Disorders Of Excretory System Flashcards
accumulation of urea in blood
uremia
uremia is caused due to
malfunctioning of kidneys
uremia may lead to
kidney failure
in patients with uremia, urea can be removed by a process called
hemodialysis
during hemodialysis, blood drained from artery is pumped into a dialysing unit called ________________ after adding an anticoagulant like _________
artificial kidney
heparin
artificial kidney is a coiled cellophane tube surrounded by a fluid that has the composition of
plasma except nitrogenous wastes
the porous cellophane membrane of the tube allows the passage of molecules based on
concentration gradient
cleared blood is pumped back to the body through a vein after adding
anti-heparin
kidney transplantation is the ultimate method for correction of
acute renal failure (kidney failure)
stones in kidney are made of
crystallised salts (insoluble)
kidney stones are called
renal calculi
what happens in glomerulonephritis
inflammation of glomeruli
