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A float with a calibrated stem used for measuring specific gravity: Urinometer
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An instrument for measuring specific gravity optically: Refractometer
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Canal that carries urine from the bladder to the outside of the body: Urethra
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Carries urine from the kidney to the bladder: Ureter
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Clear liquid on top of a solution after centrifugation: Supernatant
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Concentrate fluid produced by the kidneys in the process of cleansing & filtering the blood of harmful toxins: Urine
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Confirmatory test for billirubin in the urine: Ictotest
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Confirmatory test for ketones in the urine: Acetest
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Confirmatory test for sugar in the urine: Clinitest
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Density of a solution compared to the density of distilled water: Specific-gravity
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Functional unit of the kidney: Nephron
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Group of pigments that are required for the synthesis of hemoglobin: Porphyrins
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Hormone produced by the kidney; directly influences blood pressure: Renin
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Hormone produced by the kidney; helps in regulating bone calcium: Active Vitamin D
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Hormone produced by the kidney; stimulates RBC production: Erythropoietin
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Hormone that affects renal function: Parathyroid
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Hormone that affects renal function; helps regulate electrolytes: Aldosterone
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Important indicator of renal disease: Protein
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Indicates the presence of gram-negative bacteria: Nitrite
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Inflammation of the renal pelvis: Pyelitis
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Inflammation of the urinary bladder: Cystitis
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Method of collecting a urine sample, prevents contamination of bacteria, cells, or mucous from the urethra: Clean-catch midstream
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Organ for the temporary storage of urine: Urinary bladder
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Organ in which urine is formed: Kidney
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Presence indicated liver disease or hepatitis: Billirubin
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Present in uncontrolled diabetes & starvation: Ketones
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Present of blood in the urine: Hematuria
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Protein matrix formed in the tubules of the kidneys: Cast
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Small bundle of capillaries that is the filtering portion of the nephron: Glomerulus
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Solids that settle to the bottom of a liquid: Sediment
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Substances such as vitamins, electrolytes, amino acids, & glucose are reabsorbed & concentrated in this part of the glomerulus: Tubules
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Test for the presence of infection or inflammation in the urinary tract: Leukocyte esterase
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The blood concentration above which a substance not normally excreted by the kidneys appears in the urine: Renal threshold
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Timed urine specimen: Twenty-four hours