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quiz 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |