medical terms
Kidneys
Bladder
tests
therapeutic
100
cystectomy
What is the formation of an opening or stoma on the abdomen for catheterization or to enable the collection of urine in an external reservoir
100
kidney
What are bean-shaped organs located just under and below the twelfth rib near the waist in the area of the body truck called the flank
100
bladder
What is a muscular sac that readily stretches to store urine
100
ultasound
What uses sound waves to detect cysts
100
catheterizatin
What is a tube placed throught the urethra into the bladder
200
diuresis
What is the increased production of urine
200
cortex
What is the outer layer of the kidney called
200
on the flooir of the pelvic cavity
Where does the bladder rest
200
computed tomography
What is the test that creates cross-sectional images of the kidneys and other organs
200
nephrostomy tube
What may a physician do if a ureter is completely obstructed
300
lithotomy
What is the incision of an organ or a duct to remove a calculus
300
medulla
What is the middle layer of the kidney called
300
trigone
What is the triangular shaped area of the bladder called
300
magnetic resourse imaging
What is the test that creates soft-tissue images using magnets and radio waves
300
urinart stent
What is the hollow tube that is placed in a structure to give it support and allow fluid to flow
400
lithotripsy
What is shattering of the calculus
400
receives a large blood suppy and is very sensitive to changes in blood pressure and blood volume
What does the cortex of the kidney do
400
apex
What is the upper part of the bladder called
400
renal scans
What is the test that uses radioisotopes and radiographs to study renal blood flow
400
nephrectomy
What is the removal of a kidney
500
azotemia
What is increased nitrogenous wste products inthe blood
500
glomerules, a bowman capsule, and a tubule
What is located in a nephron
500
fundus
What is the botton part of the bladder called
500
renal biopsy
What is the excision of a small amount of kidney tissue
500
aloe
What herbal remedie can be harmful and cause nephritis and ephedra
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