Kidneys
The outer layer.
What is cortex.
Any health care procedure in which precautions are taken to prevent contamination of a person, object, or area by microorganisms.
What is aseptic technique.
The cup shaped end of a renal tubule containing a glomerulus, Also called a glomerular capsule.
What is Bowman's capsule.
One pair of tubes that carries urine from the kidneys to the bladder.
What is Ureter.
Asymptomatic
What is without symptoms.
The cup shaped division of the renal pelvis through which urine passes from the renal tubules.
What is calyx.
The stretching or dilation of a ureter.
What is ureterectasis.
The smallest branch of an artery.
Example: Unfiltered blood enters in the Afferent ________ and Exits by the Efferent _________.
What is arteriole.
A small tubular structure that drains urine from the bladder to the outside of the body.
What is Urethra.
Also known as poisonous
What is toxic
The core unit of the kidney
What is the Nephron
Removal of a part, pathway, or function by one of the following methods: surgery, chemical destruction, electrocautery, or radiofrequency.
What is ablation.
The part of the nephron that comes after the Descending Loop of Henle?
What is the Ascending Loop of Henle.
The fluid released by the kidneys, transported by the ureters and retained by the bladder.
What is Urine.
An inflammation of the peritoneum ( the membrane lining the abdominal cavity)
What is peritonitis.
I am the gland that rests slightly on top of the kidney. I make adrenaline a hormone needed at the time of stress and I make two other hormones cortisol and aldosterone.
What is the adrenal gland.
A surgical fixation of the bladder to the abdominal wall
What is cystopexy.
The Part of that comes after the distal convoluted tubule?
What is the collecting Duct.
The act of eliminating urine from the body
What is micturition.
An abnormal involuntary accumulation of urine in the bladder; the inability to empty the bladder.
What is Urinary retention.
An abnormal stone formed by an accumulation of mineral salts.
What is renal calculus.
The process of removing waste products from the blood when the kidneys are unable to do so. There are two types of methods.
What is dialysis.
Water is reabsorbed by this process in the nephron
What is Osmosis
I am the urination control center located in the brain.
What is the Pontine micturition center
A bladder dysfunction that results from interference with the normal nerve pathways associated with urination: may be due to disease of the central nervous system or peripheral nerves involved in the control of urination.
What is neurogenic bladder