Blue Turkeys (Team 1)
Definition of GU
What is genitourinary?
Filtering unit of the kidneys
What are nephrons?
Definition of nephro
What is kidney
Alternative name for the urinary system
What is excretory system?
The external opening
What is urinary meatus or urethral meatus?
Amount of urine produced daily
What is 1500-2000 mL?
Hollow, muscular sac
What is the bladder?
Role of a dialysis technician
What is a person who works with doctors and technicians to provide patient care to people with permanent kidney failure (end-stage renal disease)?
Tube that carries urine from the bladder to the outside of the body
What is urethra?
Length of ureters
What is 10-12"?
Only cure for chronic renal failure
What is kidney transplant?
Responsible for maintaining the body's acid-base balance
What is the urinary system?
Protects the kidneys
What are ribs and fat?
Parts of the urinary system
What are kidneys, bladder, ureters, and urethra
C-shaped structure that surrounds the glomerulus
What is Bowman's Capsule?
Effect of peristalsis on the ureters
What is moves urine through the ureter from the kidney to the bladder?
Allows the bladder to expand
What are rugae?
Urine is ______% water
What is 95?
Two other terms for void
What are urinate and micturate?
Formed when salts in the urine precipitate
Inflammation of the kidney tissue and renal pelvis usually caused by pyogenic (pus-causing) bacteria.
Pyelonephritis
Inflammation of the glomerulus of the kidney
What is Glomerulonephritis?
Toxic condition that occurs when kidneys fail and urinary waste products are present in the bloodstream
What is Uremia?
Urethritis
Inflammation of the urethra usually caused by bacteria, viruses, or chemicals
May result from any condition that affects the proper functioning of the kidneys, such as renal failure and hypotension (low blood pressure).
What is Uremia?