Unit 7:12 Word Scramble
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The urinary system is responsible for | maintaining the body’s acid-base balance. |
The kidneys are protected by | the ribs and a heavy cushion of fat. |
As filtered materials pass through the convoluted tubules, substances needed by the body are | reabsorbed. |
The mucous membrane lining of the bladder is arranged in a series of folds called | rugae. |
Uremia is a toxic condition that occurs when the kidneys | fail and urinary waste products are present in the bloodstream. |
Shock wave procedure used to crush stones formed in the urinary system is called. | Lithotripsy |
Bacteria, viruses, or chemicals such as bubble bath solutions can cause | urethritis. |
Pus in the urine is called | Pyuria |
A notched or indented area on the kidney through which the ureter, nerves, blood vessels, and lymph vessels enter and leave the kidney is call the | hilum |
Less than normal amount of urination | Oliguria |
Involuntary urination | Incontinence |
Blood in the urine | Hematuria |
Painful urination is called | Dysuria |
Outer section of the kidney | Cortex |
Tube from the kidney to the bladder | Ureter |
Microscopic filtering unit in the kidney | Nephron |
C-shaped structure surrounding the glomerulus | Bowman’s capsule |
Cluster of capillaries in the nephron | Glomerulus |
How much urine is collected in the bladder before the urge to urinate occurs? | 250cc |
Waste products dissolved in urine | urea, uric acid, creatinine, mineral salts, various pigments |
How many Cubic centimeters of urine are produced daily | 1,500 to 2,000 cubic centimeters |
The proper term for urination at night | nocturia |
What is the only cure for renal failure? | kidney transplant |
Frequent urination, dysuria, burning sensation during urination, hematuria, bladder spasm, fever are symptoms of | cystitis |
The medulla of the kidney contains most of the | collection tubules |
The kidneys are protected by the ribs and | a cushion of fat |
Two muscular tubes that extend from the kidneys to the bladder | ureters |
The tube that carries the urine from the bladder to the outside | urethra |
What percent of urine waste is water | 95 percent |
Renal calculus or urinary calculus is called | a kidney stone |
When the kidneys stop functioning it is called | renal failure |
A toxic condition that occurs when the kidneys fail and urinary waste products are present in the bloodstream is called | uremia |
tion of the urethra is called | urethritis |
An inflammation of the kidney tissue and renal pelvis caused by pyogenic (pus forming) bacteria is called | pyelonephritis |
An inflammation of the glomerulus of the kidney is called | glomerulonephritis |
An inflammation of the bladder caused by pathogens entering the urinary meatus is called | cystitis |
Excessive urination is called | polyuria |
Absence of urination is called | anuria |
A procedure in which shock waves are used to crush stones that form in the urinary system | Lithotripsy |
A constant state of natural balance in the internal environment of the body is called | homeostasis |
What moves urine through the ureter | peristalsis |
When blood is found in the urine it is called | hematuria |
What are the formation of stones in the urinary system called | calculi |
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