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Urinary Systen
CQLC APII Urinary System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| This is the term used to describe a bladder infection. | Cystitis |
| This is a general term referring to kidney disease, especially inflammatory conditions. | Nephritis |
| This condition refers to the lack of production of urine by the kidney. | urinary supression |
| this is another term for kidney stones. | renal calculi |
| this term refers to the involuntary voiding or loss of urine in an older child or adult. | incontinence |
| This hormone would tend to increase the amount of urine produced | atrial natriuretic hormone |
| the inner portion of the kidney is called... | renal medulla |
| this condition can be treated by the insertion of a urinary catheter | urinary retention |
| glycosuria is a failure in... | resorption |
| the process by which most of the material in the nephron moves back into the blood is called? | reabsorption |
| what is the first segment of the renal tubules called | proximal convoluted tubule |
| what structure is in the renal corpuscle? | Bowman's capsule |
| this hormone would tend to decrease the amount of urine produced | ADH, and Aldosterone |
| this condition occurs when the kidneys produce urine but the urinary bladder cannot empty | urinary retention |
| this condition is a slow progressive condition resulting from the gradual loss of nephrons that progresses through three stages | chronic renal failure |
| the papilla of the renal pyramids opens into what structure | calyx |
| even though this structure is part of the circulatory system, it is included in the discussion of the urinary system. | glomerulus |
| what are the functions of the urinary system | remove waste from the blood, maintain proper electrolyte balance, maintain proper pH level in the blood. |
| The process by which urine is passed out of the body is called | urination, voiding, micturition |
| the outermost layer of the kidney is called... | renal cortex |
| what is considered an obstructive disorder of the urinary system | renal calculi |
| this tube carries urine out of the kidney | ureter |
| this condition occurs when the kidneys are no longer producing urine | urinary supression |
| this condition refers to an inflammation of the bladder | cystitis |
| to properly clean the blood the kidneys must receive how much of the blood pumped by the heart | 20% |
| Substances are added to the urine in the distal and collecting tubules through this process | secretion |
| blood plasma moving from the glomerulus to Bowman's capsule is called | filtration |
| What part if the kidney is actually an expansion of the upper end of the ureter | renal pelvis |
| the outer layer of the kidney is called the renal medulla | False |
| ANh is a unique hormone because it is produced by the heart | True |
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