TRUE OR FALSE
TRUE OR FALSE:
"The kidney is divided into three regions"
FALSE!
"two regions"
"This is the tube leading from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body ______."
Ureter
Arteriole
"Small artery"
"A measure of the amount of urea in the blood"
Blood Urea Nitrogen
Cortex
"Outer region of an organ"
TRUE OR FALSE:
"Catheters are used for injecting or removing fluids in the urinary track"
TRUE!
"The kidney secretes the hormone ____ to stimulate production of red blood cells by bone marrow"
Erythropoietin
Renal pelvis
"The central collection region in the kidney"
"A physical, chemical, or microscopic examination of urine"
Urinalysis
"Process whereby some substances pass through a filter"
Filtration
TRUE OR FALSE:
"Creatinine is a nitrogenous chemical that stabilizes urine content"
FALSE!
"When the blood flows into the kidney through the renal artery, it passes through smaller and smaller arteries called _________?"
Arterioles
DAILY DOUBLE!
Urinary bladder
"The hollow, muscular sac that holds and stores urine"
"The record of a radiographic study made before, during, and after voiding"
Voiding Cystourethrogram
Uric Acid?
"Nitrogenous waste product excreted in the urine"
TRUE OR FALSE:
"Glomerulus are big balls of capillaries in the kidney"
FALSE!
"tiny balls"
"The functional part of the kidney-the part that does the work of forming the urine-is actually found in the outer region of the kidney; that is, the _________"
Cortex
Cystoscopy
"Insertion of a rigid or flexible cystoscope into the urethra for visualization and instrumentation of the lower urinary tract"
"A surgical procedure in which all or part of the urinary bladder is removed"
Cystectomy
"A flexible tube that can be inserted into a vessel or cavity in the body to withdraw or instill fluids"
Catheter
TRUE OR FALSE!
"The primary components of the urinary system are the kidney, ureter, urinary bladder, and urethra"
TRUE!
A physical, chemical, or microscopic examination of _______"
Urine
Lithotripsy
"To crush, break, or pulverize a calculus"
"Medical procedure for the removal of wastes normally excreted by the kidney from the blood or lymph by virtue of the difference in their rates of diffusion through an external semipermeable membrane or the peritoneum"
Dialysis
DAILY DOUBLE!
"A measure of the rate at which creatinine is cleared from the blood by the kidney"
Creatinine Clearance