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Ch 7 urinary system
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Undergraduate 2
09/30/2008

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Nitrogenous waste
Definition
urea creatinine and uric ascid which the urinary system removes fomr the blood so that they dont accumulate and become harmful
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kidney
Definition
is one of 2 bean shaped organs behind the abdominal cavity on either side of the spine in the lumbar region
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the kidney consists of
Definition
an outer region. cortex means bark, as bark of tree
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inner mdeulla region
Definition
means marrow
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Hilum
Definition
depression on the medial border of the kidney( blood vesses and nerves pass throught the hilum)
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Ureter
Definition
is one of two muscular tubes(16-18 inches long) lined with mucous membrane, the ureter carry urine in peristaltic waves from the kidney to the Urninary bladder
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Urinary bladder
Definition
is a hollow muscular sac in the pelvi cavity
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trigone
Definition
is a triangular region at the base of the bladder where tte urethra enter and the urethra exist
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urethra
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is a membranous tube that carried urine from the UB to the outside of the body
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urination or micturition
Definition
the process of expelling (voiding) urine throught the urethra.
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Meatus
Definition
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female urethra
Definition
is about 1 1/2 inches long lie anterior the vagina and vagina meatus
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male urethra
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about 8 inches long extends downwards throught the prostate glandto the meatus at the tip of the penis
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cali/o, calic/o
Definition
calyx(calix)
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cyst/o
Definition
urinary bladder
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glomerul/o
Definition
glomerulus
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meat/o
Definition
meatus
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nephr/o
Definition
kidney
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pyel/o
Definition
renal pelvis
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ren/o
Definition
kidney
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trigon/o
Definition
trigone( region of the bladder)
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ureter/o
Definition
ureter
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urethr/o
Definition
urethra
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vesic/o
Definition
urinary bladder
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albumin/o
Definition
albumin( a protein in the blood)
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Azot/o
Definition
nitrogen
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bacteri/o
Definition
bacteria
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dips/o
Definition
thirst
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lith/o
Definition
stone
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noct/o
Definition
night
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olig/o
Definition
scanty
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-poietin
Definition
substance that form
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py/o
Definition
pus
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-tripsy
Definition
to crush
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ur/o
Definition
urine(urea)
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urin/o
Definition
urine
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-uria
Definition
urination, urine condition
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glomerulonephritis(bright diesase)
Definition
inflamtion of the kidney glomerulus
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nephrolithiiasis
Definition
kidney stones (renal Caluli)
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pyelonephritis
Definition
inflamation of the renal pelvis and renal medulla
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diabetes insipidus
Definition
inadequate secretion or resistance of the kidney to the actioon of antidiuetic hormome (ADH)
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blood urea nitrogen (BUN)
Definition
measurements of urea leavels in blood
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creatinine clearance
Definition
meaures the rate at which creatinine is cleared from the blood by the kidney
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CT scan
Definition
X-ray image showing a detailed corss-sectional view of organs and tissues.
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renal angiography
Definition
X-ray examination( with contrast)ofthe vascular system( blood vessels) of the kidney
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kidney, ureters and bladder(KUB)
Definition
X-ray examination (without Contrast) of the kidney, ureters and bladder.
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kidney, ureters and bladder(KUB)
Definition
X-ray examination (without Contrast) of the kidney, ureters and bladder.
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retrograde pyelogram (RP)
Definition
X-ray imaging of the kidney, ureters and bladder after injection of contrast throught a Urinary cateter into the ureters
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dialysis
Definition
process of seperating nitrogenous waste materials from the bloodstream when the kdineys no longer functions
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lithotripsy
Definition
urinary tract stones are crushed and either removed or pass fron the body in the urine
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renal transplant
Definition
surgical transfer of compleat kidney from donor to a recipiant
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BUN
Definition
blood urea nitrogen
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C&S
Definition
culture and sensitivity testing to deternube antibiotic effectiveness against beacteria gorwn from a patients specimen
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KUB
Definition
kidney, ureter and bladder
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UTI
Definition
urinary tract infection
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