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HSCI 147 - Medical Terminology > Key Terms - Chapter 6 > Flashcards

Key Terms - Chapter 6 Flashcards

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1
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sac that stores urines

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bladder

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where ureter and renal vein leaves the kidney and the renal artery enters

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hilum

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filter blood and eliminate waste through the passage of urine

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kidneys

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act of releasing urine

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urination, voiding, micturition

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filters all the blood in body approximately every 5 minutes

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nephron

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an extension of the ureter inside of the kidney

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renal pelvis

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triangular area in bladder between ureter’s entrance and the urethral outlet

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trigone

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thin, muscular tubes that move urine in peristaltic waves from kidneys to bladder

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ureters

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tube that conducts urine out of bladder

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urethra

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opening of urethra

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urinary meatus

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condition of no urine

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anuria

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hallow, flexible tube that can be inserted into a vessel organ, or cavity of the body to withdraw or instill fluid

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catheter

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prolapse or sagging of the kidney

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nephroptosis

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an instrument for visual examination of the inside of the bladder

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cystoscope

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deficiency of antidiuretic hormone (ADH), which causes the patient to excrete large quantities of urine (polyuria) and exhibit excessive thirst (polydipsia)

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diabetes insipidus (DI)

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a group of metabolic disorders characterized by high glucose levels that result from inadequate amounts of insulin, resistance to insulin, or a combo of both

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diabetes mellitus (DM)

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condition of painful urination

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dysuria

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sugar in urine

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glycosuria

19
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inability to hold urine

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incontinence (urinary)

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suspension of fixation of the kidney

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nephropexy

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(UA)

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urinalysis

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(VCUG)

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voiding cystourethrography

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radiographic imaging of the urinary bladder and urethra done with contrast medium while patient is urinating (VCUG)

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voiding cystourethrography

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physical, chemical, and/or microscope examination of urine (UA)

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urinalysis

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abnormal backflow of urine from the bladder to the ureter. May be a result of an obstruction, infection, or congenital defect

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vesicoureteral reflex

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infection of the renal pelvis and parenchyma of the kidney, usually the result of lower UTI

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pyelonephritis

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physical, chemical, and/or microscope examination of urine

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urinalysis (UA)

28
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inability to release urine

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retention (urinary)

29
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intense sensation of the need to urinate immediately

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urgency

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