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MedTerm Chap 7
LOM Chapter 7 Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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