Ch. 7 Urinary System Flashcards
Cali/o; calic/o
calyx; cup-shaped
Cyst/o
urinary bladder
Glomerul/o
glomerulus
Meat/o
meatus
Nephr/o
kidney
Pyel/o
renal pelvis
Ren/o
kidney
Trigon/o
trigone (region of the bladder)
Ureter/o
ureter
Urethr/o
urethra
Vesic/o
urinary bladder
Pyelolithotomy
incision of the renal pelvis to remove kidney stones
Renal ischemia
Holding back of blood flow to the kidney.
Albumin/o
albumin (a protein in the blood)
Azot/o
nitrogen
Dips/o
thirst
Kal/o
potassium
Ket/o; keton/o
ketone bodies
Lith/o
stone
Natr/o
sodium
Noct/o
night
Olig/o
scanty
-poietin
substance that forms
Py/o
pus
-tripsy
crushing
Ur/o
urine (urea)
Urin/o
urine
-uria
urination; urine condition
Enuresis
bed wetting
Nephrolithiasis
kidney stones
Polycystic kidney disease
multiple cysts within and on the kidney
Diabetes insipidus (DI)
antidiuretic hormone (ADH) is not secreted, or there is a resistance of the kidney to ADH
Diabetes mellitus (DM)
insulin is not secreted adequately or tissues are resistant to its effects
Blood urea nitrogen
measurement of urea levels in blood
Kidneys, ureter, and bladder
x-ray examination (without contrast) of the kidneys, ureters, and bladder
Renal angiography
x-ray examination (with contrast) of the blood vessels of the kidney
Voiding cystourethrogram
x-ray image (with contrast) of the urinary bladder and urethra obtained while patient is voiding
Dialysis
process of separating nitrogenous waste materials from the blood
Lithotripsy
Crushing kidney stones
Cortex
outer region
Hilum
depression in an organ where blood vessels and nerves enter and leave
Medulla
inner region of an organ
