urinary system Flashcards
what is polyuria?
exessive urination
what is incontinence
involuntary urination
what is nocturia
fequent urination at night
what is uremia
when waste products build up in blood
what is hematuria
when there is blood in the urine
what is dysuria
whaen there is painful urination
what is olguria
small amount of urine output
what is enuesis
bedwetting
when the proximal convulted tubules are unable to correct water imbalances in the body during dehydration, which urinary process is impared?
reabsorbtion
true of false: the kidneyb is a hollow muscular sac
false: the bladder is a hollow muscle
what part of the kidney contains the nephron ?
renal cortex
when urine passes through the decending loop of henle, what is reabsorbed in the greatest amount?
water
if a persons urinary function is impared and his oliguria and uremia worsen into anuria what would the treatment be?
dialysis
name the urinary function that causes the elimination of excessive substances in the urine?
secretion
which function of the urinary system is affected when someones ADH production and relese is alterd
reabsorbtion
what structure contains Bowman’s capsule proximal convoluted tubule and loop of Henle?
nephron -functional unit of kidney
what is the name of the urinary function that hemodialysis replaces?
filtration
what structure is affected when is blocked by a kidney stone and is causing flank pain and hydronephrosis?
ureter
what is glomerulonephritits?
inflamation of the glomerulus in the nephron-filtration if affected- and protiens and blood cells are found in urine
what urinary function would be affected by glomerulonephritis ?
filtration function
what is the name of the outer layer of the kidney?
renal cortex
what process of urine formation is affected when someone is experiencing hematuria?
the urine is not being filterd properly filtration
true of false: dialysis involvolves that use of a divice that rids the body of harmful waste as blood pressure passes through a semipermeable membrane.
true
what is the name of the structure that carries urine from the kidney to the bladder?
ureters
what are the symptoms of dehydration?
dark amber colored urine, oliguria (low urine output), weakness, dizziness, sunken eyes
which part of the urine formation process carries creatinine, hydrogen ions, potassium ions, and some drugs from the blood to the collection tubules?
secretion
what type of blood pressure medicine causes polyuria?
diuretics
which urinary structure is responsible for storing urine before it is released from the body?
the bladder
true or false: when a patient has problems with urinary incontinence he or she may worry about storing and eliminating urine.
true
what is the typical cause of cystitis?
e.coli - caused by poor hygine
what are sysmpotoms of cystitis?
dysuria (painful urination), frequent urination (polyuria), hematuria, and cloudy-smelly urine - caused by poor hygine
