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Chapter 7 Flashcards

1
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Homeostasis

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Is the body’s ability to maintain an equilibrium within its internal environment.

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Urethra

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A tube that carries urine from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body

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Voiding

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Expelling urine through the urethra (urination)

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4
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Arterioles

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The smallest arteries

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5
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Glomeruli

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Easy arterial in the cortex of the kidney leads into a mass of very tiny, coiled and intertwined smaller blood vessels called…

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Cali/o

Calic/o

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Calyx; cup-shaped

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Cyst/o

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Urinary bladder

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Glomerul/o

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Glomerulus

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Meat/o

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Meatus

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10
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Nephr/o

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Kidney

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11
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Pyel/o

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Renal pelvis

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12
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Ren/o

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Kidney

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13
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Trigon/o

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Trigone (region of bladder)

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Ureter/o

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Ureter

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Urethr/o

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Urethra

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16
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Vesic/o

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Urinary bladder

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17
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Albumin/o

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Albumin (a protein in blood)

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18
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Azot/o

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Nitrogen

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19
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Bacteri/o

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Bacteria

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20
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Dips/o

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Thirst

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21
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Kal/o

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Potassium

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Ket/o

Keton/o

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Ketone bodies (ketoacids and acetones)

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Lith/o

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Stone

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24
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Natr/o

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Sodium

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Noct/o

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Olig/o

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Scanty, scarcely, hardly any, a meager amount…

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Py/o

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-tripsy

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Ur/o

Urin/o

30
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-uria

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A urine condition of… (urination)

31
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Glomerulonephritis

A

Inflammation of the glomeruli within the kidney.

32
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Nephrolithiasis

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Kidney stones

33
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Polycystic kidney disease (PKD)

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Multiple fluid-filled sacs (cysts) within and on the kidney.

34
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Pyelonephritis

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Inflammation of the lining of the renal pelvis and renal parenchyma.

35
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Diabetes Insipidus (DI)

A

Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) is not secreted, or there is a resistance of the kidney of ADH.

Lack of ADH prevents water from being reabsorbed into the blood through the renal tubules.

36
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Diabetes Mellitus (DM)

A

Insulin is not secreted adequately or tissues are resistant to its effects.

Without insulin, sugar cannot leave the bloodstream and is not available to body cells for energy.

37
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Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN)

A

Measurement of urea levels in blood.

38
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Kidneys, ureters and bladder (KUB)

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X-rays examination (without contrast) of the kidneys, ureters and bladder.

39
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Cystoscopy

A

Direct visualization of the urethra and urinary bladder with an endoscope (Cystoscope).

40
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Dialysis

A

Process of separating nitrogenous waster materials from the blood.

41
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Lithotripsy

A

Urinary tract stones are crushed.

42
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Renal angioplasty

A

Dilation of narrowed areas in renal arteries.

43
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Renal biopsy

A

Removal of kidney tissue for microscopic examination

44
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Urinary catheterization

A

Passage of a flexible, tubular instrument through the urethra into the urinary bladder.

45
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ADH

A

Antidiuretic hormone

46
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BUN

A

Blood urea nitrogen

47
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Cath

48
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CKD

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Chronic kidney disease

49
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Cl-

50
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Cysto

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Cystoscopic examination

51
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ESRD

A

End-stage renal disease

52
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ESWL

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Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy

53
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IVP

A

Intravenous pyelogram

54
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K+

55
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KUB

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Kidney, ureter and bladder

56
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Na+

57
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pH

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Scale to indicate degree of acidity or alkalinity

58
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PKU

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Phenylketonuria

59
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UA

A

Urinalysis

60
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UTI

A

Urinary tract infection

Medical Terminology (24 decks)

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