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CH 12: Urinary

Urinary System

QuestionAnswer
Albumin/o Protein
Dips/o Thirst
Glomerul/o Glomerulus (Small ball)
Ket/o Ketone bodies
Meat/o Meatus (opening)
Nephr/o Kidney
Py/o Pus
Pyel/o Renal pelvis (basin)
Ren/o Kidney
Ureter/o Ureter
Urethr/o Urethra
Vesic/o Bladder or sac
Outer part of the kidney Renal cortex
Indented opening in the kidney where vessels enter and leave Hilum
Vessel that branches off of the abdominal aorta that supplies the kidney with blood Renal artery
One of two blood vessels that drain the kidney and connect to the inferior vena cava Renal vein
Inner part of the kidney Renal medulla
Tubule that connects the nephrons to the renal pelvis Collecting duct
Small ball shaped cluster of capillaries located at the top of each nephron Glomerulus
Tube that carries urine from the kidney to the bladder Ureter
Basin like portion of the ureter within the kidney Renal pelvis
Presence of albumin in the urine that can occur with renal disease or in normal urine after heavy exercise Albuminuria
Absence of urine formation Anuria
Involuntary discharge of urine, usually referring to a lack of urinary bladder control Enuresis
involuntary discharge of urine with coughing sneezing and/or strained exercise Stress urinary incontinence
Decreased urine production Oliguria
Presence of white cells in the urine usually indicating infection Pyuria
Pooling of urine in dilated areas of the renal pelvis and calyces of one or both kidneys caused by an obstructed outflow of urine Hydronephrosis
X-ray image of the bladder and urethra obtained during urination Voiding Cystourethrogram
Urologic endoscope inserted through the urethra to resect lesions of the bladder , urethra or prostate Resectoscope
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