Anatomy
Anatomy 2
Pathology
Terminolog
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Physiology
100
The urethra conveys urine from the _________ to the exterior of the body
bladder
100
The ureters drain urine from the kidney into the
bladder
100
Kidney stones are called ___________. Another term for this is ___________.
nephrolithiasis, renal calculi
100
Medical term for pertaining to kidney.
Renal or nephro
100
The functional unit of the kidney is the
nephron
200
Layers of kidney
What are renal capsule, cortex, and medulla?
200
This combining form means bladder
cyst/o
200
Bladder inflammation
Cystitis
200
Renal tubule vs. renal corpuscle
Corpuscle is around glomerular capillary only, tubule is distal to that
200
High ADH (anti-diuretic hormone) levels will cause what effect on the kidney?
Increased water reabsorption
300
Name the structure and get double points if you can name the prefix used to describe this structure.
Renal pelvis
-Pyelo
300
The aorta bifurcates into the common iliac arteries at the level of L4/L5. On the way to the bladder, the ureters pass (anteriorly or posteriorly?) to the common iliac arteries.
anteriorly
300
The condition of a dilated ureter with a large backup of fluid is called
hydroureter
300
Medical term for referring to kidney not already mentioned
nephro
300
What role does the kidney play in red blood cell production
They monitor oxygen levels and release erythropoietin to increase red blood cell production by the bone marrow
400
These drain into the renal pelvis
Major calyx
400
All structures entering and leaving kidney do so at this structure
The renal hilum
400
Diabetic patients who have excess fat breakdown cannot utilize glucose so they will develop this condition (hint: high acid state, fat breakdown creates acid)
metabolic acidosis
400
Renal tubule structures from proximal to distal
Proximal convoluted tubule, nephron loop, distal convoluted tubule, collecting duct, minor calyx
400
500 points for each function of the urinary system you can state
maintainence of body fluid/electrolyte balance
maintenance of body acid-base balance
regulation of blood pressure
500
Bladder is posterior to the
pubic symphysis
500
The kidneys extend from the ____ to the ____ vertebrae
T12 to L3
500
Build-up of urine in the kidney due to an obstruction in the ureter, bladder, or urethra is called
hydronephrosis
500
Nephrolithiasis is?
kidney stones