Anatomy
Is an oval, hollow, muscular organ where urine is stored before it is excreted from the body.
What is the urinary bladder?
Is an inflammation of the bladder.
What is Cystitis?
Is a physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating diseases and disorders of the kidneys.
What is a nephrologist?
Is the process through which the body maintains a constant internal environment
What is Homeostasis?
Is the examination of urine for the presence of abnormal elements.
What is a Urinalysis?
What constantly filter the blood to remove waste products and excess water.
What is the Kidneys?
Is frequent and excessive urination during the night.
What is Nocturia?
Is difficult or painful urination.
What is Dysuria?
Are two narrow tubes, each about 10 to 12 inches long, which transport urine from the kidney to the bladder
What is the ureters?
Means excessive urination
What is Polyuria?
Is the inner region of the kidney, and it contains most of the urine-collecting tubules.
What is the medulla?
A cystocele, also known as a ______, is a hernia of the bladder through the vaginal wall
What is a prolapsed bladder?
Also known as voiding or micturition, is the normal process of excreting urine.
What is Urination?
what term means pertaining to the kidneys.
What is renal?
Is the inability to control the voiding of urine.
What is Urinary incontinence?
What are the microscopic functional units of each kidney. It is here that urine is produced
What is the nephrons?
is the insertion of a flexible plastic tube into the bladder?
HINT this is not pathology :)
What is Urinary catheterization?
The term nephrolithiasis describes the presence of what in the kidney.
What is stones?
Is the tube extending from the bladder to the exterior of the body
What is the urethra?
Is the inability to completely empty the bladder when attempting to urinate.
what is Urinary retention?
Is a cluster of capillaries, surrounded by a cup shaped membrane called the Bowman’s capsule, and a renal tubule.
What is the glomerulus?
Is an enlargement of the prostate gland that most often occurs in men older than 50.
What is Benign prostatic hyperplasia, also known as benign prostatic hypertrophy?
What does the prefix Oligo- mean?
plus 200 pt. what is a term we can use this prefix from this chapter?
What is scanty or few?
+ 200pt what is Oliguria?
Is the external opening of the urethra.
What is the urinary meatus?
The blood test is used to screen for prostate cancer.
what is a prostate-specific antigen (PSA)?