster of capillaries surrounded by Bowman’s capsule that filter blood

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Glomerulus

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Cup-shaped structure that contains the glomerulus

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Bowman’s capsule

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Hollow tubes located between Bowman’s capsule and loops of Henle, involved in reabsorption

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Proximal convoluted tubules

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U-shaped turn in convoluted tubule of the kidney, located between the proximal and distal convoluted tubes, involved in reabsorption and has ascending and descending loop.

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Loop of Henle

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Hollow tubes between the loops of Henle and the collecting tubules that are involved in secretion

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Distal convoluted tubes

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Hollow tubes that carry urine from the cortex to the renal pelvis

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Collecting tubes

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Area of the kidney where nephrons collect before entering the ureters

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Renal pelvis

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Irregular cup like spaces that collect urine from the kidney (renal pelvis collects urine from here).

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Calyces (singular calyx)

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Concave depression of the kidney, point of attachment of the renal blood vessels, nerves, and ureter.

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Hilus

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Convoluted

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Rolled or coiled

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Pair of narrow tubes that carry urine from the kidneys to the urinary bladder

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Ureters

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Triangular portion of the base of the urinary bladder where the ureters enter

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Trigone

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Combining form for urinary bladder

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Cyst/o

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Micturition

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Voluntary elimination of urine from the body

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Hormone produced by the kidney that stimulates blood cell production in the bone marrow

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Erythropoietin

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Hormone released by the posterior pituitary gland that suppresses urine formation by reabsorbing more water. Abbreviated ADH.

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Antidiuretic

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Hormone secreted by the adrenal cortex that regulates electrolyte balance via the reabsorption of sodium

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Aldosterone

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Tube extending from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body

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Urethra

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External opening of the urethra

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Urethral meatus

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The process of urine production

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Uropoiesis

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Urine that is cloudy

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Turbid

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Surgical puncture of the urinary bladder, usually to collect urine

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Cystocentesis

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Radiographic study of of the urinary bladder after contrast material has been place in the urinary bladder via a urethral catheter

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Cystography

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Radiographic film of the urinary bladder after contrast material has been placed inside via a urethral catheter

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Cystogram

Question 30

Going backward, can describe the path of contrast material in reverse order of how urine normally flows in the body

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Retrograde