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Mod G Week 1 Vocab
Mod G Week 1 Vocab
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Post-Graduate
03/26/2018

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Term
Bowmans Capsule
Definition
the capsule that surrounds the glomerulus is Called the Bowmans capsule .
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Glomerulus
Definition
a renal corpuscle is composed of a mass of capillaries called a Glomerulus
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Hilum
Definition
The renal artery, renal vein, and ureter enter the kidney here in the area known as the Hilum
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Lithotripsy
Definition
the crushing of a stone in the renal pelvis ,ureter, or bladder b mechanical force or sound waves .
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Loop of henle
Definition
the portion of the renal tubule that curves back toward the renal corpuscle and twists again to become the distal convoluted tubule.
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Micturitions
Definition
-the process of urination
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Nephrons
Definition
-Mini Microscopic structures within the kidneys that filter blood, remove waste products, and form urine.
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Renal cortex -
Definition
The outermost layer of the kidney
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Renal Pyramids
Definition
The renal medulla is divided into triangular shaped areas called renal pyramids
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ureters
Definition
long muscular tubes that carry urine from the kidneys to the urinary Bladder.
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Cast
Definition
- cylinder shaped element
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Catheterization
Definition
the procedure during which a catheter is inserted into a vessel an organ or a body cavity
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Fecal occult blood test
Definition
a test to find hidden blood in the stool
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Glycosuria
Definition
the presence of significant levels of glucose in the urine.
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Hematuria
Definition
-the presence of blood in the urine
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Oliguria
Definition
insignificant production (or volume) or Urine .
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Phenylketonuria
Definition
a genetically inherited disease in which the body cannot properly metabolize the nutrient phenylalanine
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Supernatant
Definition
the liquid portion of a substance from which solids have settled to the bottom as with a urine specimen after centrifugation
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Urinalysis
Definition
the physical chemical and microscopic evaluation of Urine to obtain information about body health and disease .
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Urine specific gravity
Definition
-a measure of the concentration or amount (total weight) of substances dissolved in urine.
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