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Ch 11 Genitourinary System Flashcards

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Fluid that passed from the blood through the capillary walls of the glomeruli of the kidney

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Filtrate

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Mineral salts that carry an electrical charge in solution

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Electrolytes

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Products of the cellular metabolism that contain nitrogen

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Nitrogenous wastes

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Sequence of rhythmic contraction of smooth muscles of a hollow organ to force material forward and prevent backflow

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Peristaltic waves

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Serous membrane that lines the andominopelvic cavity and covers most of the organs within the cavity

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Peritoneum

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Cyst/o

Vesic/o

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Bladder

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Meat/o

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Opening, meatus

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Pyle/o

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Renal pelvis

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Andr/o

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Male

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Balan/o

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Glans penis

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Orch/o

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Testis

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Varic/o

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Dilated vein

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Vesicul/o

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Seminal vesicle

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Azot/o

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Nitrogenous compounds

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Crypt/o

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Hidden

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15
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Kal/i

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Potassium

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16
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Olig/o

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Scanty

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17
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-spadias

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Slit,fissure

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18
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Absence of ursine production or urinary output

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Anuria

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Retention of excessive amounts of nitrogenous compounds in the blood

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Azotemia

Uremia

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Blockage at base of the bladder that reduces or prevents urine from passing into the urethra

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Bladder neck obstruction BNO

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Renal failure that occurs over a period of years in which the kidneys lose their ability to maintain volume and composition of body fluids with normal dietary intake

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Chronic renal failure

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22
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Condition in which renal function is permanently lost

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End-stage renal disease ESRD

23
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Involuntary discharge of urine

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Enuresis

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Abnormal passage from a hollow organ to the surface or from one organ to another

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Fistula

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Abnormal dilation of the renal pelvis and the calyces of one of both kidneys due to pressure from accumulated urine that cannot flow past an obstruction in the urinary tract

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Hydronephrosis

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Loss of large amounts of plasma protein usually albumin by way of urine due to increased permeability of the glomerular membrane

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Nephrotic syndrome

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Excessive or frequent urination after going to bed

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Nocturia

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Diminished capacity to form and pass urine, resulting in inefficient excretion of the end products of metabolism

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Oliguria

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Inherited disease in which sacs of fluid called cysts develop in the kidneys

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Polycystic kidney disease PKD

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Disorder caused by the failure of urine to pass through the ureters to the bladder usually due to the impairment of the valve between the irretrievable and bladder or obstruction in the ureter

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Vesicoureteral reflux VUR

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Rapidly developing malignant neoplasm of the kidney that usually occurs in children

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Wilms tumor

32
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Congenital absence of one or both testes

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Anorchidism

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Failure to form or ejaculate semen

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Aspermia

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Inflammation of the skin covering the glans penis

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Balanitis

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Malformation in which he urethra opens on the dorsum of the penis

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Epispadias

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Accumulation of serous fluid in a saclike cavity especially the testis and associated structures

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Hydrocele

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Developmental anomaly in which the urethra opens on the underside of the penis or in extreme cases on the perineum

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Hypospadias

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Stenosis or narrowing of preputial orifice so that the foreskin cannot be retracted over the glans penis

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Phimosis

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Swelling and distention of veins of the spermatic cord

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Varicocele

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Screening test that assesses the rectal wall surface for lesions or abnormally firm areas that might indicate cancer

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Digital rectal examination DRE

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Measures the contraction of muscles that control urination using electrodes placed in the rectum ad urethra

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Electromyography

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Endoscopy of the urinary bladder for evidence of pathology, obtaining biopsies of tumors or other growths, and removal of polyps

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Cystoscopy

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Endoscopy of the kidney using a specialized three-channel endoscope that enables visualization ad irrigation of the kidney

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Nephroscopy

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Endoscopy of the urethra using s specialized endoscope, typically for lithotripsy or TURP

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Urethroscopy

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Test that determines the amount of urea nitrogen present in a blood sample

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Blood urea nitrogen

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Test that determines the causative organism of a disease and how the organism responds to various antibiotics

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Culture and sensitivity

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Blood test used to determine prostatic disorders especially prostatic cancer

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Prostate specific antigen PSA

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Radio graphic exam of the urinary bladder using a contrast medium

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Cystography

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Procedure that assesses volume and pressure in the bladder at various stages of filling using saline and a a contrast medium introduced into the bladder through a catheter

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Cystometrography

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Radiograph exam

Of the kidneys and urinary tract after IV injection of a contrast medium

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Intravenous pyelography

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Radio graphic exam to determine the location size and shape of the kidneys in relationship to other organs in the abdominopelvic cavity and to identify abnormalities of the urinary system

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Kidney ureter bladder KUB radiography

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Radiological exam of the bladder and urethra performed before during and after voiding using a contrast medium to enhance imaging

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Voiding cystourethrography VCUG

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Medical procedure used to filter toxic substances from the patients bloodstream such as excess electrolytes and nitrogenous wastes

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Dialysis

54
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Fixation of a floating or mobile kidney

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Nephropexy

55
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Surgical procedure that involves inserting a resectoscope into the urethra to chip away at the prostate gland to remove the obstruction and flushing out the chips an sending them for analysis to detect possible evidence of cancer

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Transurethral resection of the prostate TURP

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