Definitions
The crushing of a stone in the renal pelvis, ureter, or bladder by mechanical force or sound waves
Lithotripsy
-uria
Urine
Remove metabolic waste products from the blood
Kidneys
Cannot control urination
Incontinence
A smooth muscle that contracts to push urine from the bladder into the urethra
Detrusor Muscle
-megaly
Enlargement
There are a million of these in each kidney
Nephrons
The kidneys enlarge because they are filled with cysts
Polycystic Kidney disease
The first process of urine formation
Glomular filtration
noct/i
Night
Long, muscular tubes that carry urine from the kidneys to the bladder
Ureters
Kidneys slowly lose their ability to function
Chronic Renal Failure (CRF)
Contains urea, uric acid, trace amounts of amino acids, and various ions
Urine
ren/o or nephr/o
Kidney
The process of urination
Micturition
Urinary bladder infection
Cystitis
Is composed of a mass of capillaries
Glomerulus
olig/o
scant or few
The internal floor of the bladder contains three openings- one for the urethra and two for the ureters
Trigone
Starts as a bladder infection and spreads to one or both kidneys
Pyelonephritis