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Unit 6- Urinary System Flashcards

1
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nephr/o

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kidney(s)

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ren/o

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kidney(s)

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3
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kidneys

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removes waste from blood

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4
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pyel/o

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renal pelvis

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5
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renal pelvis

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collects urine and passes to ureter

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6
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ureter/o

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ureter

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7
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ureter

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carries urine from kidneys to bladder (tube-like structure)

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cyst/o

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bladder

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vesic/o

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bladder

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10
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bladder

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hollow organ that holds urine

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urethr/o

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urethra

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12
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urethra

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passes urine from bladder to outside of the body

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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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15
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-uria

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urine

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16
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urine

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liquid waste produced by the kidneys

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17
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albumin/o

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albumin (type of protein)

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glyc/o

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sugar (glucose; in urine sign of diabetes)

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glycos/o

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sugar (glucose; in urine sign of diabetes)

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20
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lith/o

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stones (form in the kidney and travel through urinary system)

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21
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calculus

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stones

22
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calculi (pl)

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stones

23
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urea

A

waste product; physicians use to diagnose kidney disorders (note: uria means urine)

24
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urinalysis

A

UA or ua; analysis of urine

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KUB (cub)

A

kidneys, ureter, bladder

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IVP

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intravenous pyelogram- a special x-ray exam of the kidney, bladder, and ureters (-gram mean record/image)

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cath

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catheter; catheterization- a flexible tube inserted into the bladder to drain urine

28
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ARF

A

acute renal failure (sudden kidney failure)

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CRF

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chronic renal failure (loss of kidney function slowly over time)

30
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UTI

A

urinary tract infection (bacterial infection of bladder or urethra)

31
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BUN

A

blood urea nitrogen (test done to see how well kidneys are functioning/working)

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micturition, voiding

A

urination, excretion of urine from the body

33
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incontinence, enuresis

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involuntary urination, inability to control excretory functions

34
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olig/o

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scant; few; very little

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oliguria

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very little urine produced or excreted

36
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cystolithotomy

A

surgical incision to remove stone from the bladder

37
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noct/i

A

night

38
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nocturia

A

excessive urination at night

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uremia

A

blood in the urine

40
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-ptosis

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drooping, sagging, floating

41
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nephroptosis

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drooping, sagging, “floating kidney”

42
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-pexy

A

surgical fixation

43
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nephropexy

A

surgical fixation of a floating kidney

44
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-tripsy

A

surgical crushing

45
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nephrolithotripsy

A

surgical crushing of a stone in the kidney

46
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hemodialysis

A

filtering of the blood to remove waste

47
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-lysis

A

breaking down; destruction

48
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-rraphy

A

suturing (stitching)

49
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cystorraphy

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suturing the bladder

50
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diuretic

A

agent that increases the amount of urine

51
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sepsis

A

an infection that spreads through the bloodstream

52
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septic

A

pertaining to sepsis

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