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51 Cards in this Set
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The major function of the urinary system is to? |
Continually maintain a healthy balance of the amount and content of extracellular fluids within the body |
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The breakdown of what leaves what ? |
Proteins, amino acids in the liver leaves chemical waste |
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What toxic nitrogenous substances must be excreted in urine ? |
Urea, creatinine, Uric acid |
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3 terms meaning The act of releasing urine are what ? |
Urination Voiding Micnurition |
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Each if the two kidneys are located where ? |
High in abdominal cavity , tucked under ribs , and retroperitoneal to the lining of the abdominal cavity |
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Nephr/o Ren/o |
Kidneys |
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Glyc/o |
Sugar |
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Azot/o |
Nitrogen |
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Potassi/o Kal/i |
Potassium |
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Pyel/o |
Renal pelvis |
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Natr/o |
Sodium |
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Ureter/o |
Ureter |
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Urethr/o |
Urethra |
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Cyst/o Vesic/o |
Urinary bladder |
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Albuminuria |
Protein in urine, aka proteinuria |
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Dysuria |
Painful urination |
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Glycosuria |
Sugar in urine |
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Hematuria |
Blood in urine |
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Nocturia |
Excessive urination at night |
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Oliguria |
Scanty , few urination |
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Polyuria |
Excessive urination |
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Pyuria |
Pus in urine |
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Diuresis |
Condition of increased formation and excretion of urine of large volumes . Caffeine and alcohol are diuretics |
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Incontinence |
Inability to hold urine |
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Polydipsia |
Excessive thirst |
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Retention |
Inability to release urine |
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Urgency |
Need to urinate immediately |
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Diabetes mellitus |
Metabolic disease caused by absolute or relative deficiency of insulin and characterized by hyperglycemia , water, electrolyte loss keyoacidosis, and possible coma |
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Ur/o |
Urine |
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Lith/o |
Stones |
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Condition , presence of |
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Cystocele |
Herniation of the urinary bladder |
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Vesicoureteral reflux |
Abnormal backflow of urine from the bladder to the ureter |
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Intravenous urography (IVU) |
Radiographic imaging of the kidneys, ureters, and bladder done WITH contrast medium . Aka intravenous pyelography (ivp) aka KUB |
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Catheter |
Hollow flexible tube that inserted into a vessel , organ or cavity in the body to withdraw or instill fluid, they can be inserted through the urethra to drain bladder |
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Lithotripsy |
Process of crushing stones either to prevent or clear an obstruction in the urinary systems . Can be eswl using shock waves |
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Nephrolithotomy |
Incision of the kidney for removal of a kidney stone |
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2 kidneys ___ urine, 2 ureters __ the urine to bladder , where urine is __ until the urethra carries it |
Secrete Transport Stored |
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Daily production of urine is ? Liters |
1.5-2.5 |
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Kidney failure , or renal failure occurs if the kidneys produce less than __ ml of urine per hour |
30 |
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Blood to ____ ____ and circulates it through the _______ |
Bowmans capsule Glomerulus |
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Glomerulus |
A cluster of capillaries that allows for filtration of fluids |
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Pyramid |
Have collecting tubules that empty into the renal pelvis |
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Renal pelvis |
Main collecting area for urine |
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Calyces |
Cup like edges of the renal pelvis closest to pyramids. - collect urine formed in the kidneys |
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Nephrons |
Main functioning unit of kidneys - 1 million in each kidney - responsible for filtering waste products from the blood |
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Ureters |
Carries urine from the renal pelvis to the urinary bladder by peristalsis - there are 2 - 25cm or 10 inches long |
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Dialysis |
Cleanses the blood of toxins brought on by acute renal disease , or end staged renal disease . It's continued until problem is corrected and is not a cure |
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Pyelonephritis |
Inflammation of renal pelvis and nephrons including connective tissue of kidneys |
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Renal calculi |
Kidney stones made of mineral salts found in urinary tract, stones may move into ureters |
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Cystitis |
Inflammation of urinary bladder |
