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39 Cards in this Set
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Cystitis |
Inflammation of the bladder |
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Urogenital |
Pertains to organs or excretion and reproduction |
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Urinary bladder |
The hollow muscular organ that stores urine |
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Kidney |
The organ that filters the blood and creates urine |
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Ureter |
The narrow tube that carries urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder |
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Polyuria |
Excessive urination |
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Urethra |
The tube leading from the bladder to the outside of the body |
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Polydipsia |
Excessive thirst |
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Scrotum |
External sac that encloses and supports the testes |
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Gestation Period |
The time between the conception and birth of an offspring |
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Embryo |
An undeveloped fetus, or the young in an early stage of development |
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Prostate gland |
Surrounds the urethra and secretes fluid that aids in the transport of sperm |
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Fetus |
An unborn, developing child or amimal |
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Oviduct |
aka Uterine Tube, the site of fertilization in the female animal |
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Vagina |
The female passage for reproduction and birthing |
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Uterine Horn |
Aka the womb, houses the developing embryos in pregnant females |
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Prepuce |
The fold of skin covering the glans penis, also known as foreskin |
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Penis |
The male sex organ that transports sperm to the female during mating |
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Epididymis |
A coiled 20 foot tube where spermatozoa mature |
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Vas Deferens |
Carries the sperm to the urethra |
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Vulva |
Aka the external female genitalia |
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Genetic |
Refers to biological heredity |
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Mastitis |
Inflammation of the breasts |
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Parturition |
Refers to the process of giving birth |
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Cervix |
The lower portion of the uterus |
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Spay |
To remove the ovaries and uterus, or to neuter a female animal |
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Hereditary |
Transmissable from parent to offspring, or genetically determined |
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Renal Artery |
The major arterial blood supply to the kidney. It is a branch of the aorta and enters the kidney at the hilus. After entering the kidney, it begins branching into smaller vessels that eventually become the glomerulli. |
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Antidiuretic Hormone (ADH) |
A hormone released by the posterior pituitary gland. It facilitates water conservation in the body by promoting water reabsorption from urine in the collecting ducts. Low levels of ADH cause Diabetes Insipidus, a condition that results in excessive water loss from the body through increased urine volume. |
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Aldosterone |
A mineralcorticoid hormone secreted by the cortex of the adrenal gland. It stimulates the kidney to conserve sodium ions and water and to eliminate potassium and hydrogen ions |
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Erythropoietin |
The hormone produced by the kidney that stimulates the red bone marrow to increase its production of red blood cells |
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Prostaglandins (PG) |
Hormone-like substances that are produced and exert many effects locally in a variety of body tissues. Sometimes called tissue hormones because they regulate biochemical activities in the tissues where they are formed |
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Retroperitoneal |
Behind the parietal layer of peritoneum that lines the abdominal cavity, outside the abdominal cavity proper |
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Hilus |
Area of the kidney that is indented on the medial side where blood or lymph vessels and nerves enter and leave where the ureter leave the organ |
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Renal Pelvis |
The collection point for tubular filtrate as it leaves the collecting ducts. When the fluid enters it, it is in the form of urine that must be eliminated from the body. It continues to the ureter that carries urine to the urinary bladder. |
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Nephron |
The basic functional unit of the kidney. It is composed of the renal corpuscle and the tubule system, which is made up of the proximal convoluted tubule, loop of Henle, and distal convoluted tubule. |
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Renal Corpuscle |
The first part of the nephron. It is composed of the glomerular capillaries and Bowman's capsule. The capsular space is continued as the proximal convoluted tubule. |
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Glomerulus |
The tuft of capillaries found in the renal corpuscle, also called Glomerular capillaries |
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Bowman's Capsule |
Part of the renal corpuscle. It consists of two layers: visceral layer and parietal layer. It functions as a plasma filter in the process of urine formation. |