Urinary System

Question 1

Kidneys

Answer 1

Pair of bean-shapes organs located at back of abdominal cavity

Question 2

hilum

Answer 2

bases of the lungs;notch in the concave border of each kidney

Question 3

Renal Pelvis

Answer 3

saclike collecting area for urine

Question 4

Cortex

Answer 4

Outer layer;arteries,veins,convoluted tubules

Question 5

Medulla

Answer 5

middle layer;renal pyramids

Question 6

Nephrons

Answer 6

functional units of the kidney

Question 7

Ureters

Answer 7

two muscular tubes that carry newly formed urine from each kidney down to bladder. is 28 to 34cm long

Question 8

Urinary Bladder

Answer 8

serves as a reservoir for urine

Question 9

Urethra

Answer 9

tube extending from bladder to urinary meatus

Question 10

urinary meatus

Answer 10

external opening of the urinary system

Question 11

Void

Answer 11

urinate

Question 12

micturition

Answer 12

medical term for urination

Question 13

Anuria

Answer 13

no urine formed by the kidneys

Question 14

bladder neck obstruction

Answer 14

blockage of the bladder outlet

Question 15

dysuria

Answer 15

painful or difficult urination

Question 16

enuresis

Answer 16

involuntary discharge of urine after a certain age. by age 5 children should be able to establish this

Question 17

hematuria

Answer 17

condition of the blood in the urine

Question 18

hypospadias

Answer 18

congenital opening of the male urethra on the underside of the penis

Question 19

nocturia

Answer 19

excessive urination during the night

Question 20

pyelitis

Answer 20

inflammation of the renal pelvis

Question 21

pyelonephritis

Answer 21

infection of the renal pelvis and kidney; common kidney disease

Question 22

pyuria

Answer 22

presence of pus in the urine

Question 23

renal colic

Answer 23

pain caused by kidney stone

Question 24

cystitis

Answer 24

inflammation of bladder

Question 25

glomerulobephritis

Answer 25

kidney disease that hampers the kidneys ability to remove waste and excess fluids

Question 26

incontinence

Answer 26

involuntary flow of urine

Question 27

enuresis

Answer 27

incontinence while sleeping

Question 28

kidney stones

Answer 28

cuased by deposits of mineral salts; jagged smooth and staghorn

Question 29

polycystic kidney disease (PKD)

Answer 29

disorder in which clusters of cysts develop within kidneys

Question 30

acute renal failure

Answer 30

causes a change in the filtering function of the kidneys,impairing the kidneys ability to maintain normal body function

Question 31

chronic renal failure

Answer 31

progressive loss of kidney function