urinary system

Question 1

urinary system

Answer 1

removes waste materials primarily from two sources

Question 2

tub-

Answer 2

pipe

Question 3

-uria

Answer 3

urine

Question 4

-tripsy

Answer 4

crushing, grinding

Question 5

-ptosis

Answer 5

drooping or sagging

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ren/o, nephr/o

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kidney

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ur/o

Answer 7

urine

Question 8

pyel/o

Answer 8

kidney pelvis

Question 9

ureter/o

Answer 9

ureter

Question 10

cyst/o

Answer 10

bladder, saw containing fluid

Question 11

urethr/o

Answer 11

urethra

Question 12

calculus

Answer 12

a stone

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catheter, Cath

Answer 13

tube for injecting or removing fluids

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concretion

Answer 14

a solid or calcified mass formed by disease and found in a body cavity or tissue

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creatinine

Answer 15

the end-product of muscle metabolism, waste product excreted in urine

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denude

Answer 16

loss of epidermis, caused by exposure if urine, feces, body fluids, wound drainage, or friction

Question 17

electrolyte

Answer 17

chemical element that carries an electrical charge when dissolved in water

Question 18

filtration

Answer 18

process in the kidney whereby blood pressure forces materials through a filter

Question 19

micturition

Answer 19

urination

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parenchyma

Answer 20

the functional tissue of an organ

Question 21

slough

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mass or layer of necrotic tissue that separates from the underlying healthy tissue

Question 22

solute

Answer 22

a substance dissolved in a solution

Question 23

stranguria

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painful urination due to muscle spasms in the urinary bladder and urethra

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urea

Answer 24

water soluble, nitrogen-based compound that is the waste material of protein metabolism by the body’s cells

Question 25

kidney function

Answer 25

primary functions is to filter blood to remove waste materials and produce urine

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ureters

Answer 26

muscular tubes that carry urine from the kidneys to the urinary bladder

Question 27

urinary bladder

Answer 27

collects and stores urine until it is released

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urethra

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carries urine from the bladder to be passed out of the body

Question 29

the medical surface of each kidney is indented by an opening callled

Answer 29

hilus

Question 30

retroperitoneal

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kidneys are located outside the peritoneum that lines the abdominal cavity

Question 31

other kidney functions

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clears drugs from the body, balances that conservation or elimination of body fluids , releases hormones renin and angiotensin, promotes calcium absorption, controls the productions of red blood cells

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glomerulus

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a cluster of blood vessels surrounded by a structure

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three steps of the urine production

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glomerular filtration, tubular reabsorption and tubular secretion

Question 34

tubular reabsorption

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taking back into the body substances that were filtered out by the glomerulus but are still needed by the body

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tubular secretion

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process that involves substances being added to the filtrate rather than being taken out

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hydr/o

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water

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olig/o

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scanty, small

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albumin/o

Answer 38

albumin

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natr/i, natr/o

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sodium, Na

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kali/o

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potassium, K

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azot/o

Answer 41

nitrogen

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bilirubin/o

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bilirubin

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ket/o, keton/o

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ketones

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py/o

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pus

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bacteri/o

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bacteria

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lith/o

Answer 46

stone

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diuresis

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increased production of urine

Question 48

polyuria

Answer 48

increased passage of urine

Question 49

oliguria

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decreased passage of urine

Question 50

anuria

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lack of urine passage

Question 51

renal threshold

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the amount of a solute that can be reabsorbed from the glomerular filtrate

Question 52

diabetes insupidus

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decreased amount of (ADH) from the pituitary gland prevent water from being reabsorbed from the collecting ducts, resulting in loss of water from the body

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uremia/azotemia

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buildup of nitrogenous waste material in the blood

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struvite

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primary component of struvite uroliths

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urolithiasis

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presence of urinary calculi anywhere in the urinary system

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incontinence

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lack of voluntary control of urination or defecation

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cysto

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cystocentesis

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GFR

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glomerular filtration rate

Question 59

pH

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potential hydrogen

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ua

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urinalysis

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bun

Answer 61

blood urea nitrogen

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uti

Answer 62

urinary tract infection

Question 63

flutd

Answer 63

feline lower urinary tract disease

Question 64

pu/pd

Answer 64

polyuria/polydipsia