Principle Systems Pt. 3 (Urinary And Reproductive) Flashcards
Viscera
Internal organs
Nephr/o
Ren/o
Kidneys
Ureter/o
Ureters
Cyst/o
Urinary bladder
Urethr/o
Urethra
Renal cortex
Outer part of a kidney
Renal medulla
Inner portion of a kidney
Renal pelvis
Top part of the ureter into which the kidney tubules (part of a nephron) drain
Digestive system eliminates…
Solid waste
Respiratory system eliminates…
Carbon dioxide
The skin eliminates…
Heat and salts
The urinary system eliminates…
Water, toxins and salts
Glomerulus
Part of a nephron. Contains capillary blood vessels which filter liquid from the blood
Urine
Excreted from the kidneys, this liquid contains 95% water and 5% solids (i.e. Urea and uric acid)
What is urine propelled through the body by?
Peristaltic contractions of the walls of the ureters, through the urinary bladder and out through the urethra
Haemodialysis
Filtering blood through a machine due to the kidneys being unable to function
Renal failure
Decrease or cessation of glomerular filtration within the kidney. Renal failure causes oedema (excessive fluid build up) and acidosis (abnormal increase in the acidity of bodily fluids). Can be acute or chronic.
Function of the two ureters?
Prevent backflow of urine as pressure builds in the bladder
Afferent blood vessel
Narrow vessel from the glomerulus
AGN
Acute glomerulonephritis
Calyces
Cup shaped divisions of the renal pelvis (singular calyx)
Catheter
A tube for introducing or withdrawing fluid from the body
Cystoptosis
Displacement/ prolapse of the bladder
Diuresis
Increase in the production of urine
Efferent blood vessel
Wider vessel from the glomerulus
GFR
Glomerulus filtration rate
Hydronephrosis
Backlog of urine causing pressure and damaging the kidneys
Incontinence
Lack of voluntary control of urine discharge
IVP
Intravenous pyelogram
KUB
Kidneys, ureters, bladder
Micturition
Expelling of urine
Oliguria
Scanty production of urine
Papilloma
Tumour of the bladder lining
Pyelonephritis
Inflammation of the renal pelvis of the kidney
RGP
Retrograde pyelogram
Urethrostenosis
Narrowing of the urethra
Voiding
Bodily process of discharging urine
Gonads
Testes/ovaries