DMS333-BL3 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
what is pheochromocytoma? | tumor of adrenal medulla |
what does the zona reticularis produce? | androgens, sex hormones |
what is the most common primary adrenal tumor? | adrenal adenoma |
what does the adrenal medulla produce? | epinephrine (adrenaline) and norephinephrine (noradrenaline) |
what is addison's disease? | atrophy and hypofunction of the adrenal cortex |
what are the adrenal glands covered by? surrounded by? | covered by: gerota's fascia surrounded by: perirenal fat |
what is the trigone area? | ureteral openings and urethral exit on inferior portion of bladder |
where are interlobar arteries located? | medullary pyramids |
what is lab test is BOTH a urinalysis and blood test? | creatinine clearance |
what does specific gravity do? | measures kidneys ability to concentrate urine |
what is pyuria? | pus in the urine |
what are the 3 processes of urine formation? | 1. glomerular filtration 2. tubular reabsorption 3. tubular secretion |
where are arcuate arteries located ? | overtop of medullary pyramids |
what does the nephron contain? | glomerulus and bowman's capsule |
what does urine PH indicate? | formation of kidney stone, depends in part on PH of urine |
what does the nephron do? | filters blood and produces urine |
how may a bladder wall with cystitis appear? | fibrosis or scarring |
what can pyonephrosis lead to? | septic shock |
what is the most common renal mass? | simple renal cyst |
what is bladder diverticulum? | outpouching of bladder wall |
what is the most common benign renal tumor? | angiomyolipoma/renal hamartoma |
what is the most common medical renal disease to produce acute renal failure? | acute tubular necrosis |
what is the most common inherited cystic disease? | autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) |
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