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What renal function does hemodialysis replace?
filtration
Glucose in the urine is called:
Glycosuria
A medication that causes the body to urinate excessively is called:
diuretic
What step of urine formation involves the transport of ions and electrolytes from the blood to the collecting tubules?
Secretion
The absence of urine is called:
Anuria
Urinating involuntarily is called:
incontinence
Blood in the urine is called:
Hematuria
The structure that leads from the bladder to the outside of the body:
Urethra
What structure may become blocked by a large kidney stone?
Ureter
The opening to the outside of the body where urine passes:
urinary meatus
polyuria
What does blood pass through during dialysis?
A semi-permeable membrane
What microorganism frequently causes urinary tract infections?
E. Coli
Frequent urination at night is called:
Nocturia
The cluster of capillaries within the nephron where filtration takes place
Glomerulus
Which part of the kidney contains the nephrons?
renal cortex
What takes the urine from the kidneys to the bladder?
Ureters
The outer layer of the kidney:
Cortex
The presence of waste products in the blood:
Uremia
The medical term for bedwetting
Enuresis
A disorder that affects the release of ADH will affect which function of the urinary system?
reabsorption
water
The functional unit of the kidney is called:
Painful urination is called:
Dysuria
The average urinary output per day
1500mL