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102 Cards in this Set
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The large artery which carries blood to the kidneys is the ?
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Renal Artery
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The external opening of the urethra is the ?
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Urinary meatus
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Explain the 3 main purposes of the urinary system
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To remove urea - nitrogenous waste
Maintain balance - water,salts & aids in body fluids Secrets hormones |
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Name the parts of the kidney ?
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Otter cortex region
Inner Medulla region Renal pelvis Hilum |
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The triangular area inside the urinary bladder is the ?
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Trigone
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The act of voiding is called ?
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micturition; urination
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Name the structures that compose the urinary system ?
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Right & Left Kidney
Right & Left Ureters Bladder Urinary Meatus |
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What is an electrolyte ?
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A chemical element that carries an electric charge - when dissolved in water -
such as sodium & Potassium |
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Name the vessel that carries blood away from the kidney ?
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right & left renal veins
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What is urea ? What is it caused by ?
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A nitrogenous waste
from the breakdown of protein |
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What are the 3 steps involved in the formation of urine ?
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Filtration
Re-absorption Excretion |
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Name the vessel that carries blood into the glomerulus ?
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afferent arterioles
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Name the vessel that carries blood out of the glomerulus ?
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Efferent arterioles
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The indented area of each kidney where the blood vessels & nerves enter is called the ?
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Hilum
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Under normal circumstances what substance are not seen in urine ?
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Protein
Sugar (glucose) Blood |
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How does urine move through the urinary tract ?
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Peristalsis
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What does KUB stand for ?
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Kidney, Ureters & Bladder
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The urinary bladder is a ?
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Hallow muscular distensible sac
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Where is the urinary bladder located ?
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In the pelvic cavity
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What is the urinary bladder used for ?
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temporary reservoir for urine
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What is the nephron ?
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functioning unit of the kidneys
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What forms a nephron ?
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glomerulus (capillaries)
& Renal tubule |
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A very small artery is called an
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arteriole
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The abbreviation of sodium is
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Na
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The abbreviation of potassium is
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K
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The cup-like collecting region of the renal pelvis is
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calyx
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The tube carrying urine from each kidney to the urinary bladder is the
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ureters
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The opening or canal is called the
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urinary meatus
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The microscopic tube in the kidney where urine is formed after filtration is called the
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renal tubule
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The functioning unit of the kidney is called the
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nephron
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The tube leading from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body is called the
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urethra
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The triangular area in the urinary bladder is called the
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trigone
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The blood vessel that carries blood away from the kidney is called
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renal veins
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A depression where blood vessels and nerves enter and leave are called
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hilum
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albumin/o
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albumin
Protein |
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angi/o
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blood vessel
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azot/o
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urea
nitrogen |
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cali/o
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calyx
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calic/o
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calyx
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cyst/o
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urinary bladder
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dips/o
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thirst
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glomerul/o
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glomerulus
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glycos/o
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glucose
sugar |
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hydr/o
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water
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ish/o
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to hold back
back |
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ket/o
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ketones
acetones |
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keton/o
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ketones
acetones |
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lith/o
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stone
calculus |
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meat/o
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meatus (opening)
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necr/o
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death
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nephr/o
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kidney
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noct/o
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night
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olig/o
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scanty
very little |
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py/o
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pus
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pyel/o
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renal pelvis
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ren/o
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kidney
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trigon/o
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trigone
(area within the bladder) |
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ur/o
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urine
urinary tract |
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ureter/o
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ureter
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urethr/o
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urethra
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urin/o
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urine
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vesic/o
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urinary bladder
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a, an
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no, not, without
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anti-
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against
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dia-
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through
complete |
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dys-
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painful, difficult
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en-
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within
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peri-
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around
surrounding |
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poly-
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many, much
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retro-
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behind
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-ectasis
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dilation
dilatation widening |
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-ectomy
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excision
removal |
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-emia
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blood condition
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-esis
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action
state of condition |
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-gram
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record
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-lithiasis
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condition of stones
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-lithotomy
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incision to remove a stone
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-lysis
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separation
breakdown destruction |
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-megaly
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enlargement
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-ole
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small
little |
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-osis
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abnormal condition
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-pathy
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disease
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-plasty
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surgical repair
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-poietin
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formation
substance that forms |
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-ptosis
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drooping
sagging prolapse |
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-rrhea
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to flow threw
discharge |
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-sclerosis
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hardening
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-stenosis
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tightening
stricture |
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-stomy
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new openng
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-tomy
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incision
process of cutting |
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-tripsy
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to crush
crushing |
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-uria
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urination
condition of urine |
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What hormones do the kidneys secret ?
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renin
erythropoietin Vit D |
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What does renin do ?
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helps control BP
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What does erythropoietin do ?
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regulates the production of RBC's
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Where is urea formed ?
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in the liver
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What are the steps involved in the formation of urine ?
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filtration
re absorption excretion |
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List (in order) the 10 substances that are checked for in a urinalysis test
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color
appearance PH protein glucose specific gravity ketone bodies sediment and casts phenylketonuria (PKU) bilirubin |
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Describe filtration
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water,salts, sugar & nitrogenous waste filter out of the blood into the boman's capsule
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Describe re-absorption
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substances needed by the body are removed by the filtrate
and transported back into the blood stream |
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What is urine composed of after re-absorption
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95% water
5% urea, creatinine, acids & salts |
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Describe excretion
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waste products not reused collect in the renal pelvis
pass down the ureter go into the bladder through the urethra then get excreted |
