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ch.10 Flashcards

1
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cysto/o

A

bladder

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glomerul/o

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glormerulus

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3
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meat/o

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meatus(opening)

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4
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nephr/O

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kidney

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5
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pyel/o

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renal pelvis

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6
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ren/o

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kidney

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7
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ur/o

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urinary system

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ureter/o

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ureter

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urethr/o

A

urethra

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10
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vesic/o

A

urinary bladder

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11
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-uria

A

urine, urination

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12
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cortetx

A

outer layer of kidney and contains nephrons(kidney cells)

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13
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medulla

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inner layer of the kidney

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14
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renial pelvis

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is the upper expanded section of the ureters

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15
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nephrons

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filtering unit of the kidey, responsible for filtering the blood and forming urine

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16
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glomerulus

A

cluster of capillaries

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17
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renal tubules

A

has many loops and coils, captures water and waste

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18
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Uretersa

A

narrow tubes 10-12 inches in length uper ends located in the kidney
sections are called renal pelvis
from the kidney the ureters narrow and connect ot the urinary bladder

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19
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Urethra

A

a tube leading from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body

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20
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hemat/o

A

blood

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21
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lith/o

A

stone

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22
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nocto/o

A

night

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23
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olig/o

A

few, diminished

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24
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py/o

A

pus

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25
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an

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without

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26
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dys

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abnormal, painful

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poly

28
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cele

A

herina proturusion

29
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gram

30
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graph

A

instrament for recording

31
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graphy

A

procces of recoding

32
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pexy

A

surgical fixation

33
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ptosis

A

drooping sagging

34
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scope

A

instrument for viewing

35
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scopy

A

process of vewing

36
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stomy

A

creation of new opeinging

37
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otomy

A

incision into

38
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tripsy

39
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an

40
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diuresis

A

large amounts of urine

41
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diuretic

A

increasing the secreation of urine

42
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osis

43
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incontinence

A

loss of urianry control

44
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iasis

45
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oma

46
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megaly

A

enlargement

47
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ic

A

pertaining too

48
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cyst/o

A

fluid filled sac

49
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stenosis

50
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metr/o

51
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ven/o

52
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peritoneal dialysis

A

treatment to filter blood when the kidneys are unable to function

53
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ectomy

A

surgical removal

54
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o/tomy

A

incision into

55
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pexy

A

surgical fixation

56
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plasty

A

surgical repair

57
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r/rhaphy

58
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BUN

A

blood urea nitrogen

59
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CAPD

A

continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis

60
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CCPD

A

continuous cycler assisted peritoneal dialysis

61
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IVP

A

intravenous pyelography

62
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KUB

A

kidney, ureters, and bladder

63
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NIPD

A

nocturnal intermittent peritoneal dialysis

64
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UA

A

urinalysis

65
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UTI

A

urinary tract infection

66
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VCUG

A

voiding cystourethrography

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