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Urinary System Flashcards

1
Q

Sac that stores urine is the _______

A

Bladder

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2
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The ________ is located on kidney where ureter and renal vein leave the kidney and renal artery enters

A

Hilium

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3
Q

What Filters blood and eliminates waste through urine?

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Kidneys

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4
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Act of releasing urine is _______

A

Micturition

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5
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Millions of microscopic units where filtration, reabsorption and secretion occurs (urinary) is the _______

A

Nephron

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6
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Extension of ureter inside of the kidney is the _______

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Renal pelvis

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7
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Triangular area in the bladder between the ureters’ entrance and urethral outlet is the _______

A

Trigone

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8
Q

Thin muscular tubes that move urine in peristaltic waves from kidneys to bladder are the ______

A

Ureters

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9
Q

______ is the Tube that conducts urine out of bladder.

A

Urethra

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10
Q

The opening of the urethra is known as the ________

A

urinary meatus

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11
Q

Act of releasing urine is __________

A

Urination

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12
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Voiding is the act of releasing _______

A

Urine

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13
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An-

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No, not, without

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14
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di-

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through, complete

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15
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dys-

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abnormal/painful condition

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16
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poly-

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excessive, frequent

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17
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re-

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back

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18
Q

-cele

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herniation

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19
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-dispsia

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condition of thirst

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20
Q

-flux

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flow

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21
Q

-graphy

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Process of recording

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22
Q

-lithotomy

A

removal of a stone

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23
Q

-lysis

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seperation, breakdown

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24
Q

-pexy

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suspension

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25
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-ptosis

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drooping, prolapse

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26
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-scope

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instrument to view

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27
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-scopy

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process of viewing

28
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-tomy

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Incision

29
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-tripsy

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Process of crushing

30
Q

-uria

A

Urinary condition

31
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Azot/o

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Nitrogen

32
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cyst/o

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urinary bladder

33
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gluc/o glycos/o

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sugar, glucose

34
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lith/o

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stone

35
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meat/o

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meatus

36
Q

nephr/o

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kidney

37
Q

pyel/o

A

renal pelvis

38
Q

ren/o

A

kidney

39
Q

trigon/o

A

trigone

40
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ureter/o

A

urethra

41
Q

urethr/o

A

urethra

42
Q

urin/o, ur/o

A

urine, urinary system

43
Q

vesic/o

A

bladder

44
Q

Condition of no urine is _____

A

anuria

45
Q

The Hollow, flexible tube that can be inserted into a vessel, organ, or cavity of the body to withdraw or instill fluid is a _______

A

Catheter

46
Q

What is herniation of the urinary bladder?

A

Cystocele

47
Q

Instrument for visual examination of the inside of the bladder is a _______

A

cystoscope

48
Q

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 ______

A

Diabetes insipidus (di)

49
Q

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 ________

A

Diabetes mellitus (DM)

50
Q

Condition of painful urination is ______

A

dysuria

51
Q

What is sugar in the urine?

A

Glycosuria

52
Q

What is the inability to hold urine?

A

Incontinence

53
Q

Process of crushing stones either to prevent or clear an obstruction in the urinary system (manually, high energy shock waves, pulsed dye laser) is _________

A

Lithotripsy

54
Q

Incision of urinary meatus is _________

A

Meatotomy

55
Q

Incision of the kidney for removal of kidney stone is _______

A

Nephrolithotomy

56
Q

What is the Suspension or fixation of the kidney?

A

Nephropexy

57
Q

Prolapse or sagging of kidney is the ______

A

Nephroptosis

58
Q

Condition of excessive thirst ______

A

Polydipsia

59
Q

Condition of excessive urination is _______

A

Polyuria

60
Q

_______ is an Infection of the renal pelvis and parenchyma of the kidney, usually the result of lower urinary tract infection

A

pyelonephritis

61
Q

Inability to release urine

A

Retention

62
Q

Narrowing of the urethra is ______-

A

Urethral stenosis

63
Q

Intense sensation of the need to urinate immediately is known as _______

A

Urgency

64
Q

(UA) physical, chemical, and/or microscopic examination of urine

A

Urinalysis

65
Q

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

A

Vesicoureteral reflux

66
Q

Radiographic imaging of the urinary bladder and urethra done with a contrast medium while patient is urinating is a _________

A

VCUG

Voiding cystourethrography

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