Ch 10 Urinary System Flashcards
excretion
eliminating waste
functions of the kidneys
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
-poietin
substance that causes production
final product of protein metabolism and the major nitrogenous waste product in urine
urea
ur/o
urinary tract
-logy
science of
albumin/o
albumin
-ation
proces
-esis
action, process, result of
glycos/o
sugar
olig/o
few, scanty
ur/o
urine or urinary tract
urin/o
urine
-uria
urine or urination
pertaining to urine or the formation of urine
urinary
parts of the urinary tract
(2) kidneys, (2) ureter, bladder, urethra
cyst/o
bladder (sometimes cyst or sac)
glomerul/o
glomerulus (filtering structure of the kidney)
nephr/o, ren/o
kidney
pyel/o
renal pelvis (reservoir in the kidney that collects the urine)
ureter/o
ureter
urethr/o
urethra
fibr/o
fiber
-ous
characterized by
functional unit of the kidney
nephron
glomerular filtration
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
tubular reabsorption
selective reabsorption of some substances
Bowman’s capsule collects the substances that filter through the glomerular walls and passes them to a tubule
tubular secretion
secretion of substances into the urine
3rd process in urine formation
hormone that increases the reabsorption of water by the renal tubules
ADH (antidiuretic hormone)