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MT7 Renal/Urinary System Flashcards

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cysto-

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Bladder

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hydro-

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Watery fluid

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nephro-

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Kidney

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pyel/o-

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Renal pelvis or pelvis of kidney

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ren-

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Kidney

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ur- or urin-

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Urine or the urinary system

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ur-

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Urea (waste protein)

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ureter-

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Tube from kidney to bladder

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urethr-

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Tube from the bladder

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homeo or homo

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Similar or like

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homo

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The same or common

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oligo

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Scant, few or a deficiency

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-ectasis

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Stretching or widening or dilation

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-cele

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Swelling or protrusion

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-lysis

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Destruction, separation or breaking down

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-tripsy

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Crushing

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-triptor

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Instrument used to crush

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-uresis

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Urination

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-uria

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Condition of the urine

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ARF

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Acute renal failure

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CRF

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Chronic renal failure

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ADH

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Anti-diuretic hormone

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U & E

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Urea and electrolytes

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UTI

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Urinary tract infection

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25
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Name the six main organs of the renal/urinary system

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2 kidneys
1 urethra
1 urinary bladder
2 ureters

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26
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What do the kidneys do

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They filter blood and produce urine

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27
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What drug would you give to patients suffering from oedema

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Diuretic

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28
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Give three examples of substances that may be excreted in urine and abnormal levels

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Albumin (protein)
Glucose
Blood

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29
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What is the renal pelvis

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Outlet funnel of the kidney

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30
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Nephrosis

A

Disease of the kidney

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31
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Pyeloplasty

A

Reconstruction or repair of a kidney

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32
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Kidney stones

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Renal calculi or nephroliths

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33
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A kidney stone

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Renal calculus or nephrolith

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34
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Presence of stones in the kidneys

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Nephrolithiasis

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35
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Presence of stones in the urine tube from kidney to bladder

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Ureterolithiasis

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36
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Dilation of tube from kidney to bladder

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Ureterectasis

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37
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Name two ways the stones in the renal pelvis may be removed/destroyed

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Lithotripsy
ESWL (extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy)

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Oliguria

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Scanty production of urine

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Anuria

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Failure with kidneys to produce urine or no urine production

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Polyuria

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Passing large amounts of urine

41
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What is the difference between pyelonephritis and pyelitis

A

Pyelonephritis is inflammation of both the kidneys and the renal pelvis

Pyelitis is inflammation of the renal pelvis

42
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Inflammation of the tube from the kidney to the bladder

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Urethritis

43
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What is the cystocele and what might cause it

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A protrusion of the bladder into the vagina wall perhaps caused by pregnancy or childbirth

44
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Diuretic

A

A drug to increase urine production

45
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Dehydration

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Severe loss of fluid from body tissue

46
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Oedema

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Accumulation of fluid in the tissues

47
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Urologist

A

Specialist who studies and treats conditions of the urinary tract

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Micturition

A

Function of passing urine

49
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Continence

A

Ability to be able to control the function of urination

50
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Incontinence

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Inability to be able to control the function of urination

51
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Lithotripsy

A

Crushing stones

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-stalsis

A

Contraction

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Acute

A

Sudden and severe in onset

54
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Chronic

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Persisting for a long time and constantly recurring

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Ischaemia

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Inadequate flow of blood to part of the body

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Ischaemic

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Relating to an inadequate blood supply to an organ or body part

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Uraemia

A

Condition of Uria in the blood (or waste protein)

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Dialysis

A

Artificial filtration of the blood to remove waste products by machine or by chemical means

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Urethral

A

Pertaining to the tube from the bladder

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Bacteriuria

A

Presence of bacteria in the urine

61
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Calculus

62
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Pelviureteric

A

Relating to the renal pelvis and the urine tube from kidney to bladder

63
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Kidney
What
Where
Purpose
Summary

A

One of a pair, organ of urinary system
At the rear of the abdominal cavity
Filters waste products

Abdominal organ that filters blood and produces urine

64
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Renal pelvis
What
Where
Purpose
Summary

A

Part of the kidney
In each kidney

Collecting funnel or outlet funnel from kidney to ureter

65
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Ureter
What
Where
Purpose
Summary

A

One of a pair, a tube from kidney to bladder
Runs from kidney to bladder to transport urine

Urine tube from kidney to bladder

66
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Bladder
What
Where
Purpose
Summary

A

Organ of urinary system
In the pelvic region – stores urine

Organ in pelvis the stores urine

67
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Urethra
What
Where
Purpose
Summary

A

Tube from bladder
In the pelvic region – transports urine

Urine tube from bladder

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Renal colic

A

Severe pain produced by the passing of a renal calculus from the kidney through the ureter

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Diuresis

A

Increased production of urine

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Bladder displacement

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Passing urine

A

Micturition

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Kidney stone

A

Renal calculus or nephrolith

73
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Tube through which urine passes from bladder to outside the body

74
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Diuresis

A

An increase in the production of urine

75
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Failure of kidneys to produce urine

A

Acute renal failure

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Reverse

Bladder

77
Q

Reverse

Watery fluid

78
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Reverse

Kidney

79
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Reverse

Renal pelvis or pelvis of kidney

80
Q

Reverse

Kidney

81
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Reverse

Urine or the urinary system

A

ur- or urin-

82
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Reverse

Urea (waste protein)

83
Q

Reverse

Tube from kidney to bladder

84
Q

Reverse

Tube from the bladder

85
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Reverse

Similar or like

A

homeo or homo

86
Q

Reverse

The same or common

87
Q

Reverse

Scant, few or a deficiency

88
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Reverse

Stretching or widening or dilation

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Q

Reverse

Swelling or protrusion

90
Q

Reverse

Destruction, separation or breaking down

91
Q

Reverse

Crushing

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Q

Reverse

Instrument used to crush

93
Q

Reverse

Urination

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Q

Reverse

Condition of the urine

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Reverse

Disease of the kidney

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