Ch 7 Vocab.txt

cup-like collecting region of the renal pelvis

tube for injecting or removing fluids

nitrogenous waste excreted in urine

depression in an organ where blood vessels and nerves enter and leave

opening or canal

central collecting region in the kidney

hormone secreted by the kidney; it raises bood pressure by influencing vasoconstriction

triangular area in the urinary bladder

major nitrogenous waste excreted in urine

one of the two tubes leading rom the kidneys to the urinary bladder

tube leading form the urinary bladder to the outside of the body

nitrogenous waste excreted in the urine

inflammation of the glomeruli within the kidney

inflammation of the connective tissue that lies between the renal tubules

kidney stones (renal calculi)

group of clinical signs and symptoms caused by excessive protein loss in urine

multiple fluid-filled sacs (cysts) within and on the kidney

inflammation of the lining of the renal pelvis and renal parenchyma

cancerous tumor of the kidney in adulthood

kidney decreases excretion of wastes as a result of impaired filtration function

high BP resulting from kidney disease

malignant tumor of the kidney occurring in childhood

malignant tumor of the urinary bladder

antidiuretic hormone is not secreted adequately, or the kidney is resistant to its effect = polyuria

insulin is not secreted adequately or not used properly in the body

Blood, Urea, Nitrogen; measurement of urea level in blood

measurement of the rate at which creatinine is cleared from the blood by the kidney; indicator of GFR

blood in urine

sugar in urine

pus in urine

protein in the urine

albumin in the urea

dye is injected into a vein and pictures are taken to access renal function

detects blood vessels function and abnormality of the kidneys

contrast material is introduced into the bladder and ureters through a cytoscope to determine stones or obstructions

bladder is filled with dye and x-rays are taken of the bladder and urethra as patient is expelling urine

process of visualizing the size and conditions of the kidneys through sound waves

a foley tube is passed through the urethra into the urinary bladder to drain urine