Chapter 7 Flashcards
Urinary system
Removes wastes from the body
Maintains homeostasis, or a constant internal environment, within the body
Urin/o and ur/o
Kidneys combining form
ren/o and nephr/o
Two parts of the kidney
Renal cortex: outer part (cortic/o means outer part)
Renal medulla: inner part (medull/o means inner)
Kidney strucures
Nephron: functional unit of the kidney
Renal pelvis: area of the kidney where urine collects before entering the ureters (present in some species)
Peyl/o means pelvis
Ureters combining form
Ureter/o
A single urinary bladder combining form
cyst/o
Urethra combining form
urethr/o
Urine production
The process of urine production is uropoiesis
-poiesis means formation
Normal is clear and pale yellow in most species
-chrome means color
Turbid means cloudy
Cytocentesis
Surgical puncture of the urinary bladder
Pneumocystography
Radiographic study of the urinary bladder after air has been placed in the bladder
Calculus
Abnormal mineral deposit
Lith/o is combining form for stone or calculus
-lith is suffix for stone or calculus
Nephrolith
Kidney stones
Prolapse
Downward displacement of body organ
Uremia
Wast products in the blood
Cystotomy
Surgical incision into the urinary bladder
Lithotripsy
Destruction of stone ultrasonic waves traveling through water
AKI
Acute kidney failure
ARF
Acute renal failure
CRF
Chronic renal failure
PU
Polyuria
UA
Urinalysis
ADH
Antidiuretic hormone
BUN
Blood urea N
CRRT
Continuous renal replacement therapy
