Chapter 7 - Vocabulary

Question 1

Arteriole

Answer 1

Small artery

Question 2

Creatinine

Answer 2

Nitrogenous waste excreted in urine

Question 3

Electrolyte

Answer 3

Chemical element that carries an electrical charge when dissolved in water. Electrolytes are necessary for functioning of muscles and nerves

Potassium and sodium are electrolytes

Question 4

Filtration

Answer 4

Process whereby some substances, but not all, pass through a filter

Question 5

Hilum

Answer 5

Depression in an organ where blood vessels and nerves enter and leave

Question 6

Kidney

Answer 6

Bean shaped organs in either side of backbone in lumbar region; it filters nitrogenous wastes from bloodstream to form urine

Question 7

Meatus

Answer 7

Opening or canal

Question 8

Nephron

Answer 8

It is functional unit of kidney, each capable of forming urine by itself

Question 9

Nitrogenous waste

Answer 9

Substance containing nitrogen and excreted in urine. Ex. Creatinine

Question 10

Potassium (K+)

Answer 10

Electrolyte. Regulated by kidney so that a proper concentration is maintained within blood

Question 11

Reabsorption

Answer 11

Process whereby renal tubules return materials necessary to body back into bloodstream

Question 12

Renal pelvis

Answer 12

Central collecting region in kidney

Question 13

Sodium (Na+)

Answer 13

Electrolyte. Regulated in blood and urine by kidneys; needed for proper transmission of nerve impulses, heart activity, and other metabolic functions.

Question 14

Trigone

Answer 14

Triangular area in urinary bladder

Question 15

Urea

Answer 15

Major nitrogenous waste excreted in urine

Question 16

Ureter

Answer 16

One of two tubes leading from kidneys to urinary bladder

Question 17

Urethra

Answer 17

Tube leading from urinary bladder to outside of body

Question 18

Urinary bladder

Answer 18

Hollow, muscular sac that holds and stores urine

Question 19

Urination (voiding)

Answer 19

Process of expelling urine

Question 20

ADH

Answer 20

Antidiuretic hormone

Question 21

BUN

Answer 21

Blood urea nitrogen

Question 22

Cl-

Answer 22

Chloride- an electrolyte excreted by kidney

Question 23

C&S

Answer 23

Culture and sensitive testing - to determine antibiotic effectiveness against bacteria grown from a patient’s urine specimen

Question 24

K+

Answer 24

Potassium - an electrolyte

Question 25

KUB

Answer 25

Kidney, ureter, and bladder

Question 26

Na+

Answer 26

Sodium - an electrolyte

Question 27

UA

Answer 27

Urinalysis

Question 28

UTI

Answer 28

Urinary tract infection