Question | Answer |
Nephron | the functioning unit of the kidney |
Neuron | nerve cell |
Medulla | the inner most part of an organ or structure |
Glomerulus | tuft or cluster, as of blood vessels, capillaries or nerves |
Trigone | triangular base of the bladder |
Average daily urinary output | 1000 - 1500 mL |
What is included in a routine urinalysis | physical, chemical & microscopic testing |
Urine is secreted & travels through what organs | Kidney -> Ureters -> Bladder -> Urethra |
Diabetes mellitus and what odor does the urine excrete? | excessive urination, smalls fruity, sweet; acetone |
Diuratic | drug that increases the rate of urination |
Antidiuretic | drug that decreases the rate of urination |
Cystitis | inflammation of the bladder |
Dysuria | difficult or painful urination |
Nocturia | excessive urination at night |
Nephrolith | Kidney stone |
Nephroma | Kidney tumor |
Polyuria | excessive urination |
Pyelonephritis | inflammation of the kidney & renal pelvis |
Pyelocystitis | inflammation of the bladder & renal pelvis |
Pyuria | pus in the urine |
Uremia | excess urea & waste in the blood |
Edema | condition in which the body tissue contains an accumulation of fluid |
Ascites | accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity |
Meatus | opening/passage; external opening of the urethra |
Uretrovesical | pertaining to a connection between the ureter & the bladder |
Urinometer | instrument used to measure the specific gravity of urine |
Urethrotome | instrument used to cut a urethral stricture |
Urethrophraxis | obstruction of the urethra |
Urochrome | the pigment that gives urine the normal yellow color |
Under chemical examination, what is present to indicate a sign of renal disease, acute glomerulonephritis & pyelonephritis | protein is present under chemical examination of urine |
"Olig | scanty |
"New Opening | stomy |
-dynia | pain |
"plegia | paralysis |
"cele | hernia |
"vesical | bladder |
"plasty | surgical repair |
"stenosis | narrowing of a passage/condition |
terms used to describe emptying the bladder | voic, urination, micturation |
Normal color of urine | yellow -> amber |