Chapter 9 Flashcards

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azot/o

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Nitrogenous waste

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2
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cyst/o

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bladder

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3
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home/o

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sameness

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4
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noct/i

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night

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5
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pyel/o

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renal pelvis

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6
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ren/o

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kidney
also nephr/o

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7
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olig/o

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scanty (small amount)

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ureter/o

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ureter

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9
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urethr/o

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urethra

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10
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ur/o

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urine

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11
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-lith

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stome

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12
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-lysis

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to destroy

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13
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-ptosis

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drooping

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14
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-uria

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condition of the urine

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15
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Retroperitoneal: function

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  • filter and remove waste from blood
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16
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Kidney structures (6)

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  1. Cortex- shell
  2. Medulla-inner
  3. Pyramids-tirangular shape
  4. Papilla-tip of pyramid
  5. Calyx- small opening that receives urine from papilla
  6. Renal pelvis- large area that receives urine from calyx and empties into ureter
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Ureter:

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Drains urine from kidney into urinary bladder

18
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Urethra

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Carries urine from bladder to outside body

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Nephron

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inside kidney pyramid
working unit ofthe kidney

20
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Renal corpuscle

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Part of neprhon
-double walled cup like structure AKA glomerular/Bowman’s capsule surrounds glomerulus

21
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Renal tubule/ 4 areas:

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Part of nephron
- 4 areas:
1. proximal/2. distal convoluted tubule
3. loop of henle
4. collecting tubile

22
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Urine production:

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  1. Filtration
  2. Reabsorption
  3. Secretion
23
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Protein in urine:

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-Preeclampsia in pregg
-glomerulonephritis

24
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Blood in urine:

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-Medication
-anemia

25
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Ketones in urine:

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Diabetes, dehydration, starvation

26
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Glucose in urine:

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  • stress, pregnancy, diabetes, infection
    Cushing’s syndrom
27
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calculus:

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stone formed in organ accumulation of mineral salts in kidney,

28
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Hesistancy

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decrease in the force of the urine stream

29
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-malacia

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softening

30
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Stricture

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narrowing of a passageway in the urinary system

31
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uremia

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many waste products in bloodstream ; bc renal failure

32
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stenosis

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narrowing

33
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Wilm’s tumor

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malignant kidney tumor mostly in children

34
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-genic

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produced by

35
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BUN

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Blood urea nitrogen: measures kidney fuction by lvl of nitrogenous waste AKA urea

36
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CC

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clean catch specimen:
- urine sample after cleaning urinary opening

37
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creatine clearance

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test of kidney function. Creatine is a waste product cleared by kidnys