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45 Cards in this Set
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Cortex |
Outer layer of kidney |
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Medulla |
Inner part of kidney |
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Nephron |
Functional unit of the kidney that produces urine |
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Ureter |
Sends urine to the bladder |
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Urethra |
Discharges urine from the bladder |
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Catheterization |
Tube in the bladder for urine drainage |
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Clinitest |
Measure of the amount of glucose in the urine |
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Cystoscopy |
Visual exam of the bladder |
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IVP |
Radiologic technique for examining kidney function |
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I and O |
Measuring and chatting all ingested and excreted fluids |
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UA |
Determination of acidity and sugar levels in urine |
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Ultrasonography |
Image with sound waves |
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Retrograde pyelogram |
Radiologic exam of kidney collecting system |
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Testis |
Male gonads that supplies sperm to the semen |
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External genitalia |
Scrotum, penis, vulva, cities and urethra |
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Vas deferens |
Extension of epidymis and part of the ejaculatory duct |
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Prostate |
Gland surrounding neck of the bladder in males |
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Epididymis |
Gland used in storage and maturation of spermazoa |
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Seminal duct |
Passage for spermazoa and semen |
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Ovaries |
Female gonad that produces eggs |
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Fallopian tube |
Duct where fertilization occurs |
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Uterus |
Female organ that nourishes fetus |
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Vagina |
Birth canal and receptacle for coitus |
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Dystocia |
Abnormal labor or childbirth |
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Hydrosalpinx |
Fluid collecting in uterine tube |
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Circumcision |
Removal of the prepuce |
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Cryptorchidism |
Undecended testicles |
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Orchiectomy |
Castration, male |
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Prostatectomy |
Excision of the prostate gland |
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Vasectomy |
Sterilazation, male |
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Cystocele |
Hernia of the bladder into the vagina |
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Endometriosis |
Endometreal tissue spread into the peritoneal cavity |
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Hysterectomy |
Excision of the uterus |
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Oophorectomy |
Castration, female |
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Tubal ligation |
Steralization, female |
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Amniocentesis |
Taking a sample of amniotic fluid |
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Apgar test |
Evaluation of infants condition at birth |
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Cephalopelvic disproportion (CPD) |
Fetal head is too large for mothers pelvis |
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Dystocia |
Abnormal labor or childbirth |
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Ectopic |
Pregnancy outside the uterus |
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Gestation |
Period from conception to birth |
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Gravida |
Pregnant woman |
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Neonatal period |
First 4 weeks after birth (infant) |
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Postpartum |
6 week period after birth (mother) |
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Placenta |
The afterbirth |
