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Terminology 9 Flashcards

1
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Micturation

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Urination or voiding

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Voiding

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Expel urine

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Nitrogenous wastes

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Substances containing nitrogen and are excreted in urine

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Reabsorbtion

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Process of accepting again or taking back

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Renal artery
Renal vein

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Renal artery structure that Carrie’s blood to the kidney
Renal vein structure that Carrie’s blood away from the kidney

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Terms:renal pyramid,minor calyx,major calyx,renal pelvis

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Internal structures of the kidney

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7
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Cali/o or calico/o

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Calyces

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Cyst/o

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Urinary bladder

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9
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Nephr/o
Ren/o

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Kidney

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Pyle/o

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Renal pelvis of the kidney

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11
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Pyelonephritis

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Inflammation of the renal pelvis

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Urin /o

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Urine

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13
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Uria

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Urination

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14
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Urethr/o

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Urethra

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15
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Lithotripsy

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Crushing of stones with schockwaves

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16
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Dialysis

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Waste materials separate from bloodstream when kidneys no longer function

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Nephrolithasis

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Condition of kidney stones or renal calculi

18
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Renal cell carcinoma

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Cancerous tumor of the kidney

19
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Renal failure

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Failure of the kidney to excrete urine

20
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Renal hypertension

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High blood pressure resulting from kidney disease

21
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Wilms Tumor

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Malignant tumor if the kidney occurring in childhood

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Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN)

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Measures amount of urea

23
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Creatine clearance test

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Measures ability of the kidney to remove creatine from blood

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Renal Angiogram

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Radiologic exam where contrast media is injected into artists of the kidney

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Kidneys Uretrs Bladder (KUB)

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X ray exam where a single image visualizes the kidneys ureters and bladder

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Excretory urography

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Contrast media injected into vein and urinary system is demonstrated

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Cystourethogram

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Contrast media in bladder and patient then voids to demonstrate the urethra

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Retrograde pyelogram

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Contrast media into bladder and ureters through a cystoscope

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