Urinary System (MT) Flashcards

The outermost layer of organs, blood vessels, and other structures in the body.

Albumin in the urine.

The absence of urine production.

Involuntary or unconscious.

Urea in the blood.

Excision of all or part of the bladder to remove a cyst.

Inflammation of the lining of the bladder.

A condition in which weakened pelvic muscles cause the bladder to drop from its normal position.

Radiographic imaging of the bladder.

A thin, tube-like instrument used to look inside the bladder and urethra.

Examination of the bladder and urethra using a cystoscope, inserted into the urethra.

Creation of an artificial opening into the bladder.

Incision into the bladder.

The removal of an amino group from a molecule.

A muscle which forms a layer of the wall of the bladder.

Excess production of urine.

Painful urination.

Involuntary urination.

To get rid of waste material from the blood, tissues, or organs by a normal discharge (such as sweat, urine, or stool).

A condition in which the tissues in the kidney become inflamed and have problems filtering waste from the blood.

Presence of glucose in the urine.

Blood in the urine.

The state of steady internal conditions maintained by living things.

Abnormal enlargement of a kidney, which may be caused by blockage of the ureter (such as by a kidney stone) or chronic kidney disease that prevents urine from draining into the bladder.

Relating to the equilibrium of liquids and the pressure exerted by liquid at rest.

A region of the forebrain below the thalamus; has function in both the autonomic and endocrine systems and regulates homeostasis.

Loss of ability to control micturition (urination).

A condition marked by drowsiness and an unusual lack of energy and mental alertness.

Also called urination or voiding.

The destruction of a calculus (stone) of the kidney, ureter, bladder, or gallbladder by physical forces.

A membranous, bean-shaped organelle that is the “energy transformer” of the cell.

Excision of all or part of the kidney.

A condition in which the tissues in the kidney become inflamed and have problems filtering waste from the blood.

Formation of stone(s) in the kidney.

Incision into the kidney to remove stone(s).

A doctor who has special training in diagnosing and treating kidney disease.

A subspecialty of internal medicine concerned with the anatomy, physiology, and pathology of the kidney.

Surgery to make an opening from the outside of the body to the renal pelvis.

Frequent urination at night that interrupts sleep.

Below normal urine production of 400–500 mL/day.

A process by which molecules of a solvent tend to pass through a membrane from a less concentrated solution into a more concentrated one.

A measure of how acidic or alkaline a substance is, as determined by the number of free hydrogen ions in the substance.

Excessive urine production.

Signaling molecules derived from unsaturated fatty acids with hormone-like effects.

Tissue with a single layer of irregularly shaped cells that give the appearance of more than one layer.

Inflammation of the renal pelvis and kidney calices.

Inflammation of the nephrons, renal pelvis, and kidney calices.

The presence of white blood cells in the urine.

The minor component in a solution.

Abnormal narrowing.

A cystic dilatation of the end of a ureter.

Formation of stone(s) in the ureter.

Examination of the inside of the kidney and ureter, using a ureteroscope.

Creation of an artificial opening into the ureter.

Receptacle used for the collection of urine.

Pertaining to urine or the organs of the body that produce and get rid of urine.

A doctor who has special training in diagnosing and treating diseases of the urinary organs in females and the urinary and reproductive organs in males.

A surgical specialty concerned with the study, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases of the urinary tract in both sexes, and the genital tract in the male.

Also known as urination or micturition.