Chapter 7: Urinary System Flashcards
Portion of the urinary bladder
Trigone
Glomerular
Pertaining to the small balls of capillaries in the kidney
Meatal stenosis
Narrowing of the urethral opening to the outside of the body
Electrolyte
Sodium
Nitrogenous waste
Creatine
Renal pelvis
Pyel/o
Surrounding the urinary bladder
Perivesical
Uremia
Azotemia
X ray of the urinary tract
KUB
Oliguria
Scanty urination
Diabetes insipidus is characterized by
Polydipsia
Polyuria
Pituitary gland malfunction
Insufficient ADH
Hernia of the tube connecting the kidney and urinary bladder
Ureterocele
Artificial kidney machine
Hemodialysis
Nephrolithotomy
Incision to remove a renal calculus
Protein in the urine
Albuminuria
Renal abscess may lead to
Pyuria
Alkaline
Basic
A group of symptoms marked by edema, proteinuria, and hypoalbuminemia
Nephrotic syndrome
High levels of ketones in the blood can lead to
Acidosis
Childhood renal carcinoma
Wilms tumor
Urine is held in the bladder
Urinary retention
Test that measures the amount of urea in the blood
BUN
Nephrosclerosis
Hardening of blood vessels in the kidney
Lithotripsy
Shock waves crush urinary tract stones
Small artery
Arteriole
Cuplike collecting region of the renal pelvis
Calyx
Tube for injecting or removing fluids
Catheter
Outer region of an organ
Cortex
Nitrogenous waste excreted in urine
Creatinine
Chemical element that carries an electrical charge when dissolved in water
Electrolyte
Hormone secreted by the kidney to stimulate production of red blood cells by bone marrow
Erythropoietin
Process whereby some substances pass through a filter
Filtration
Enclosing structure surrounding each glomerulus
Glomerular capsule or Bowman’s capsule
Tiny ball of capillaries in the kidney
Glomerulus
Depression in the part of an organ where blood vessels and nerves enter and leave
Hilum
One of two bean shaped organs which filter nitrogenous waste from the bloodstream to form urine
Kidney
Opening or canal
Meatus
Inner region of an organ
Medulla
The functional unit of the kidney where filtration, reabsorption and secretion take place
Nephron
Substance containing nitrogen and excreted in urine
Nitrogenous waste
Am electrolyte regulated by the kidney
Potassium
Renal tubules return materials necessary to the body back into the bloodstream
Reabsorption
Blood vessel that carries blood to the kidney
Renal artery
Central collection region in the kidney
Renal pelvis
Microscopic tubes in the kidney where urine is formed after filtration
Renal tubules
Blood vessel that carries blood away from the kidney
Renal vein
Hormone secreted by the kidney that raises blood pressure
Renin
An electrolyte regulated in the blood and urine by the kidneys
Sodium
Triangular area in the urinary bladder
Trigone
Major nitrogenous waste excreted in urine
Urea
One of two tubules leading from the kidneys to the urinary bladder
Ureter
Tube leading from the urinary bladder to outside of the body
Urethra
Nitrogenous waste product excreted in the urine
Uric acid
Hollow, muscular sac that holds and stores urine
Urinary bladder
Process of expelling urine; also called micturition
Urination (voiding)
Cali/o
Calyx
Calic/o
Calix
Cyst/o
Urinary bladder
Glomerul/o
Glomerulus
Meat/o
Meatus
Nephr/o
Kidney
Pyel/o
Renal pelvis
Ren/o
Kidney
Trigon/o
Trigone
Ureter/o
Ureter
Urethr/o
Urethra
Vesic/o
Urinary bladder
Albumin/o
Albumin
Azot/o
Nitrogen
Bacteri/o
Bacteria
Dips/o
Thirst
Kal/o
Potassium
Ket/o, keton/o
Ketone bodies
Lith/o
Stone
Nat/o
Sodium
Noct/o
Night
Olig/o
Scanty
-poietin
Substance that forms
Py/o
Pus
-tripsy
To crush
Ur/o
Urea
Urin/o
Urine
-uria
Urination, Urine condition