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The Urinary Tract Flashcards

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Antiduretic hormone

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Hormone produced in the pituitary gland to control the reabsorption of water the renal tubules

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Aldosterone

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Hormone produced by the adrenals to contain sodium reabsorption and potassium excretion

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Bowman’s capsule

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Cup-like capsule enclosing each glomerulus

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Erythropoietin (EPO)

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Hormone produced by the kidney to stimulate the production of red blood cells in the bone marrow

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Filtration

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Passage of substances from the glomerulus to BowMan’s capsule

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Glomerulus

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Collection of capillaries in the renal cortex where filtration takes place

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Kidney

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Pair of retroperitoneal bean-shaped organs where urine is formed

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Nephron

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The functional unit of the kidney

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Nitrogen

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Electrolyte component of protein and amino acids

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Nitrogenous wastes

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Waste product of protein metabolism; excreted in urine

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Potassium

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Electrolyte secreted from the bloodstream to the renal tubules and then excreted in the urine

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Reabsorption

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Substances return to the bloodstream from the renal tubules

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Renal cortex

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Outer section of the kidney

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Renal medulla

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Inner section of the kidney

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Renal pelvis

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Central collecting region of the kidney

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Renin

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Proteolytic enzyme produced by the kidney to regulate blood pressure

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Sodium

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Electrolyte in the blood and urine; regulated by the kidney

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Urea (BUN)

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Non-protein nitrogenous waste that results from protein, it is converted to ammonia. Ammonia is then sent to the liver to be converted to urea which is then excreted in the urine

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Ureter

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Tube that carries urine from the kidneys to the urinary bladder

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Urethra

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Tube that carries urine from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body

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Uric acid

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Metabolic by-product produced by the liver; excreted in the urine

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Urinary bladder

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Sac that temporarily urine

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Urinary catheterisation

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Catheter placed in the urethra to the urinary bladder to obtain a urine sample or relieve a urinary obstruction

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Urine

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Water and waste products produced by the kidneys and stored in that urinary bladder

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Voiding

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Emptying of urine from the urinary bladder. Also called micturition or urination

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Azotemia

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Increase in non-protein nitrogenous wastes in the blood. Also called uremia

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Calculus

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Another name for a stone. Calculus is most often used to describe the small sedimentary particular in urine

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Dialysis

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Separation of waste products from the bloodstream

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Diuresis

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Increased excretion of urine

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Enuresis

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Inability to control excretion; also called incontinence

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Feline idiopathic cystitis (FIC)

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Inflammation of the bladder due to an unknown cause

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Feline lower urinary tract disease (FLUTD)

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Disease with a collection of symptoms including cystitis, urethritis, hematutia, dysuria, and crystalluria. Also know as feline urological syndrome (FUS)

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Free catch

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Also known as a voided sample, this is the collection of urine into an open container

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Perineal urethroetomy

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New opening in the area between the annum and scrotum to correct FUS

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Pollakiuria

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Frequent urination

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Polycystic kidney

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Fluid-filled sac within or upon the kidney; the most common congenital renal defect

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Renal Colic

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Pain caused by stones in the kidney

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Renal Ischemia

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Lack of blood flow to the kidney

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Stranguria

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Straining to urinate; slow or painful urination

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Urinalysis

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Separation of urine into its components

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Urethral stricture

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Tightening or narrow of the urethra

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Urinary retention

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Inability to completely empty the bladder

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Urine specific gravity

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Measurement of the density of urine. This measures the weight of dissolved substances in the urine and the dehydration status of the patient based on urine concentration

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