urinary system

Question 0

loop of henle

Answer 0

part of nephron between distal and proximal convoluted tubes

Question 1

renal pelvis

Answer 1

funnel shaped basin that forms the upper end of the ureter

Question 2

filtration

Answer 2

movement of materials through a selectively permeable membrane under pressure

Question 3

calyx

Answer 3

upper extension of the pelvis that collects urine

Question 4

bowmans capsule

Answer 4

part of nephron where filtration of blood occurs

Question 5

cystitis

Answer 5

another name for a urinary bladder infection

Question 6

antidiuretic hormone

Answer 6

secreted by the pituitary gland to make the walls of the distal convoluted tubule more permeable to water

Question 7

glomerulus

Answer 7

coil of capillaries in bowmans capsule where blood is filtered

Question 8

160-180 liters

Answer 8

average amount of glomerular filtrate produced each day

Question 9

urea

Answer 9

on of the main nitrogen waste material in urine

Question 10

angiotensin

Answer 10

protein produced in response to renin which constricts blood vessels

Question 11

acute glomerulonephritis

Answer 11

most common kidney disease, streptococcal kidney infection

Question 12

cystoscope

Answer 12

instrument used to examine the urinary bladder

Question 13

specific gravity

Answer 13

the amount of dissolved materials in a solution as compared to water

Question 14

1-1.5 liters

Answer 14

average amount of urine produced everyday

Question 15

aldosterone

Answer 15

hormone produced in adrenal cortex that promotes the reabsorption of sodium and water in the kidneys

Question 16

urinary meatus

Answer 16

opening to the urinary system

Question 17

polycystic kidney

Answer 17

abnormal cysts develop on the surface of the kidney

Question 18

hydronephritis

Answer 18

distention of the renal pelvis and calyces due to the accumulation of fluid

Question 19

pyelonephritis

Answer 19

inflammation of the renal pelvis