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Question | Answer |
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Amorphous | shapeless; no form ; takes the shape of whatever its substance is found in urine |
bilirubin | orange pigment; in urine ; results in breakdown of hemoglobin |
cast | microscopic protein deposit found in urine ; indicates kidney infection. |
crystals | microscopic found in urine ; presence in urine that can indicate disease |
chain of custody | guidelines for collecting and transsporting urine especially for drug screening |
creatinine | waste products formed in the muscles and excreted by the kidney |
ketones/acetone | breakdown of fat metabolism |
reagent strip | also called a "dipstick" used for chemical testing of urine |
supernatant | liquid portion of urine after centrifugation |
specific gravity | amount of substance suspended in the urine ; weight of the substance measured in the weight of distilled water |
turbidity | cloudiness of the urine |
urobilinogen | when red blood cells die after 21 days ; breakdown: colorless compound produced by small intestine after the breakdown by bacteria of bilirubin |
urea | end of protein metabolism |
nitrites | by product of bacteria |
what are the characteristics of urine | physical, chemical and microscopic |
what are the process involved in urine production | filtration , reabsorbtion and secretion |
parts of urinary system | 2 kidneys 2 ureters 1 urethra and 1 urinary bladder |
wherein the body is the urinary system located | 12th thoracic vertabrae 3rd lumbar retropentoneal back of pentoneal |
the inner and outer layer of the kidneys | outer :cortex inner:medulla |
the filtering unit of the kidney | nephron (1 million each kidney) |
the parts of the nephron are | glomerulous, distal convulated tube bowmans capsule, proximal tube , collecting tubes, loop of henry |
medical terms for kidney | reno , nephro |
substance filtered from body | water , ammonia , electrolyte , glucose , amino acid , creatinin and urea. (approximately 1 million milliliters pass each minute) |
physical components of urine | color(appearance) tubidity and odor . |
chemical component of urine |