Urinary System basics
What part of the urinary system stores urine?
what is the bladder?
This hormone, produced by the kidneys, stimulates red blood cell productions.
what is erythropoietin?
These two tubes carry urine from the kidneys to the bladder.
what are the ureters?
This infection affects the bladder and is more common in women.
what is a urinary tract infection?
This test measures the concentration of solutes in the urine.
what is a urinalysis?
The tube that carries urine from the bladder to the outside of the body.
what is the urethra?
The kidneys help regulate this mineral balance, crucial for bone health.
What is calcium?
This part of the kidney contains the glomeruli and Bowmans capsule.
What is the renal cortex?
A condition characterized by the presence of kidney stones.
what is nephrolithiasis?
This imaging test uses sound waves to create images of the kidneys.
what is an ultrasound?
This organ filters waste from the blood to produce urine.
what is the kidney?
The kidneys maintain this balance by regulating the volume and composition of body fluids.
what is electrolyte balance?
The inner region of the kidney that contains the renal pyramids.
what is the renal medulla?
The medical term for painful urination
What is dysuria?
This procedure involves inserting a tube through the urethra to view the bladder.
what is cystoscopy?
The functional unit of the kidney that filters blood and forms urine.
what is the nephron?
The process by which the kidneys remove waste products from the blood.
what is filtration?
The funnel-shaped structure that collects urine from the renal pyramids
what is the renal pelvis?
This condition involves involuntary leakage of urine
what is urinary incontinence?
This test measures how well the kidneys are filtering blood.
what is the glomerular filtration rate?
This process describes the elimination of urine from the bladder.
what is urination?
The kidneys convert this vitamin to its active form, which is essential for calcium absorption.
what is vitamin D?
The structure that surrounds the glomerulus and begins the process of filtering blood.
what is bowman's capsule?
A chronic condition where the kidneys lose their ability to function properly.
what is chronic kidney disease?
This procedure uses a machine to filter waste products from the blood when the kidneys are not functioning.
what is dialysis?