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Med Terms I
Med terms II
Anatomy
Disease
Misc.
100
word root for renal pelvis
What is 'pyel'
100
condition of without urine
What is anuria
100
connects kidneys to the bladder
What is ureters
100
accumulation of fluid in the tissues
What is edema
100
sugar in the urine
What is glycosuria
200
word root for stone, calculus
What is 'lith'
200
inflammation of the renal pelvis
What is pyelitis
200
hollow muscular organ
What is 'bladder'
200
UTI
What is a urinary tract infection
200
T or F: one sphincter muscle controls the flow of urine through the urethra
What is FALSE: two sphincter muscles control it - internal sphincter is smooth muscle (involuntary), external sphincter is skeletal (voluntary)
300
stones in the kidney
What is renal calculi
300
condition of stones in the kidney
What is nephrolithiasis
300
tube which passes urine to the outside of the body
What is urethra
300
inflammation of the bladder
What is cystitis
300
act of dispelling urine (urination)
What is micturition
400
removing toxic waste products from the blood
What is hemodialysis
400
condition of blood in the urine
What is "uremia'
400
basic functional unit of the kidney
What is nephron
400
scant urine amounts
What is oliguria
400
# of nephrons in each kidney
What is 1million plus
500
inability to control the bladder
What is 'incontinence'
500
laboratory test done on a urine specimen
What is UA (urinalysis)
500
cup-like part of the nephron
What is Bowmans Capsule
500
blood in the urine
What is hematuria
500
substance that increases the amount of urine produced
What is diuretic