Urinary System Flashcards
Sac that stores urine is the _______
Bladder
The ________ is located on kidney where ureter and renal vein leave the kidney and renal artery enters
Hilium
What Filters blood and eliminates waste through urine?
Kidneys
Act of releasing urine is _______
Micturition
Millions of microscopic units where filtration, reabsorption and secretion occurs (urinary) is the _______
Nephron
Extension of ureter inside of the kidney is the _______
Renal pelvis
Triangular area in the bladder between the ureters’ entrance and urethral outlet is the _______
Trigone
Thin muscular tubes that move urine in peristaltic waves from kidneys to bladder are the ______
Ureters
______ is the Tube that conducts urine out of bladder.
Urethra
The opening of the urethra is known as the ________
urinary meatus
Act of releasing urine is __________
Urination
Voiding is the act of releasing _______
Urine
An-
No, not, without
di-
through, complete
dys-
abnormal/painful condition
poly-
excessive, frequent
re-
back
-cele
herniation
-dispsia
condition of thirst
-flux
flow
-graphy
Process of recording
-lithotomy
removal of a stone
-lysis
seperation, breakdown
-pexy
suspension
-ptosis
drooping, prolapse
-scope
instrument to view
-scopy
process of viewing
-tomy
Incision
-tripsy
Process of crushing
-uria
Urinary condition
Azot/o
Nitrogen
cyst/o
urinary bladder
gluc/o glycos/o
sugar, glucose
lith/o
stone
meat/o
meatus
nephr/o
kidney
pyel/o
renal pelvis
ren/o
kidney
trigon/o
trigone
ureter/o
urethra
urethr/o
urethra
urin/o, ur/o
urine, urinary system
vesic/o
bladder
Condition of no urine is _____
anuria
The Hollow, flexible tube that can be inserted into a vessel, organ, or cavity of the body to withdraw or instill fluid is a _______
Catheter
What is herniation of the urinary bladder?
Cystocele
Instrument for visual examination of the inside of the bladder is a _______
cystoscope
Deficiency of the anti diuretic hormone, which causes the patient to excrete large quantities of urine (polyuria) and exhibit excessive thirst (polydipsia) is known as ______
Diabetes insipidus (di)
A group of metabolic disorders characterized by high glucose levels that result from inadequate amounts of insulin, resistance to insulin, or a combination of both is ________
Diabetes mellitus (DM)
Condition of painful urination is ______
dysuria
What is sugar in the urine?
Glycosuria
What is the inability to hold urine?
Incontinence
Process of crushing stones either to prevent or clear an obstruction in the urinary system (manually, high energy shock waves, pulsed dye laser) is _________
Lithotripsy
Incision of urinary meatus is _________
Meatotomy
Incision of the kidney for removal of kidney stone is _______
Nephrolithotomy
What is the Suspension or fixation of the kidney?
Nephropexy
Prolapse or sagging of kidney is the ______
Nephroptosis
Condition of excessive thirst ______
Polydipsia
Condition of excessive urination is _______
Polyuria
_______ is an Infection of the renal pelvis and parenchyma of the kidney, usually the result of lower urinary tract infection
pyelonephritis
Inability to release urine
Retention
Narrowing of the urethra is ______-
Urethral stenosis
Intense sensation of the need to urinate immediately is known as _______
Urgency
(UA) physical, chemical, and/or microscopic examination of urine
Urinalysis
What is the Abnormal backflow of urine from the bladder to the ureter. May be the result of an obstruction, an infection, or a congenital defect
Vesicoureteral reflux
Radiographic imaging of the urinary bladder and urethra done with a contrast medium while patient is urinating is a _________
VCUG
Voiding cystourethrography
