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| Enclosing structure surrounding each glomerulus. |
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| CALYX, CALIX (PL. CALYCES, CALICES) |
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| Cup-like collecting region of the renal pelvis. |
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| Tube for injecting or removing fluids. |
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| Outer region; the renal cortex is the outer region of the kidney (cortical means pertaining to the cortex). |
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| Waste product of muscle metabolism; nitrogenous waste excreted in urine. Creatinine clearance is a measure of the efficiency of the kidneys in removing creatinine from the blood. |
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| A chemical element that carries an electrical charge when dissolved in water. Electrolytes are essential to cellular function and transmission of impulses in nerve and muscle fibers. |
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| A hormone secreted by the kidney to stimulate the production of red blood cells by bone marrow. |
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| Passive process whereby some substances, but not all, pass through a filter or other material. |
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| Tiny ball of capillaries (microscopic blood vessels) in the cortex of the kidney. |
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| Depression or hollow in that part of an organ where blood vessels and nerves enter and leave. |
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| One of two bean-shaped organs behind the abdominal cavity on either side of the backbone in the lumbar region. |
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| Inner region; the renal medulla is the inner region of the kidney (medullary means pertaining to the medulla). |
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| Urination; the act of voiding. |
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| Combination of glomerulus and renal tubule where filtration, reabsorption, and secretion take place in the kidney. It is the functional unit of the kidney, each capable of forming urine by itself. |
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| Substance containing nitrogen and excreted in urine. |
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| An electrolyte important to body processes. The kidney regulates the balance of potassium concentration within the blood. |
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| In this process, the renal tubules return materials necessary to the body back into the bloodstream. |
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| Blood vessel that carries blood to the kidney. |
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| Central collecting region in the kidney. |
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| Microscopic tube in the kidney in which the urine is formed after filtration. In the renal tubule, the composition of urine is altered by the processes of reabsorption and secretion. |
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| Blood vessel that carries blood away from the kidney and toward the heart. |
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| An enzymatic hormone synthesized, stored, and secreted by the kidney; it raises blood pressure by influencing vasoconstriction. |
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| An electrolyte regulated in the blood and urine by the kidneys. |
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| Triangular area in the urinary bladder in which the ureters enter and the urethra exits. |
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| Major nitrogenous waste product excreted in urine. |
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| Tube leading from each kidney to the urinary bladder. |
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| Tube leading from the urinary bladder to the outside ofthe body. |
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| A nitrogenous waste excreted in the urine. |
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| Hollow muscular sac that holds and stores urine. |
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| Process of expelling urine; also called micturition. |
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| Emptying of urine from the urinary bladder; urination or micturition. |
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| Trigone (triangular region in the bladder) |
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| Albumin (a protein in the blood) |
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| Keytone bodies (ketoacids and acetone) |
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| Urination; urine condition |
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| Antiduretic hormone- vasopressin |
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| Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis |
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| Catheter, catherterization |
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| Continuous cycling peritoneal dialysis |
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| Chronic kidney disease- a condition during which serum creatinine and BUN levels rise, which may result in impairment of all body systems. |
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| Chloride. An electrolyte excreted by the kidney. |
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| Chronic renal failure- progressive loss of kidney function. |
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| Culture and sensitivity testing-to determine antibiotic effectiveness against bacteria grown from a patient's specimen |
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| End-stage renal disease (same as CKD) |
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| Bicarbonate-an electrolyte conserved by the kidney |
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| Interstital cystitis-chronic inflammation of the bladder wall; not caused by bacterial infection and not responsive to conventional antibiotic therapy. |
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| Potassium, an electrolyte |
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| Symbol for degree of acidity or alkalinity |
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| Polycystic kidney disease |
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| Percutaneous ultrasonic lithotripsy |
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