URINARY SYSTEM VOCAB LIST

Question 1

high levels of ketones in the blood

Answer 1

Acidosis

Question 2

Protein in the urine

Answer 2

Albuminuria

Question 3

Suppression of urine formation.

Answer 3

Anuria

Question 4

Small artery.

Answer 4

Arteriole

Question 5

Avodart(B)

Answer 5

dutasteride(G) - Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia(BPH)

Question 6

Excess urea and other nitrogenous waste products in the blood; Azotemia

Answer 6

Uremia

Question 7

Cup-like collecting region of the renal pelvis.

Answer 7

Calyx

Question 8

Tube for injecting or removing fluids

Answer 8

Catheter

Question 9

Nitrogenous waste excreted in urine; a product of muscle metabolism

Answer 9

Creatinine

Question 10

Drug that promotes or increases the production of urine

Answer 10

Diuretic

Question 11

Painful urination

Answer 11

Dysuria

Question 12

Swelling; fluid in tissues

Answer 12

Edema

Question 13

Hormone secreted by the kidney to stimulate red blood cell production in bone marrow.

Answer 13

Erythropoietin

Question 14

Proscar(B)

Answer 14

Finasteride(G) - Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia(BPH)

Question 15

Lasix(B)

Answer 15

Furosemide(G) - Diuretics

Question 16

small balls of capillaries in the kidney

Answer 16

Glomerular

Question 17

Use of artificial kidney machine

Answer 17

Hemodialysis

Question 18

Depression or hollow in the kidney where blood vessels and nerves enter and leave

Answer 18

Hilum

Question 19

Hydrodiuril(B)

Answer 19

Hydrochlorothiazide-HCTZ (G) - Diuretics

Question 20

inability to hold urine in bladder

Answer 20

Incontinence

Question 21

Lozide(B)

Answer 21

Indapamide(G) - Diuretics

Question 22

Inflammation of connective tissue that lies between the renal tubules

Answer 22

Interstitial nephritis

Question 23

Potassium, an electrolyte regulated by the kidney - essential for muscle and nerve function

Answer 23

K+

Question 24

furosemide(G)

Answer 24

Lasix(B) - Diuretics

Question 25

Opening or canal

Answer 25

Meatus

Question 26

Nephr/o

Answer 26

kidney

Question 27

Kidney stones (renal calculi)

Answer 27

Nephrolithiasis

Question 28

Incision into the kidney to remove a stone or renal calculus

Answer 28

Nephrolithotomy

Question 29

Functional unit of the kidney; about one million in each kidney

Answer 29

Nephron

Question 30

Hardening of blood vessels in the kidney

Answer 30

Nephrosclerosis

Question 31

Group of clinical signs and symptoms caused by excessive protein loss in urine.

Answer 31

Nephrotic syndrome

Question 32

Substance containing nitrogen and excreted in urine. urea, uric acid, and creatinine.

Answer 32

Nitrogenous waste

Question 33

scanty urination

Answer 33

Oliguria

Question 34

excessive thirst

Answer 34

Polydipsia

Question 35

Py/o

Answer 35

pus

Question 36

Pyel/o

Answer 36

renal pelvis

Question 37

X-ray recording of renal pelvis

Answer 37

Pyelogram

Question 38

Ren/o

Answer 38

kidney

Question 39

Microscopic tube in the kidney where urine is formed after filtration.

Answer 39

Renal tubules

Question 40

Blood vessel that carries blood away from the kidney and toward the heart.

Answer 40

Renal vein

Question 41

stones in the salivary glands

Answer 41

Sialadenolithiasis

Question 42

Flomax(B)

Answer 42

Tamsulosin(G) - Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia(BPH)

Question 43

Triangular area in the urinary bladder

Answer 43

Trigone

Question 44

tube carrying urine from each kidney to the urinary bladder

Answer 44

Ureter

Question 45

Urine is held in the bladder

Answer 45

Urinary retention

Question 46

the abnormal flow of urine from your bladder back up the ureters. Pertaining to the urinary bladder and rectum.

Answer 46

Vesicorectal

Question 47

Urination; micturition

Answer 47

Voiding

Question 48

Blood in urine

Answer 48

Hematuria

Question 49

Central collecting region of the kidney.

Answer 49

Renal Pelvis

Question 50

abnormal fat breakdown in urine

Answer 50

Ketonuria

Question 51

Malignant tumor of the kidney in children

Answer 51

Wilms tumor

Question 52

Kidney condition with many small cysts

Answer 52

Polycystic kidney disease

Question 53

Inflammation of the renal pelvis of kidney

Answer 53

Pyelonephritis

Question 54

Cavity containing pus

Answer 54

Abscess

Question 55

Sugar in the urine - a sign of diabetes mellitus

Answer 55

Glycosuria

Question 56

cause of essential hypertension

Answer 56

Idiopathic(unknown cause)

Question 57

Inadequate secretion or improper utilization of insulin leads to hyperglycemia, glycosuria and polydipsia.

Answer 57

Diabetes mellitus