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Medical Terminology Chapter 9 Flashcards

1
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organs of the urinary system

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kidneys, ureters, urethra, urinary bladder

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azot/o

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nitrogenous waste

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glomerul/o

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glomerulus

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glycos/o

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sugar, glucose

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home/o

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same

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hydr/o

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water

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keton/o

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ketones

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meat/o

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meatus

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nephr/o

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kidney

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noct/i

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night

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olig/o

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scanty

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protein/o

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protein

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pyel/o

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renal pelvis

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ren/o

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kidney

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ureter/o

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ureter

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urethr/o

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urethra

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urin/o

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urine

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ur/o

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urine

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-lith

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stone

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-lysis

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to destroy

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-ptosis

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drooping

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-uria

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urine condition

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genitourinary system

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also called the urinary system

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urine

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waste materials

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uremia

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if the waste products build up in the blood and become toxic

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nephrons

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the actual filtration of wastes from the blood takes place in millions of these

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kidneys

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made up of millions of nephrons

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ureters

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transport the urine from the kidneys to the urinary bladder

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retroperitoneal

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the two kidneys are located here

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hilum

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the center of the concave area of the kidney

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cortex

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the outer portion of the kidney

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medulla

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the inner area of the kidney

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renal pyramids

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within the medulla are a dozen or so triangular shaped areas

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renal pailla

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the tip of the renal pyramid

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calyx or calyces

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where each pyramid opens

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Does the calyces and ultimately the renal pelvis collect urine as it’s formed?

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true

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glomerulus

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ball of capillaries in the glomerular capsule

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afferent arteriole

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carries blood to the glomerulus

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efferent arteriole

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cares blood away from the glomerulus

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rugae

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folds

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what 3 stages are there for urine production?

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filtration, reabsorption and secretion

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What are the values for urinalysis testing?

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color, odor, appearance, specific gravity, pH, protein, glucose, ketones, blood

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electrolytes

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sodium, potassium, chloride and bicarbonate

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how many ureters and urethras?

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two and one

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Urination can also be called what?

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micturition and voiding

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py/o

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pus

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-ecstasis

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dilated

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-algia

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pain

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cystic

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pertaining to the bladder

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glomerular

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pertaining to the glomerulus

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meatal

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pertaining to the meatus

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pyelitic

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pertaining to the renal pelvis

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anuria

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complete suppression of urine formed by the kidneys and a complete lack of urine excretion

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azotemia

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accumulation of nitrogenous waste in the bloodstream

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bacteriuria

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presence of bacteria in the urine

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calculus

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stone formed within an organ by an accumulation of mineral salts

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cystalgia

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urinary bladder pain

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cystolith

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bladder stone

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cystorrhagia

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profuse bleeding from the urinary bladder

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glycosuria

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presence of sugar in the blood

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nephrolith

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kidney stone

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nephomalacia

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kidney is abnormally soft

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nocturia

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having to urinate frequently at night

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oliguria

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producing too little urine

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renal colic

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pain caused by a kidney stone

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stricture

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narrowing of a passageway in the urinary system

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polycystic kidneys

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formation of multiple cysts within the kidney tissue

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nephritis

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kidney inflammation

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hydronephrosis

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distention of the renal pelvis due to urine collecting in the kidney

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glomerulonephritis

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inflammation of the kidney(primarily of the glomerulus)

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acute tubular necrosis

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damage to the renal tubules due to presence of toxins in the urine or to ischemia

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pyelitis

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renal pelvis inflammation

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pyelonephritis

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inflammation of the renal pelvis and the kidney

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Wilms’ tumor

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malignant kidney tumor found most often in children

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cystocele

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protrusion (or herniation) of the urinary bladder into the wall of the vagina

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blood urea nitrogen

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blood test to measure kidney function by the level of nitrogenous waste that is in the blood

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creatinine clearance

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test of kidney function

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urinometer

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instrument to measure the specific gravity of urine

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retrograde pyelography

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diagnostic x-ray procedure in which dye is inserted through the urethra to outline the bladder, ureters and renal pelvis

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extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy

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use of ultrasound waves to break up stones.

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cystopexy

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surgical fixation of the urinary bladder

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diuretic

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increases the volume of urine produced by the kidneys

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antispasmodic

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used to prevent or reduce bladder muscle spasms

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