vocab Flashcards
urea
the chief solid component of urine
albuminuria
protein in urine
anuria
absence of urine
dysuria
painful or difficult urination
diuresis
double or increase of urine
glycosuria
sugar in urine
hematuria
blood in urine
oliguria
decreased amount of urine
polyuria
increase of urine
pyuria
pus in the urine
cardiac sphincter
prevents back flow into the esophagus from the stomach
pyloric sphincter
prevents back flow into the stomach from the small intestine
small intestine
chemical breakdown
large intestine
absorbs water
ulnar
abduction in the wrist
radial deviation
adduction in the wrist
inversion
abduction of the ankle
eversion
adduction of the ankle
plantar flexion
flexion in the ankle
dorsiflexion
extension in the ankle
sagittal plane
cuts the body into right and left halves
flexion and extension
frontal plane
cuts the body into anterior and posterior halves (abduction and adduction)
transverse plane
cuts the body into superior and inferior halves (internal and external rotation)
medial
toward the midline