Urinary Terms

Question 0

Cortex

Answer 0

Outer region of the kidneys

Question 1

Adrenal glands

Answer 1

Produce the hormones released by the kidneys

Question 2

Creatinine

Answer 2

Nitrogenous waste product

Question 3

Filtration

Answer 3

Kidneys produce urine by filtration

Question 4

Foley catheter

Answer 4

Is an indwelling catheter held in place by a balloon inflated with liquid

Question 5

Glomerular filtration

Answer 5

Step one in the formation of urine of sugar water waste and sodium

Question 6

Glomeruli

Answer 6

Thin coiled and intertwined small blood vessels

Question 7

Kidney

Answer 7

Organ that produces urine

Question 8

Meatus

Answer 8

External opening of the urethra

Question 9

Medulla

Answer 9

Inner region of kidney

Question 10

Nephron

Answer 10

The combination of the glomerulus and a renal tubule

Question 11

Potassium

Answer 11

Small electrolyte that conducts an electrical charge

Question 12

Renal artery

Answer 12

Bring blood to the kidney

Question 13

Renal pelvis

Answer 13

Basin like area in the central part of the kidney

Question 14

Renal vein

Answer 14

Allow filtered blood to leave the kidney

Question 15

Renin

Answer 15

Hormone secreted by kidneys raises blood pressure

Question 16

Specific gravity

Answer 16

Reflects the amount of waste minerals and solids in the urine

Question 17

Tubular secretion

Answer 17

Tubular secretion of some substances from the bloodstream into the renal tubule

Question 18

Tubular reabsorption

Answer 18

Body retains essential substances such as sugar water and sodium

Question 19

Urea

Answer 19

Nitrogenous wastes

Question 20

Urethra

Answer 20

Tube that carries urine from the Blatter

Question 21

Urinary bladder

Answer 21

Reservoir for urine

Question 22

Voiding

Answer 22

Urinating

Question 23

Erythropoietin

Answer 23

A hormone that stimulates red blood cell production in the bone marrow