Vocab
Hematuria
blood in urine
what is the root word for bladder
Cyst/o
Nephron
the working unit of the kidney where filtration of blood occurs
What is the glomerular capsule
the cup shaped, filled with capillaries, part of the filtration of urine
vesic/o
urinary bladder root word
What is the word meaning "action of urinating"
Micturition
Nephr/o
kidney
the duct by which urine passes from the kidney to the bladder is named what?
Ureter
area between the ureters and the calyxes is called what?
Renal Pelvis
renal pelvis root?
pyel/o
What is the glomerular also known as?
Bowman's Capsule
what is the root word for urethra
Urethr/o
What is the Urethra
the tube that allows urine to pass out of the body
triangular housing of the filtration components of the kidney
Pyramids of medulla
ren/o stands for what?
kidney
What is hemodialysis
mechanically cleaning the blood via a semi-permeable membrane
-tripsy means what?
crushing
Renal tubule is what?
millions of tiny tubes in the kidneys that returns nutrients, fluids, and other substances that have been filtered from the blood back to the body
What does glomerular filtrate consist of?
Water
Electrolytes
soluble wastes
nutrients
toxins
what does SG measure?
weight of urine compared to water
what is urea
main waste product of the urinary system
lith/o
stones
What is the major/minor calyx?
the area in which urine collects before entering ureters
where are the kidneys located
located behind the peritoneum in the lumbar region
what is catheterization
the placement of a tube into a passage, for this system would be directly in the urethra to the bladder to expel urine