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Urinalysis Word List
| Define the word | Answer |
|---|---|
| Excretion | The removal of metabolic wastes |
| Elimination | Discharging undigested or unabsorbed food from the digestive tract. |
| Ureter | The duct that connects the urinary bladder and the kidney. |
| Hilus | The indentation on the border of the kidney. |
| Renal Capsule | Connective tissue covering the kidney. |
| Major Calyces | Funnel shaped cups of the renal pelvis that receive urine from the minor calyces. |
| Nephron | Microscopic functional unit of the kidney. |
| Renal tubule | Microscopic filtrate collection system of the nephron. |
| Renal corpuscle | Microscopic structure of the kidney that filters fluid. |
| Glomerulus | A network of Capillaries projecting into Bowman’s capsule. |
| Bowman’s Capsule | The cup shaped structure of the renal corpuscle that covers the glomerulus. |
| Afferent arteriole | Small artery that brings blood into the glomerulus. |
| Efferent arteriole | Small artery that takes blood away from the glomerulus. |
| Proximal convoluted tubule | First portion of the renal tubule that collects filtrate. |
| Juxtaglomerular apparatus | The structure of the kidney which helps to regulate the blood pressure. |
| ADH | Antidiuretic hormone – Hormone that increases reabsorption of water. |
| Diuretics | Chemicals that increase urine volume by decreasing water absorption. |
| Proteinuria | Presence of protein in the urine. |
| Hematuria | Presence of intact red blood cells in the urine. |
| Glycosuria | Presence of glucose in the urine. |
| Ketonuria | Presence of excessive amount of ketone bodies in the urine. Also called ketoaciduria. |
| Casts | Formed protein secretions that are deposited in the urine in kidney disease. |
| Incontinence | The inability to control excretory functions. |
| R & M | Routine and microscopic – routine chemical and microscopic analysis of urine usually using a dip-stick method. |