System Anatomy
Kidney Anatomy
Diseases of the Urinary System
Miscellaneous
100
Pair of organs that remove waste products from the blood and produce urine.
What are the kidneys?
100
The outer region of the kidney.
What is the renal cortex?
100
When the pH of urine is below 7.35
What is acidosis?
100
The presence of bile in the urine could be a symptom of _____.
What is hepatitis?
200
The small tube that carries urine outside the body.
What is the urethra?
200
Basinlike area of the kidney.
What is the renal pelvis?
200
The inability to control the bladder.
What is incontinence?
200
The process of emptying the bladder.
What is micturition?
300
Sac-like organ that stores urine.
What is the bladder?
300
A specialized capillary that makes up the structure of a nephron.
What is a glomerulus?
300
Inflammation of the kidney.
What is pyelonephritis?
300
Urine is colored yellow because of this pigment.
What is urachrome?
400
Long tubes that deliver urine to the bladder.
What are the ureters?
400
Surrounds the kidney and helps protect it from damage.
What is the renal capsule?
400
Small hard masses formed in the kidneys that cause severe pain.
What are kidney stones?
400
Name 3 waste products the urinary system eliminates.
What are nitrogenous wastes, toxins, and drugs?
500
This organ encircles the urethra in males.
What is the prostate?
500
Cup-shaped structures that funnel urine towards the ureters.
What are calyces?
500
Condition where the kidneys are not secured properly and drop down into the pelvis.
What is ptosis?
500
Hormone that prevents excess water loss in urine.
What is ADH?
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