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KIDNEY
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the medical indentation where the vessels, nerves, and ureter connect with the kidneys called? | Hilum |
| What are the smallest arteries that deliver blood to the glomerulus? | afferent arterioles |
| What are the shortest arteries that drain blood from the glomerulus? | efferent arterioles |
| What is stage 2 Kidney failure? | When the kidney no longer adapt to the loss of nephrons |
| What is the renal cortex? | the outer part of the Kidney |
| What is the renal medulla? | The inner portion of the kidney |
| What is the renal pyramids? | The triangular divisions of the medulla of the kidney |
| What are the renal columns? | Cortical tissue between the renal pyramids |
| What is the renal papilla? | narrow, inter-most end of the pyramids |
| What is the renal pelvis? | Basin-like area connecting the upper end of the ureter. |
| What is the ureter? | The tube that drain urine into the bladder |
| What is the Calyx? | division of the renal pelvis opens up to the pyramids |
| What also function the blood volume and the blood pressure regulation? | Juxtaglomerular (JG) |
| What are the three process the nephrons form urine? | Filtration, Reabsorption, Secretion |
| What cells trigger RAAS- or RENIN | Juxtaglomerular (JG) Cells |
| What does Anuria mean? | absence of urine |
| Scanty amount of urine is called? | Oliguria |
| Unusually large amount of urine is called? | Polyuria |
| Pain caused by the passage of kidney stones is called? | Renal Colic |
| When bladder is empty is very wrinkled and lies in folds called? | Rugae |
| The triangle area of the back or posterior surface of the bladder that is free of rugae is called? | Trigone |
| Medical term for bladder infection? | Cystitis |
| To leave the body, urine passes from the bladder, down the? | Urethra |
| Urine leaves the Urethra , and out the external opening called? | Urinary meatus |
| The sphincter located at the bladder exit is called? | internal urethral sphincter |
| Circles the Urethra below the neck of the bladder is called? | external urethral sphincter |
| A condition where no urine is voided. Kidney produce urine but bladder cannot empty itself is called? | Urinary retention |
| Kidney that do not produce urine, but bladder retains the ability to empty itself | Urinary suppression |
| involuntary voiding or loss of urine is called? | Urinary incontinence |
| Physical m chemical and microscopic examination of urine term is called? | Urinalysis |
| Pathological swelling or enlargement of the renal pelvis and calyces caused by blockage of urine outflow is called? | hydronephrosis |
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