A & P
WHAT IS THE FUNCTIONAL UNIT OF THE KIDNEY
NEPHRON
What process occurs when blood pressure forces water, electrolytes, and waste into the Bowman capsule
Filtration
Inflammation of the bladder is called ___?
Cystitis
What does BUN stand for?
Blood Urea Nitrogen
What suffix denotes a urinary condition?
uria
The renal pelvis is an extension of what structure inside the kidney?
Ureter
What is the second step of urine formation, when substances move from filtrate back into blood?
Reabsorption
Blood in the urine is called ___?
Hematuria
Which test uses iodine to visualize the urinary tract?
IVP (Intravenous Pyelogram)
The 2 combining form for the urinary bladder is ___?
Cyst/o or Vesic/o
The folds in the walls of the bladder are called what?
Rugae
The afferent arteriole brings blood ___ the glomerulus, and the efferent arteriole takes blood ___ it.
Into; away from
Pus in the urine is called ___?
Pyuria
Which diagnostic test analyzes urine for bacterial growth over several days?
Urine culture
This medication relaxes bladder muscles and decreases bladder contractions.
Anticholinergic
What muscle makes up the bladder wall?
Detrusor muscle
Which hormone increases water reabsorption in the distal tubule?
ADH
What disease can follow a streptococcal infection and cause kidney inflammation?
Glomerulonephritis
What type of dialysis uses the abdomen as a filtering mechanism?
Peritoneal dialysis
This medication stimulates the bladder to contract to help with urination.
Beta-3 adrenergic
The location where the ureter and renal vein leave the kidney and the renal artery enters is called the _____.
Hilum
What happens if the glomerulus is damaged?
Blood or protein appear in urine
What genetic condition causes fluid-filled sacs in the kidneys?
Polycystic kidney disease
Removal of a kidney stone is called what?
Nephrolithotomy
What is the medical term for painful urination?
Dysuria