chapter 30 key term Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| Acute kidney failure | sudden loss of kidney function |
| cystitis | inflammation of the urinary bladder caused by infection |
| glomerulus | a group of capillaries in the renal corpuscle |
| lithotripsy | the crushing of a stone in the renal pelvis or bladder |
| micturition | the process of urination |
| nephritis | a condition in which the nephrons the functional units of the kidneys become inflamed |
| peristalsis | the rhythmic muscular contractions that move substance |
| polycystic | disorder in which the kidneys enlarge because they are filled with cysts |
| pyelonephritis | a urinary tract infection that involves one or both of the kidneys |
| renal calculi | kidney stones |
| renal tube | structure that extends from the glomerular capsule of a nephron and is composed of the proximal convoluted tubule, the loop of Henle and the distal convoluted tubule |
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