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Ch 10 Urinary System Flashcards

1
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excretion

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eliminating waste

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2
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functions of the kidneys

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maintenance of appropriate blood volume by varying the excretion of water in the urine, maintenance of the chemical composition of blood by selecting certain chemicals to excrete, maintenance of blood pH, excretion of waste products of protein metabolism, regulation of blood pressure, stimulation of erythrocyte production by secretion of erythropoietin

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-poietin

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substance that causes production

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4
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final product of protein metabolism and the major nitrogenous waste product in urine

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urea

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5
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ur/o

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urinary tract

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6
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-logy

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science of

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albumin/o

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albumin

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8
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-ation

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proces

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-esis

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action, process, result of

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10
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glycos/o

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sugar

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olig/o

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few, scanty

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12
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ur/o

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urine or urinary tract

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13
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urin/o

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urine

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14
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-uria

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urine or urination

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15
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pertaining to urine or the formation of urine

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urinary

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16
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parts of the urinary tract

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(2) kidneys, (2) ureter, bladder, urethra

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17
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cyst/o

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bladder (sometimes cyst or sac)

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glomerul/o

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glomerulus (filtering structure of the kidney)

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19
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nephr/o, ren/o

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kidney

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20
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pyel/o

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renal pelvis (reservoir in the kidney that collects the urine)

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ureter/o

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ureter

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22
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urethr/o

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urethra

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23
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fibr/o

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fiber

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24
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-ous

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characterized by

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25
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functional unit of the kidney

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nephron

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26
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glomerular filtration

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filtering of the blood; initial process of urine
allows water, salts, wastes and most other substances, except blood cells and proteins, to pass through its thin walls

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27
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tubular reabsorption

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selective reabsorption of some substances
Bowman’s capsule collects the substances that filter through the glomerular walls and passes them to a tubule

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28
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tubular secretion

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secretion of substances into the urine
3rd process in urine formation

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29
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hormone that increases the reabsorption of water by the renal tubules

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ADH (antidiuretic hormone)

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30
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U/A, UA

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urinalysis

31
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high concentration of albumin in the urine

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albuminuria (proteinuria)

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presence of pus in the urine

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py/o

34
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used to determine the specific gravity of a sample of urine

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urinometer

35
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presence of ketones in the urine

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UTI

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urinary tract infection

37
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measure of the amount of urea in the blood, related to the metabolic function of the liver and the excretory function of the kidneys

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BUN (blood urea nitrogen)

38
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radiographic study to assess the arterial blood supply to the kidneys; requires injection of a radiopaque contrast agent into the renal arteries by a catheter

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renal angiography (renal arteriography)

39
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sectional radiographic examination of kidneys

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nephrotomography

40
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bladder hernia that protrudes into the vagina

41
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condition in which there are degenerative changes in the kidneys but no inflammation

42
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destructive to kidney tissue

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nephrotoxic

43
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hereditary disorder characterized by hundreds of fluid-filled cysts throughout both kidneys

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polycystic kidney disease

44
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tumor found on a mucosal surface, such as the inner lining of the bladder

45
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malignant neoplasm of the kidney; kidney cancer

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renal cell carcinoma

46
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failure of the kidney to perform its essential functions

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renal failure

47
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reduced ability of the kidney to perform its functions

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renal insufficiency

48
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ARF

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acute renal failure

49
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x-ray examination of the renal pelvis and ureter after injection of a contrast medium into the renal pelvis

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retrograde urography

50
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inability to hold urine in the bladder

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urinary incontinence

51
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inability to empty the bladder

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urinary retention

52
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infection of the urinary tract

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UTI (urinary tract infection)

53
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radiographic record of the bladder and urethra

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voiding cystourethrogram

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4 methods of urinary diversion

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urethral, ureteral, suprapubic catheterization, percutaneous nephrostomy

55
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ureteral catheterization

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catheters passed into the distal ends of the ureters from the bladder and threaded up the ureters into the renal pelves

56
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per-

57
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process of diffusing blood through a membrane to remove toxic material and maintain proper chemical balance

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hemodialysis

58
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-eal

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pertaining to

59
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increasing urination or an agent that causes increased urination

60
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surgical removal of the donated kidney

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nephrectomy

61
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removal of the kidney through several small incisions in the abdominal wall, rather than an open surgical excision

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laparoscopic nephrectomy

62
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administration of agents that significantly interfere with the immune response of the recipient

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immunosuppressive therapy

63
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small pieces of tissue from a nearby structure are removed through the wall of the urethra

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transurethral resection (TUR)

64
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surgical creation of a new opening into the bladder

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cystostomy

65
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crushing of a stone

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lithotripsy

66
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instrument used for surgically crushing bladder stones

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lithotrite

67
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incision of the kidney

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nephrotomy

68
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incision of the kidney for removal of a kidney stone

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nephrolithotomy

69
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surgical attachment of a prolapsed kidney

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nephropexy

70
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removal of tissue from the bladder by using a needle inserted through the skin overlying the bladder =

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percutaneous bladder biopsy

71
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removal of tissue from the kidney using needle puncture of the skin and tissue overlying the kidney

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percutaneous renal biopsy

72
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surgical incision of the kidney to remove a stone from the renal pelvis

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pyelolithotomy

73
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surgical repair of a ureter

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ureteroplasty

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