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HLTH ch.11
urinary system
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| uro | urine or urinary tract |
| cysto | bladder, cyst or fluid filled sac |
| vesico | bladder or blister |
| pyelo | renal pelvis |
| gono | genitals or reproduction |
| nocto | night |
| nocti | night |
| oligo | few, scanty |
| keto, ketono | ketone bodies |
| renal pelvis | "funnel shaped", drains urine from the kidney to the ureter |
| -poietin | that which causes prodution |
| vesicle | pertaining to a fluid-filled sac, usually the urinary bladder |
| anti diuretic | increases reabsorption of H2O by renal tubules; decrease urine production |
| micturition | urination |
| voiding | urination |
| specific gravity | density of urine compared with the density of water |
| urea | nitrogen compound, final product of protein metabolism |
| creatinine | nitrogen product produced by the body's normal metabolism |
| urinary casts | gelatinous structures that take shape of renal tubulesu |
| indwelling catheter | left in place for a prolonged period |
| foley catheter | held in place by a balloon tip filled with sterile liquid |
| electro/myo/graphy | evaluate the strength of perineal muscles used in voiding |
| cysto/metro/graphy | information on the amount of pressure exerted on the bladder wall |
| perineum | supports and surrounds distal parts of urogenital and gastrointestinal tracts |
| intravenous urography | xray of entire urinary system after urine has been rendered with contrast |
| nephro | kidney |
| oliguria | diminished capacity to form urine, less than 500 ml |
| anuria | urinary out put of less tan 100 ml |
| hesitancy | difficulty beginning flow, decrease in the force of urine stream |
| urinary retention | incomplete emptying of bladder |
| urinary incontinence | inability to control urination |
| enuresis | inability to control urination |
| wilms tumor | malignant neoplasm of the kidney that occurs in young children |
| uremia | accumulation of waste products in blood from inadequate functioning of the urinary system |
| renal failure | inability of kidneys to excrete wastes |
| nephrotic syndrome | abnormal condition of the kidney, characterized by proteinuria and edema |
| diabetes insipidus | not related to the body's use of insulin. May be hormonal or renal. Urinary output exceeds 3000 ml a day |
| neuro/genic bladder | dysfunction of the bladder caused by a lesion of the nervous system |
| hydro/nephrosis | distension of renal pelvis with urine obstructing the upper part of the ureter |
| hydro/ureter | distension of a ureter with urine or watery fluid |
| kidney dialysis or hemo/dialysis | diffusing blood through a semipermeable membrane to remove toxic materials and maintain the acid base balance of an impaired kidney |
| laparo/scopic nephrectomy | removal of kidney through several small incisions in the abdominal wall |
| lithotrite | instrument used in conjunction with a catheter to crush bladder stones |
| ureterocystostomy | transplantation of the ureter to a differentr site on the bladder |
| nephropexy | corrects nephroptosis "floating kidney" |
| diuresis | excessive or increased urination |
Created by:
btuehara
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