Chapter 6 - Urinary System Flashcards
1
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The process of removing metabolic waste
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Excretion
2
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Protein is broken down into _____
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Amino acids
3
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When an amino acid is broken down, ______ is produced
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Ammonia
4
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Hollow sac that holds fluid like urine or bile
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Bladder
5
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Organ of excretion
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Kidney
6
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Surgical removal of a kidney
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Nephrectomy
7
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Medical specialty of disease of the kidney
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Nephrology
8
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Medical specialist in disease of the kidney
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Nephrologist
9
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Pertaining to the kidney
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Renal
10
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End product of nitrogen metabolism
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Urea
11
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Inflammation of the urethra
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Urethritis
12
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Fluid and dissolved substances excreted by kidney
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Urine
13
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Pertaining to urine
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Urinary
14
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To pass urine
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Urinate
15
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The act of passing urine
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Urination
16
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Medical specialty of disorders of the urinary system
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Urology
17
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Medical specialist in disorders of the urinary system
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Urologist
18
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Pertaining to urology
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Urological
19
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Funnel shaped structure
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Calyx
20
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Outer portion of an organ
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Cortex
21
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Pertaining to the cortex
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Cortical
22
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That which has passed through a filter
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Filtrate
23
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A porous substance through which a liquid or gas is passed to separate out contained particles; or to use a filter
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Filter
24
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Process of passing liquid through a filter
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Filtration
25
Plexus of capillaries; part of a nephron
Glomerulus
26
Pertaining to or affecting a glomerulus or glomeruli
Glomerular
27
The part where the nerves and blood vessels enter and leave an organ
Hilum
28
Part of the renal tubule where reabsorption occurs
Loop of Henle
29
Central portion of a structure surrounded by cortex
Medulla
30
Filtration unit of the kidney; glomerulus and renal tubule
Nephron
31
A cup-shaped cavity, as in the pelvis of the kidney
Pelvis
32
Surrounding the small renal tubules
Peritubular
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Allowing passage of substances through a membrane
Permeable
34
Freely permeable to water but not to solutes
Semipermeable
35
When nothing is allowed passage
Impermeable
36
The taking back into the mood of substances that had previously been filtered out from it
Reabsorption
37
Enzyme secreted by the kidney that causes vasoconstriction
Renin
38
The presence of stones
Nephrolithiasis
39
Passage of urine
Urination, micturition or voiding
40
With pain medication to relieve symptoms, the hope is that the stones can be passed
Watchful waiting
41
Produces shock waves that crumble the stone into small pieces that can pass down the ureter
Lithotripter
42
A small, flexible ureteroscope is passed through the urethra and bladder into the ureter
Ureteroscopy
43
A nephroscope is inserted through the skin and into the kidney to locate and remove the stone
Percutaneous nephrolithotomy
44
Small stone
Calculus
45
Outside the body
Extracorporeal
46
Dilation of pelvis and calyces of a kidney
Hydronephrosis
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Pertaining to or suffering from the dilation of the pelvis and calyces of the kidney
Hydronephrotic
48
Incision for removal of a renal stone
Nephrolithotomy
49
X ray image of renal pelvis and ureters
Pyelogram
50
Backward flow
Reflux
51
Endoscope to view the inside of the ureter
Ureteroscope
52
Examination of the ureter
Ureteroscopy
53
An artificial method of filtration to remove excess waste materials and water from the body
Dialysis
54
Agent that increases urine output
Diuretic
55
Excretion of large volumes of urine
Diuresis
56
Infection of the glomeruli of the kidney
Glomerulinephritis
57
Blood in the urine
Hematuria
58
Pertaining to the spaces between cells in a tissue or organ
Interstitial
59
Inflammation of the kidney
Nephritis
60
Any disease of the kidney
Nephropathy
61
Glomerular disease with marked loss of protein
Nephrotic syndrome
62
Inflammation of the kidney and renal pelvis
Pyelonephritis
63
Cancerous kidney tumor of childhood
Wilms Tumor
64
Absence of urine production
Anuria
65
Excess nitrogenous waste products in the blood
Azotemia
66
An artificial method of filtration to remove excess waste materials and water directly from the blood
Hemodialysis
67
To insert material into tissues or the material inserted into tissues
Implant
68
Scanty production of urine
Oliguria
69
Composed of many cysts
Polycystic
70
Brother or sister
Sibling
71
The act of transferring tissue from one person to another
Transplant
72
The complex of symptoms arising from renal failure
Uremia
73
Bed wetting; urinary incontinence
Enuresis
74
The external opening of a passage
Meatus
75
Act of passing urine
Micturition
76
Pass urine
Micturate
77
An involuntary response to a stimulus
Reflex
78
Band of muscles that encircles an opening; when the muscle contracts, the opening squeezes closed
Sphincter
79
The evacuate urine or feces
Void
80
Inflammation of the urinary bladder
Cystitis
81
Surgical procedure to support the urinary bladder
Cystopexy
82
An endoscope inserted to view the inside of the bladder
Cystoscope
83
The process of using a cystoscope
Cystoscopy
84
Difficulty or pain with urination
Dysuria
85
The number of times something happens in a given time
Frequency
86
Pertaining to a disease of unknown etiology
Idiopathic
87
Inability to prevent discharge of urine or feces
Incontinence
88
Contraction and relaxation of the pelvis floor muscles to improve urethral and rectal sphincter function
Kegel Exercises
89
The vein that brings blood from the intestines to the liver
Portal
90
Inflammation of renal pelvis
Pyelitis
91
A holding in of what should normally be discharged
Retention
92
A description of the distribution and extent of dissemination of a cancer disease process
Stage
93
Above the symphysis pubis
Suprapubic
94
A cylindrical mold formed by materials in kidney tube
Cast
95
X ray image during voiding to show structure and function of bladder and urethra
Cystourethrogram
96
Presence of glucose in urine
Glucosuria
97
Chemical formed in uncontrolled diabetes or in starvation
Ketone
98
Excess production of ketones
Ketosis
99
Excessive production of ketones, making the blood acidic
Ketoacidosis
100
Chemical formed in urine by E. coli and other micro organisms
Nitrite
101
Presence of protein in urine
Proteinuria
102
Reversal of a normal flow
Retrograde
103
Examination of urine to separate it into its elements and define their mind and or quality
Urinalysis
