Urinaty System 4 Flashcards
Tube leading from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body
Urethra
Sodium combining form
Natr/o
Potassium combining form
Kal/i
Opposite of stenosis
Ectasis
Visual examination of the bladder via endoscope
Cystoscopy
Glomerular capsule
Enclosing structure surrounding each glomerulus; also called bowman capsule
Reabsorption
Renal tubules return materials necessary to the body back into the bloodstream
Blood vessel that carries blood to the kidney
Renal artery
Sodium
Electrolyte regulated in blood and urine by kidneys; common form is table salt na+
Inadequate secretion or resistance of the kidney to the action of antidiuretic hormone (adh) leads to polyuria and polydipsia
Diabetes insipidus
Improper utilization of insulin by cells; leads to hyperglycemia, glycosuria and polydipsia
Diabetes mellitus ( type 2 )
Essential hypertension
High blood pressure due to apparent cause ( idiopathic)
High blood pressure due to kidney disease
Secondary hypertension or renal hypertension
Sugar combining form
Glyc/o , glycos/o
Hardening
Sclerosis
Lithotrispy
Shock waves beamed to crush calculi ( stones)
Urine culture and sensitivity (c&s)
Laboratory test to determine antibiotic effectiveness against bacteria grown from a patient’s urine specimen
Dys
Bad painful difficult abnormal
Urine condition; urination
Uria
Incision
Tomy
Hydr/o
Water
Poly, multi
Many, much
Blood combining form
Hem/o , hemat/o
Capillary
A tiny blood vessel where substances are exchange between the blood and the body cells
Renal failure
Kidneys fail to produce urine and excrete waste
