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Kidneys
Functions
| Kidney flash cards | Question / answers |
|---|---|
| Ureter | Directs urine FROM the KIDNEY TO the bladder |
| ballder | Temporary reservoir for urine |
| Urethra | Directs urine FROM the the BLADDER to OUTSIDE to outside of the body Through peeing |
| Meatus | Urethral OPENING to the OUTSIDE of the body |
| Rugae | Folds inside the bladder Allows for expansion and contraction |
| Renal artery | Directs blood TO kidney |
| Renal vein | Direct blood AWAY from kidney |
| Calyx | Collects urine from renal tubulars |
| Calumerulus | Ball like shaped cluster of capillaries responsible for filteration |
| Bowman's capsule | Collects filtrate from glomerulus |
| Cortex | Outer layer of kidney Houses 800,000-1,000,000 Glomenal |
| Medulla | Middle or inner layer of the kidney Houses renal pyramids |
| Renal pyramids | House renal tubulars |
| Renal pelvis | Central. Innermost part of the kidney Leads to ureters |
| Hemoturia | Blood in urine |
| Dysuria | Painful difficult urine |
| Pyuria | Pus in urine |
| Proteinuria | Protein in urine |
| Urinary incontinence | Can not control Urine control |
| Urine retention | Can not completely empty bladder |
| Oliguria | Scanty or diminished urine |
| Enuresis | Bed wetting |
| Filteration | Removal of toxins from the blood |
| Reabsorbtion | Returning fluids and nutrients to the blood stream |
| Nephron | Functional unit of the kidney |
| Cystoscope. | Visual examination |
| Vesiocele aka cystocele | Herniation of the bladder into vagina |
| Hemodialysis | Shunting the blood to be filtered using a machine |
| Peritoneal dialysis | Using ones own blood Peritoneum To filter blood |
| Adipose tissue | Fibrous connective tissue Protects and supports kidney by anchoring it to the body wall |
| First portion of renal tubule | Proximal convoluted 'coiled" tubule |
| Second portion of renal tubule | The loop of Henle |
| The third portion of the renal tubule | The distal convoluted |
| Hilum | Depression or pit of an organ where the vessels and nerves enter |
| Turbid | Cloudy |
| Glycosidic | Abnormal presence of sugar in urine |
| Nocturia | Excessive urination at night / nyturia |
| Anuria | Cessation (stopping) of urine |
| Pyelonephritis | Inflammation of renal pelvis |
| Ureterostenosis | Urethral stichre |
| Glomenulus | Filtration structure of urinary system |
| Renal tubule | Reabsorbtion of h2o electrolytes |
| Renal cortex | Located in the Glomenuli |
| Oliguria | Secretion of diminished amount of fluid related to fluid intake |
| Calyx | Collects urine from tubules |
| Urethra | Directs urine out of body |
| Ureter | Directs urine to the bladder. |
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