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Veterinary Medical Terminology Chapter 7
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| What are the major organs of the urinary system? | kidneys, ureters, bladder, urethra |
| Where are kidneys located in the body? | retroperitoneally |
| What does retroperitoneally mean? | behind the lining of the abdominal cavity or outside of the abdominal cavity |
| Blood flows into the kidney through what vessel? | renal artery |
| Blood flows out of the kidney though what vessel? | renal vein |
| What anatomical structure surrounds the glomerulus? | Bowman's capsule |
| What is the functional unit of the kidney? | nephron |
| What is the inner layer of the kidney called? | medulla |
| What is the outer layer of the kidney called? | cortex |
| What is the area of the kidney where urine is collected before entering the ureters? | renal pelvis |
| What is inside of the glomerulus? | capillaries |
| What happens to the blood while in the glomerulus? | it is filtered |
| Where does reabsorption occur in the nephron? | proximal convoluted tubule, loop of Henle, and collecting tubule |
| Where does secretion occur in the nephron? | distal convoluted tubule |
| What is the shape of a horse's right kidney? | heart |
| What does hilus mean? | concave depression |
| What comes out at the hilus of the kidney? | ureters, renal blood vessels, nerves |
| What surface does the hilus appear on? | medial |
| What are the two functions of the kidney? | 1. form urine for excretion 2. retain essential substances the body needs through reabsorption |
| What are the ringlike muscles that close the flow of urine called? | sphincters |
| What is the hormone produced by the kidney that stimulates red blood cell production when the body feels a need for them? | `erythropoietin |
| The narrow tubes that leave the kidneys and enter the bladder are called what?` | ureters |
| What is the triangular area in the caudal portion of the bladder called? | trigone |
| In males, what two fluids come through the urethra? | urine and reproductive fluids |
| The kidneys maintain a constant environment in the body. This is called what? | homeostasis |
| When we collect urine and analyze it what is the term we would use to describe this? | urinalysis |
| The name of the catheter used to catheterized male cats is called what? | tom cat catheter |
| The name of the catheter used to catheterize male dogs is called what? | polypropylene urinary catheter |
| What is a female dog urinary catheter called? | bitch catheter |
| What is the name of the surgery that is performed on a dog with uroliths? | cystotomy |
| Another name for a urinary bladder stone is what? | urolith |
| If a dog is PU/PD, what does this mean? | polyuric-urinating a lot, polydipsia-drinking a lot |
| If the doctor looks at the blood work on an animal and states that the animal is uremic, what does this mean? | waste product from blood is not being filtered out by kidney so the waste product is staying in the blood |
| ADR | ain't doing right |
| BUN | blood urea nitrogen |
| PU | polyuria |
| PD | polydipsia |
| UTI | urinary tract infection |
| UA | urinalysis |
| FUS | feline urologic syndrome |
| FLUTD | feline lower urinary tract disease |
| CRF | chronic renal failure |
| HBC | hit by car |
| BDLD | big dog little dog |
| prn | as needed |
| ml | millileter |
| cc | cubic centimeter |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| ren/o | kidney |
| medull/o | middle |
| cortic/o | outer |
| pyel/o | renal pelvis |
| cyst/o | urinary bladder |
| ureter/o | ureter |
| -poiesis | production |
| -chrome | color |
| uropoiesis | urine production |
| turbid | cloudy |
| cystocentesis | surgical puncture of the urinary bladder to collect urine |
| urinalysis | examination of urine and its components |
| pneumocystography | radiographs taken of bladder after air has been inserted into the bladder through a catheter |
| anuria | no urine production |
| bacteriuria | bacteria in urine |
| crystalluria | crystals in urine |
| dysuria | difficult or painful urination |
| glucosuria, glycosuria | glucose (sugar) in urine |
| hematuria | blood in urine |
| ketonuria | ketones in urine which means that fat is being metabolized |
| nocturia | excessive urination at night |
| oliguria | scanty or little urine produced |
| pollakiuria | frequent urination |
| polyuria | excessive urination |
| pyuria | pus in urine-usually indicates infection |
| stranguria | slow or painful urination |
| -lithiasis | suffix meaning presence of stones or calculi |
| lith/o | stone or calculus |
| nephropexy | surgical fixation of the kidney to the abdominal wall |
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