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MedTerm Chap 7
LOM Chapter 7 Vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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arteriole | Small artery |
Bowman capsule | Cup-shaped capsule surroundong each glomerulus |
Calyx or calix | Cup-like collecting region of the renal pelvis. |
Catheter | Tube for injecting or removing fluids. |
Cortex | Outer region of an organ. |
Creatinine | A waste product of muscle metabolism; nitrogenous waste excreted in urine. |
electrolyte | A chemical that carries an electrical charge in a solution. Examples - potassium & sodium. |
erythropoietin (EPO) | A hormone secreted by the kidney to stimulate the production of red blood cells. |
filtration | Process whereby some substances pass through a filter or other material. |
glomerulus | Tiny ball of capillaries in cortex of kidney. |
hilum | Depression or pit in that part of an organ where blood vessels and nerves enter and leave. |
kidney | bean-shaped organ located behind the abdominal cavity on either side of the backbone in the lumbar region. |
meatus | opening or canal |
medulla | inner region; the renal medulla in the inner regon of the kidney. |
micturition | urination; the act of vomiting |
nephron | the combination of glomerulus and renal tubule where filtration, reabsorption and secretion take place in the kidney. |
nitrogenous waste | substance containing nitrogen and excreted urine. |
Potassium (K+) | a salt (electrolyte) secreted from the bloodstream into the renal tubules to leave the body in urine. |
reabsorption | In this process, the renal tubukles return materials necessary to the body back into the bloodstream. |
renal artery | carries blood to the kidney |
renal pelvis | central collecting region in the kidney |
renal tubule | microscopic tube in the kidney where urine is formed. |
renin | An enzymatic hormone synthesized, stored, and secreted by the kidney |
sodium (Na+) | A salt (electrolyte) regulated in the blood and urine by the kidneys. |
trigone | Triangular area in the bladder where the ureters enter and the urethra exits. |
urea | Major nitrogenous waste product excreted in the urine |
ureter | Tube leading from the bladder to the outside of the body. |
urethra | Tube leading from the bladder to the outside of the body. |
uric acid | Nitrogenous waste excreted in the urine |
urinary bladder | Sac that holds the urine. |
urination | Process of expelling urine; also called micturition. |
voiding | Emptying of urine from the urinary bladder |
calio or calico | calyx (calix) |
cysto | urinary bladder |
glomerulo | glomerulus |
meato | meatus |
nephro | kidney |
pyelo | renal pelvis |
reno | kidney |
trigono | trigone |
uretero | ureter |
urethro | urethra |
vesico | urinary bladder |
albumino | albumin (protein in the blood) |
azoto | nitrogen |
bacterio | bacteria |
dipso | thirst |
keto or ketono | ketone bodies (ketoacids and acetone) |
litho | stone |
nocti | night |
oligo | scanty |
poietin | substance that forms |
pyo | pus |
tripsy | to crush |
uro | urine |
urino | urine |
uria | urination, urine condition |
glomerulonephritis | inflammation of the kidney glomerulus |
cystitis | inflammation of the urinary bladder |
cystectomy | removal of bladder |
Nephropathy | kidney disease |
hydronephrosis | condition of water in the kidney |
perivesical | pertaining to surrounding the urinary bladder |
Albuminuria | condition of protein in the urine |
bacteriuria | bacteria in urine |
pyuria | pus in the urine |
uremia | blood in urine |
enuresis | bed wetting, urinary incontinence |
diuresis | large volume of urine |
dysuria | difficult urination |