Urinary System Vocab
The Nephron
Structures
Urinary system Diseases
Hodgepodge
100
The other name for the Urinary System.
The Excretory system
100
What is the first part of the Nephron.
glomerulus
100
The tubes that carry urine from the kidney to the bladder.
ureters
100
The medical term for kidney stones
renal calculus
100
When the kidneys stop functioning.
Renal failure
200
The term used when the body is in a state of equilibrium or constant state of natural balance
homeostasis
200
Site where the collecting ducts empty urine.
renal basin/pelvis
200
The folds in the bladder.
rugae
200
Inflammation of the urinary bladder
Cystitis
200
Renal failure caused by hypotension, shock hemorrhage, and injury.
Acute renal failure
300
The outer section of the kidney
Cortex
300
The filtered substance from the glomerulus enters what section next?
Bowman's capsule


300
The substance that covers the walls of the bladder.
mucus
300
Inflammation of the kidney tissue and renal pelvis, usually caused by pyogenci bacteria.
Pylonephritis
300
Which bacteria usually causes cystitis?
E. coli
400
The inner section of the kidney
the medulla
400
Where are the collecting tubules located?
medulla
400
The external opening of the bladder.
The urinary meatus
400
Name the two type of Glomerulonephritis.
acute and chronic
400
Which bacteria usually causes acute Glomerulonephritis?
streptococcus
500
The microscopic filtering units of the kidney.
Nephrons
500
The first section of the ureter.
Renal pelvis
500
The tube that carries urine from the bladder to the outside of the body.
urethra
500
Urine present in the blood.
Uremia
500
The clinical term for involuntary urination.
incontinence
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