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Vocabulary
Hormones
Diagnosis
Anatomy
Functions
100
What is renal colic?
Pain caused by kidney stones
100
What hormone does the bladder release?
None!
100
What is cystitis?
Bladder infection
100
What is the functional unit of the kidney called?
Nephron
100
What tube brings urine from the bladder to the urinary meatus?
The urethra
200
What is glycosuria?
Glucose in the urine
200
What does renin do to blood pressure?
Renin raises blood pressure (by causing vasoconstriction)
200
In what condition is urine formed but is not released?
Urinary retention
200
The inner part of the kidney is called the _________
Medulla
200
Does the afferent arteriole bring blood to the glomerulus or does it drain blood from the glomerulus?
It delivers the blood to the glomerulus
300
What is oliguria?
Scant amounts of urine
300
What "nickname" does anti-diuretic hormone (ADH) have?
"Water retaining" or "urine decreasing" hormone
300
When the external urethral sphincter is weakened or not functioning properly, it often leads to this condition
Urinary incontinence
300
The upper end of the ureter sits inside the kidney. What is this portion of the tube called?
Renal (or kidney) pelvis
300
What 3 processes are part of urine formation?
Filtration, reabsorption and secretion
400
11 letter word (begins with M) that means urination
Micturition
400
Which hormone is known as the "sodium and water retaining hormone?"
Aldosterone
400
When fat is broken down for energy instead of carbohydrates, this byproduct is found in the urine
Ketones
400
The nephron has two principle components. In which one is the Loop of Henle found?
The renal tubule
400
What is GFR and in what part of the kidney does it occur?
Glomerular filtration rate; the nephron
500
What is lithotripsy?
Ultrasound waves used to break up renal calculi
500
ANH (atrial natriuretic hormone) is secreted from the walls of the heart and has the opposite affect of what other hormone?
Aldosterone
500
What is the common term for interstitial cystitis?
Overactive bladder
500
What 2 structures make up the renal corpuscle?
Bowman's capsule and glomerulus
500
Where does reabsorption begin?
In the promixal convoluted tubule