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Chapter 11 Exam 3 Flashcards

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Urinary system

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body system that includes the kidney; ureters; bladder; and urethra

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Urinary system function

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to produce; transport; store and excrete urine

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expandable reservoir for storing urine

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Bladder

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4
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domed shaped top of the bladder

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fundus

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organ of the uninary system that produces urine

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kidney

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Ren/o-

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kidney

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large; funnel shaped area within each kidney; collects urine from the major calices and then narrows to become the ureter

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Pelvis (renal pelvis)

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gland that is part of the male reproductive system; urethra in men passes through the ceneter of this

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Prostate gland

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9
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muscular ring

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Sphincter

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waste product from protein metablism; removed from the blood by the kidneys

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urea

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tube that carries urine from the pelvis of the kidney to the bladder

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ureter

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tube that carries urine from the baladder to the outside of the body

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urethra

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process of expelling urine from the body

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urination

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Urination aka

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voiding; micturition; or passing water

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complication that develops following an acute infection with streptoccal bacteria or with viruses; antibodies combine with the bacteria or viruses to form antigen-antibody complexes that clog the pores of the capillaries of the glomerulus

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glomerulonephritis

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Glomerulonephritis word breakdown

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glomerul/o- glomerulus nephr/o- kidney; nephron -it is inflammation of; infection of

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enlargement of the kidney due to pressure from urine that is backed up in the ureter because of an obstructing stone or stricture

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hydronephrosis

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Hydr/o-

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water

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kidney stone or calculus formation in the urinary system

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nephrolithiasis

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Nephrolithiasis word breakdown

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nephr/o- kidney; nephron lith/o-stone iasis state of; process of

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calculus

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stone

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calculi

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plural of calculus

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general word for any disease of the kidney

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nephropathy

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abnormally low position of a kidney

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nephroptosis

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nephroptosis word breakdown

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nephr/o- kidney; nephron -ptosis state of prolapse; drooping; falling

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hereditary disease characterized by cysts in the kidney that eventually destory the nephrons; causing kidney failure

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polycystic kidney disease

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Polycystic word breakdown

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poly- many; much cyst/o- bladder; fluid filled sac; semisolid cyst -ic pertaining to

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28
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inflammation and infection of the renal pelvis of the kidney caused by a bacterial infection of the bladder that goes up the ureters to the kidneys

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pyelonephritis

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Pyelonephritis word breakdown

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pyel/o- renal pelvis nephr/o- kidney; nephron it is- inflammation of; infection of

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30
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disease in which the kidneys decrease urine production; and then stop producing urine

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renal failure

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31
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inflammation or infection of the bladder

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cystitis

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hernia in which the bladder bulges through a weakness in the muscular wall of the vagina or rectum

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cystocele

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cystocele word breakdown

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cyst/o- bladder; fluid filled sac; semisolid cyst -cele hernia

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34
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urinary retention due to a lack of innervation of the nerves of the bladder; due to spinal cord injury; spina bifida; MS; or Parkinson’s

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neurogenic bladder

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neurogenic bladder word breakdown

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neur/o- nerve gen/o- arising from; produced by -ic pertaining to

36
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formation of an abnormal passageway connecting the bladder to the vagine; urine flows from the bladder into the vagina and leaks continually to the outside of the body

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vesic/o- bladder; fluid filled sac vagin/o- vagina -al pertaining to

37
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inflammation or infection of the urethra

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urethritis

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urethritis word breakdown

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urethr/o- urethra it is inflammaiton of; infection of

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absence of urine production by the kidneys because of acute or chronic renal failure

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anuria word breakdown

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an- without; not ur/o- urine; urinary system -ia condiation; state; thing

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difficult or painful urination

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dysuria word breakdown

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dys- painful; difficult; abnorma ur/o- urine; urinary system -ia condition; state; thing

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involuntary release of urine in an otherwise normal person who should have bladder control

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enuresis word breakdown

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enur/o- to urinate -esis condition; abnormal condition; process

45
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glucose in the urine

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glycosuria

46
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Glycosuria word breakdown

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glycos/o- glucoase ur/o- urine; urinary system -ia condition; state; thing

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blood in the urine

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hematuria word breakdown

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hemat/o-blood ur/o- urine; urinary system -ia condition; state; thing

49
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inability to voluntarily keep urine in the bladder

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incontinence

50
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when a patient laughs; coughs; or sneezes; increased intra-abdominal pressure causes urine to pass

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stress incontinence

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increased frequency and urgency of urination during the night due to cystitis; an enlarged prostated gland; or decreased capacty of the bladder in older adults

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nocturia word breakdown

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noct/o-night ur/o- urine; urinary system -ia condition; state; thing

53
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decreased production of urine due to kidney failure

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oliguria word breakdwon

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olig/o- scanty; few ur/o- urine; urinary system -ia condition; state; thing

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excessive production of urine due to diabetes mellitus or diabetes insipidus

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white blood cells in the urine; indicating a urinary tract infection

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pyuria word breakdown

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py/o-pus ur/o- urine; urinary system -ia condition; state; thing

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bacterial infection somehwere in the urinary tract; most often caused by E coli which is normally found in the intestines and the rectum

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Urinary tract infection

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UTI

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Urinary tract infection

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test that measures the amount of urea; used to monitor kidney function and the progression of kidney disease or to watch for signs of nephrotoxicity

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blood urea nitrogen (BUN)

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test that puts urine onto culture medium in a petri dish to identify the cause of a urinary tract infection

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culture and sensitivity (C&S)

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test that describes the urine and detects substances in it

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urinalysis (UA)

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procedure that uses x-rays and radiopaque contrast due; dye is injectedintravenously and flows through the blood and into the kidneys; it outlines the renal pelves; ureters; bladder; and urethra

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intravenous pyelography (IVP)

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procedure that uses x-rays and radiopaque contrast dye; dye is insterted into the bladder through a catheter; outlines the bladder and urethra

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voiding cystourethrography (VCUG)

65
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procedure in which a catheter is inserted through the urethra and into the bladder to drain the urine

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catheterization

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procedure to remove waste products from the blood of a patient in renal failure

67
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dialysis using a shunt or fistua to allow easy and reliable access to the blood

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hemodialysis

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surgically implanted internal and external tubing for dialysis used when a patient’s blood vessels are small

69
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used in dialysis; surgically joining an artery and a vein

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procedure to remove the bladder because of bladder cancer

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cystectomy

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procedure that uses a rigid or flexible cystoscope inserted through the urethra in order to examine the bladder

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cystoscopy

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procedure that uses sound waves to break up a kidney stone

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lithotripsy

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sound waves are generated outside the body

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extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL)

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procedure to surgically remove a diseased or cancerous kidney

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nephrectomy

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procedure in which a small incision is made in the skin and an endoscope is inserted in a percutaneous approach into the kidney to remove a kidney stone embedded in the renal pelvis or calices

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nephrolithotomy

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BUN

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blood urea nitrogen

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C&S

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Culture and sensitivity

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Cysto

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cystoscopy

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ESWL

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extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy

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GU

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Genitourinary or Gonococcal urethritis

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IVP

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intravenous pyelography

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UA

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urinalysis

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UTI

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urinary tract infection

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