Anatomy
Cup-like collecting region of the renal pelvis _
What is calyx
Process whereby some substances, but not all, pass through a filter
What is filtration?
Pyel/o
What is renal pelvis?
The presence of any protein in the urine is called
What is proteinuria
Examination of urine to determine its contents
What is UA
Depression in an organ where blood vessels and nerves enter and leave
What is hilum
Substance containing nitrogen and excreted in urine
What is nitrogenous waste?
The two combining forms for urinary bladder
What is cyst/o and vesic/o
The involuntary release of urine, which usually occurs due to a lack of bladder control,
is a condition
What is urinary incontinence?
Use of ultrasonic waves to crush stones in the urinary tract
What is ESWL
Tiny ball of capillaries in the kidney
What is glomerulus
Process whereby renal tubules return materials necessary to the body back into the
blood vessel
The two combining forms for kidney
What is ren/o and nephr/o
When your kidneys lose their filtering ability, dangerous levels of wastes may accumulate, and your blood's chemical makeup may get out of balance.
What is reneal failure?
Cysts form in and on the kidneys
What is PKD
Blood vessel that carries blood to the kidney
What is renal artery
Process of expelling urine
The combining form for a protein in the blood
What is albumin/o
An inflammatory condition of the renal pelvis that involves the nephrons is called
What is pyelonephritis?
Bacterial infection of the urinary tract
What is UTI
Microscopic tubes in the kidney where urine is formed after filtration
What is renal tubules?
Hormone secreted by the kidney; raises blood pressure
What is renin?
Suffix that means crushing
What is -tripsy
A condition characterized by large amounts of dilute urine and increased thirst and has nothing to do with blood sugar.
What is diabetes insipidus?
A test to determine antibiotic effectiveness
What is C&S