Diuretics -25

Question 1

Acidification

Answer 1

Process that alters the pH to less than seven

Question 2

Acidosis

Answer 2

PH less than 7.45 or a condition in which the tissues of relatively more acid or acid waste than normal

Question 3

Alkalosis

Answer 3

PH greater than 7.45 or a condition in which the tissues have less acid than normal

Question 4

Anuria

Answer 4

Condition in which no urine is produced

Question 5

Aquaporins

Answer 5

Specialized proteins that form pores channels in the cell membrane that allow water to pass through but not small molecules like ions

Question 6

Aquaresis

Answer 6

Renal excretion of water without electrolytes

Question 7

Aqueous humor

Answer 7

Ocular fluid; watery substance that is located behind the cornea of the eye and in front of the lens

Question 8

Ascites

Answer 8

Excess fluid in space between the tissues lining I have them in an abdominal organs in the peritoneal cavity usually associated with organ failure

Question 9

Convoluted

Answer 9

Oiled or folded back on itself

Question 10

Distal convoluted tubule

Answer 10

Part of the nephron that is closest to the collecting duct

Question 11

Diuresis

Answer 11

Condition that causes urine to be excreted, usually associated with large volumes of urine

Question 12

Edema

Answer 12

Swelling caused by fluid in body tissue

Question 13

Euvolemia

Answer 13

State of normal body fluid volume

Question 14

Extracellular

Answer 14

Area outside of cell

Question 14

Extracellular

Answer 14

Area outside of cell

Question 15

Hyperchloremia

Answer 15

Abnormally high level of chloride ions circulating in the blood

Question 16

Hypertonic

Answer 16

A condition where the concentration of salt is greater than that found inside the cells

Question 17

Hyperchloremia

Answer 17

Abnormally low levels of chloride ions circulating in the blood

Question 18

Hypokalemia

Answer 18

Abnormally low levels of potassium ions circulating in the blood

Question 19

Hyponatremia

Answer 19

Abnormally low levels of sodium ions circulating in the blood

Question 20

Hypotonic

Answer 20

Condition where the concentration of salt is less than that found inside the cells

Question 21

Metabolic waste products

Answer 21

Substances formed through the chemical processes that enable cells to function; usually substances are excreted by the body

Question 22

Miotic

Answer 22

A drug that causes constriction of the pupil of the eye

Question 23

Nephritis

Answer 23

Inflammation of the glomeruli often following a Streptococcus infection

Question 24

Oliguria

Answer 24

Condition in which a very small amount of urine produced

Question 25

Osmolality

Answer 25

The concentration of particles dissolved in a fluid

Question 26

Osmoreceptors

Answer 26

Specialize cells in the hypothalamus that respond to changes in sodium concentration (osmolarity) in the blood

Question 27

Proximal convoluted tubule

Answer 27

Part of the nephron that is closest to the glomerulus

Question 28

Refractory

Answer 28

Unable to produce an increased response even the stimulation or amount of drug has been increased

Question 29

Tubular reabaorption

Answer 29

Process in which the nephrons returned to the blood substances that were filtered out of the blood at the glomerulus

Question 30

Tubular secretion

Answer 30

Process in which the nephrons produce and release substances the facility sodium ion reabsorption and maintain acid base balance

Question 31

Uremia

Answer 31

Acumulation of nitrogen waste materials in the blood