• Shuffle
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Alphabetize
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Front First
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Both Sides
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Read
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
Reading...
Front

Card Range To Study

through

image

Play button

image

Play button

image

Progress

1/23

Click to flip

Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;

Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;

H to show hint;

A reads text to speech;

23 Cards in this Set

  • Front
  • Back

Renal Cortex

outer section of the kidney

Hilum

notch on the surface of the kidney where blood vessels and nerves enter

calyx (calix)

Cup-like collecting region of the renal pelvis

caliceal

pertaining to a calix (cup-like collection region)

urinary meatal stenosis

narrowing of the urinary meatus

cystocele

hernia of the urinary bladder

ureteroileostomy

new opening between the ureter and the ileum

urethostenosis

narrowing of the urethra

cortical

pertaining to the outer section (kidney)

calciferol

active form of vitamin D secreted by the kidney

azotemia

excess nitrogenous waste in the bloodstream

enuresis

bed-wetting

uremia

is a toxic condition of excess urea
(nitrogenous waste) in the
bloodstream.

Diuresis

the excessive production
of urine (polyuria).

diuretic

is a drug or chemical
(caffeine or alcohol) that causes
diuresis to occur.

Antidiuretic hormone

helps the renal
tubules to reabsorb water back into
the bloodstream.

Hyponatremia

abnormally
low levels of sodium in the
bloodstream.

Hyperkalemia

abnormally high
concentration of potassium in the
blood.

edema

swelling, fluid in tissue

idiopathic high blood pressure

essential hypertension

narrowed area in a tube

stricture

inadequate secretion or resistance of the kidney to the action of antidiuretic hormone

diabetes insipidus

severe pain resulting from a stone that is blocking a ureter or a kidney

renal colic