Organs
Kidney Structure
Urine
Disorders/Diseases
Treatments/ Pharmacology
100
2 bean-shape organs that extract waste from blood, balance body fluids, and form urine.
Kidneys
100
Functional kidney unit
Nephron
100
How many steps are there in urine formation?
4
100
Word for a disorder that arises suddenly running for a few weeks followed by recovery.
Acute
100
Separation of dissolved molecules through semi-permeable membrane.
Dialysis
200
Slender tube taking urine to outside.
Urethra
200
Outer portion of kidney
Renal Cortex
200
The first step in urine formation.
Glomerular Filtration
200
Involuntary loss of urine.
Urinary Incontinence
200
Final option for treatment of kidney failure.
Kidney Transplantation
300
2 slender tubes that takes urine from kidneys to bladder.
Ureters
300
Inner portion of kidneys
Renal Medulla
300
Third step in urine formation (2 words)
Tubular Secretion
300
Inflammation of the bladder.
Cystitis
300
What is the brand name for Amoxicillin?
Amoxil
400
Reservoir for storing urine
Urinary Bladder
400
Funnel-shaped basin forming upper end of ureter
Renal Pelvis
400
This is a complex process involving fluid traveling in opposite directions. It concentrates urine & reduces volume excreted.
Countercurrent Mechanism
400
Precipitates of calcium and uric acid due to dehydration, stagnation, or UTI.
Kidney Calculi
400
What osmotic diuretic is used to increase urine output? Can give either generic name or brand name.
Mannitol or Osmitrol
500
Network of capillaries that filter blood into the glomerular (Bowman's) capsule.
Glomerulus
500
Medial of kidney where renal artery, renal vein, and ureters connect with kidney.
Hilum
500
Name the 3 different main constituents (besides water) of urine.
Nitrogenous waste products, electrolytes, pigment
500
Most common kidney disease. Commonly caused by strep throat infection in children.
Acute Glomerulonephritis
500
This immunosuppressant drug is used in combination with Cyclosporine (Sandimmune) for patients undergoing kidney transplantation.
Mycophenolic Acid (Myfortic)
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