Structures
drains urine from kidneys to bladder
Ureter
urine or urination
uria is the word part
inflammation of the bladder
cystitis
increasing or an agent that increase urination
Diuretic
no urination
anuria
urine is expelled thru this canal to the urinary meatus which is the external opening
urethra
the process
ation
sugar in the urine
glycosuria
procedure to remove waste from the kidneys when they are not fx on their own
hemodialysis
how may nephrons in a kidney
approx 1 million
bladder
cyst
sugar
glycoso
softening of the kidney
nephromalacia
repair of a prolapsed kidney
nephropexy
where waste products are filtered from the blood
glomerulus
renal pelvis (reservoir in kidney that collect the urine)
pyelo
few or scanty amount
oligo
a hereditary disorder with fluid filled cysts throughout both kidneys
polycystic kidney disease
incision into the kidney to remove a stone
pylolithotomy
removal of a kidney
nephrectomy
kidney
pyelo
Another word for urinating
Voiding, excreting, Micturation
inability to hold/control urine in the blader
urinary incontinence
complete urinary obstruction may require this
percutaneous nephrostomy
3 functions associated with urine formation
Filtration - remove waste
Reabsorption - body keeps sugars, water
Secretion - urine formation of waste product of metabolism