Language of Medicine Ch. 7
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 arteriole | small artery |
| calyx/calix | cup-like region of renal pelvis |
| catheter | tube for injecting or removing fluids |
| cortex | outer region of an organ |
| creatinine | nitrogenous waste excreted in urine |
| electrolyte | K+ and Na+, carries charge when dissolved in water |
| erythropoetin | secreted by kidney, stims prod of RBC |
| filtration | process, some substances pass through, not all, diffusion |
| glomerular capsule | collects material filtered by blood through walls of glomerulus |
| glomerulus | tiny ball of capillaries in kidney |
| hilum | depression in organ where blood vessels & nerves enter & exit |
| kidney | filters nitrogenous wastes from bloodstream to form urine |
| meatus | opening or canal |
| medulla | inner region of an organ |
| nephron | filtration, reabsorption & secretion take place here |
| nitrogenous waste | substance containing nitrogen & excreting in urine |
| potassium | electrolyte regulated by kidney to maintain proper balance w/ blood. essential for muscle contraction and conduction of nerve impulses |
| reabsorption | materials necessary to body returned to bloodstream |
| renal artery | blood vessel carries blood to kidneys |
| renal pelvis | central collecting region in kidney |
| renal tubule | microscopic tubes in kidney where urine is formed after filtration |
| renal vein | blood vessel, carries blood away from kidney --> heart |
| renin | hormone secreted by kidney, raises blood pressure |
| sodium | electrolyte regulated in blood & urine by kidneys, needed for nerve impulses, heart activity, & other metabolic functions |
| trigone | triangular area in urinary bladder |
| urea | major nitrogenous waste |
| ureter | tube leading from kidney to urinary bladder |
| urethra | tube from urinary bladder to outside of body |
| uric acid | nitrogenous waste |
| urinary bladder | muscular, hollow sac, holds/stores urine |
| urination | process of expelling urine |
| cali(c)/o | calyx |
| cyst/o & vesic/o | urinary bladder |
| glomerul/o | glomerulus |
| meat/o | meatus |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| pyel/o | renal pelvis |
| ren/o | kidney |
| trigon/o | trigone |
| ureter/o | ureter |
| urethr/o | urethra |
| albumin/o | albumin |
| azot/o | nitrogen |
| bacteri/o | bacteria |
| dips/o | thirst |
| kal | potassium |
| ket/o, keton | ketone bodies |
| lith | stone |
| natr | sodium |
| noct | night |
| olig | scanty |
| -poietin | substance that forms |
| py | pus |
| -tripsy | crushing |
| ur, urin | urine |
| -uria | urination, urine condition |
| glomerulonephritis | inflammation of the glomeruli of kidney |
| nephrolitiasis | kidney stones |
| polycystic kidney disease | multiple fluid sacs within/on kidney |
| pyelonephritis | inflammation of the lining of the renal pelvis and renal parenchyma |
| renal hypertension | high bp resulting from kidney disease |
| diabetes insipidus | antidiuretic hormone is not secreted adequately, or kidney is resistant to its effect |
| diabetes mellitus | insulin is not secreted adequately, not used properly |
| retrograde pyelogram | x-ray of renal pelvis and uretters after injection of contrast through a urinary catheter |
| cystoscopy | visualization of urethra and urinary bladder |
| dialysis | process of separating nitrogenous waste from blood |
| urinary catherization | passage of flexible tube through urethra to urinary bladder |
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