Word Parts
The prefix "REN"
What refers to the Kidneys
Urinary Catheterization
What is a procedure where a tube is inserted into the bladder to drain urine when the patient is unable to urinate otherwise
What is the outer portion of an organ
What is "Hyperproteinuria"
The organ that filters blood in order to remove waste products and excess water
Word part pertaining to the bladder
What is "Cyst"
Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR)
What is a blood test used to check how well the kidneys are functioning to filter the blood
The term "Retrograde"
What means moving backwards
Nephropathy
what is any disease of the kidneys
Organ that transports urine to the urinary bladder
What is the Ureters
The word part pertaining to urine
What is "Uria"
Retrograde Pyelogram
What is an x-ray of the urinary system where a contrast medium is inserted into one or both ureters via sterile catheterization, causing the flow to move upward through the urinary tract
Term that means "behind the peritoneum"
Dysuria
What is difficult or painful urination
Renal Pelvis
What is the funnel-shaped area inside each kidney where formed urine from the nephrons collects before it flows into the ureters.
The prefix "Pyel/o"
What is the Renal Pelvis
Urinalysis
What is examination of the urine for abnormal elements
Micturation
What is the normal process of excreting urine
Uremia
What is a toxic condition resulting from renal failure in which kidney function is compromised and waste products that are normally secreted in the urine are retained in the blood
The tube that extends from the bladder to outside of the body
What is the Urethra
What is a blood condition
Cystoscopy
What is the visual examination of the urinary bladder using a cystoscope
What is a series of wave-like contractions to move urine down to the bladder
Nephrolith
What is a Kidney stone
The functional unit of the kidney that produces urine
What is the Nephron