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Med Terms: Ch 11 Urinary System

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bean shaped organ posterior side of body

filter blood to remove waste and produce urine

secrete erythropoietin to stimulate RBC production when oxygen levels are low

tubes carrying urine from kidneys to bladder that have valves to prevent reflux

urinary bladder

sac like hollow organ to store urine, walls stretch to hold 600-800 mL of urine

tube urine passes from bladder to outside of body, sphincters control flow, different length for women and men

nitrogenous compounds

scanty, less, decreased amount

forming, originating from

backward, behind

acute renal failure

benign prostatic hyperplasia

end stage renal disease

prostate specific antigen

screening for prostatic cancer

absence of urine production or output

need to urinate at night

scanty production of urine

excessive passage of urine

abnormal high urea and other compounds in blood (excess waste in blood)

inflammation of urinary bladder

suture of urinary bladder

exam of urinary bladder

filtering of blood toxins

increased production of urine

promote excretion of urine

involuntary discharge of urine

filtering unit of kidney

inflammation of glomeruli

glomerulonephritis

distension of the renal pelvis due to an obstruction

suture of hernia

technique to crush stones

surgical fixation of mobile kidney

nephrolithiasis

condition of a stone in kidney

microscopic filtering units of kidney

enlargement of kidney

nitrogenous waste

produced when body cells metabolize protein

peritoneal dialysis

blood filtration using peritoneal cavity

inflammation of renal pelvis and nephrons

inner most part of kidney

surgically removing all or part of an organ

excess urea in blood

protrusion of a ureter

urinary catheter

insertion of a tube to drain bladder

sensation to void immediately

urinary retention

abnormal accumulation of urine in bladder

to eliminate solid or liquid waste from body

maintain homeostasis by controlling excretion of substances out of body

functional unit of kidney that filter blood to produce urine

capsule that blood flows through, much of blood's plasma is pushed out of the capillaries and into it, leaving blood cells and a small amount of plasma to continue flowing through capillaries

tubes around this selectively absorb water and substances fro the filtrate in the tubule and return it to the blood in capillaries and water wastes in blood are secreted into filtrate

filtrate in tubule has become urine containing only water, waste products and excess ions and blood reabsorbs nutrients along with needed water and ions

culture and sensitivity

determines organism causing infection and antibiotic response

chronic disease most commonly caused by diabetes and HTN

blood test checking urea and nitrogen for kidney function

urinary tract infection

excess protein in urine

electromyography

used to measure bladder contraction

painful urination

abnormal connection between 2 epithelialized

removal of waste in the blood by shunting through an artificial kidney

delivery of medicine directly into bladder

condition of stone in kidney

nephrolithiasis

nephrolithotomy

incision into kidney to remove a stone

removal of 1 or both testicles

inflammation of peritoneal cavity

polycystic disease

condition of many polyps within a kidney

record of renal pelvis

renal nuclear scan

test evaluating structure and function of kidneys after injection of IV radioactive tracer

narrowing of urethra

urethrostenosis

urine sample evaluation

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