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40 Cards in this Set
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The discharge of urine is officially referred to as….
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Micturition
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Material that is removed from blood isn renal capsules is called….
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Filtrate
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A hormone that causes the kidney to absorb sodium and regulate the water and salt balance in the blood is ….
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Aldosterone
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An important multifunction hormone -- that releases causes the release of angiotensin, ADH, aldostereone, epinephrine, and norepinephrine is…
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Rennin
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The kidney hormone that ultimately causes blood pressure to increase, blood volume to increase, and sensation of thirst to increase is…..
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Rennin
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Inflammation of the kidneys is referred to as….
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Nephritis
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A bacterial kidney infection is called….
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Pyelonephritis
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The study and practice of urinary system functions and disorders is called….
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Urology
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A physician specializing in the urinary system is called a…
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Urologist
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The inability to “hold” one’s urine is called…
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Incontinence
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A condition of excess sodium in the blood is called…
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Hypernatremia
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An inflammation of the urinary bladder is called….
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Cystitis
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A condition of excess sugar (glucose) in the urine, commonly found in diabetics, is called…
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Glycosuria
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A condition of blood in the urine is called….
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Hematuria
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A condition of having elevated protein in the urine is called…
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Proteinuria
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An x-ray image of kidneys & ureters (with the aid of chemicals consumed by the patient) is a ….
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pyelogram
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The lungs remove gaseous wastes from the body while the urinary system removes…..
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Liquid wastes
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The top three wastes removed by the urinary system are …
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Ammonia, urea, uric acid
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The units in the kidney that do the real work of filtration, of which there are over one million, are the…
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Nephrons
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The urinary bladder is lined with _____ epithelial cells that allow stretch.
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Transitional
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The reason that the kidney has such good pressure available for filtration is that the blood supply comes off the big pipe that comes directly off the heart, & it’s called the….
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Aorta
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The pressure differences required for urine filtration and reabsorption in the post-glomerular region are provided by the narrowing & expanding tube width of the ….
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Loop of Henle
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The hormone, released by the pituitary gland, that tells kidneys to retain water is the….
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ADH (anti-diuretic hormone)
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The large blood vessel entering each kidney is called the….
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Renal artery
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“proximal” in the nephron means _____ the bowman’s capsule
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Close to
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“Distal” in the nephron means ____ the bowman’s capsule or on the other side of the Loop of ____.
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Far away
Henle |
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The main function of the nephron after filtration in the glomerulus is to retain ____ and adjust the amount ______ that is kept or dumped, and dump ____ products.
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Nutrients
Water, sodium, potassium Waste |
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The order of waste product flow in the urinary system is, in order from organ to organ, is _____ to ____ to ____ to ____ & out of body.
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Kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, urethra
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The muscle in the urinary bladder that can forcefully squeeze-out urine is the…
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Detrusor muscle
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The funnel leading to the urethra, in the bladder is the….
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Trigone
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A cancerous or inflamed _____ in males can lead to difficulties with micturition.
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Prostate
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The ___ & ___ control the release of urine from the bladder.
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Internal and external sphincters
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The top of a nephron is located in the ____ in the outer portion of the kidney while the Loop of Henle and collecting ducts are found in the ____.
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Cortex
Renal pyramid |
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The efferent arteriole that is interwoven around the Loop of Henle and collecting duct are responsible for….
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Reabsorbing nutrients, water, & ions for the body
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The pH of the blood stays between ___ & ___.
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7.35 and 7.45
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Carbon dioxide in the blood makes the pH ___ but most of the CO2 exits by way of the ____.
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Drop
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The blood pH is mostly maintained chemicals in the blood which are part of the ___ system.
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Buffering
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When blood pH drops too much for the buffering system to counteract a large change in acidity, then the ____ must remove acid.
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Kidneys
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Too much acid in the blood leads to ….
Too much base in the blood leads to …. |
Acidosis
Alkalosis |
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Solid crystals that can grow in the kidneys and bladder and can be quite large and painful are called…..
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Kidney stones
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