The urinary system
what is a ceftriaxone
a rocephin
what do you call a fold that forms in the urinary bladder
a rugae
what do you call a loss of control of the passage of urine from the bladder
a urinary incontinence
how many quarts of blood flow through the kidneys to be cleansed every day
about 1,700 quarts
what is a test that measures an enzyme in the blood when checking for prostate cancer
acid phosphatase
what is the next layer after the renal capsule called
adipose capsule
what covers only the upper portion of the bladder
an incomplete coat of peritoneum, they don't cover the interim only part of them
what is a sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim
bactrim
what is tightly encased in a double walled membrane called
bowman's capsule
abbreviate catheter, catheterization
cath
what is an introduction of a drainage tube through the urethra into the bladder to withdraw a urine
catheterizatrion
what is ciprofloxacin
cipro
what do you call in abdominal cavity is infused four or five times per day
continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis CAPD
what is an inflammation of the urinary bladder
cystitis
what do you call a process for measuring the pressure in the bladder at varying stages of filling
cystometrography
what is artificial means of removing wast products from the blood when kidney have failed
dialysis
what is fluconazole
diflucan
what is a urine excretion in excess of the usual amount
diuresis
what consists on the medulla
eight to eighteen wedge shaped areas called renal pyramids
what are the functions of the kidneys
filtration of blood, exaction of fluid waste products, maintenance of salt, water balance in body tissues, and regulating of an acid base balance
the renal tubule is divided into how many sections
four sections
where does the ureters originate from
from the kidney
what is a cluster of capillaries called
glomerulus, pl.glomeruli
what is the clusters of capillaries called
glumerulus
what do you call a waste removed directly from the blood
hemodialysis
where are the kidneys situated
in the upper abdomen between the muscles of the back and the peritoneal cavity
what is a cephalexin
is a keflex
what is the cortex
its the outer layer of the kidney and surrounds the medulla
what is crushing of a calculus (stone) in the bladder followed by immediate washing out of fragments through a catheter
litholapaxy
what is a procedure to break up or crush stones in the urinary tract
lithotripsy
what is a procedure that increases the caliber of urinary meatus
meatotomy
what do you call an expelling urine from the bladder
micturition
what is an act of expelling urine
micturition
what is a presence of calculi in the kidney, kidney stones
nephrolithiasis renal calculi
what do you call a physician trained in the medical treatment of the kidney and the urinary
nephrologist
what does a million plus urine form
nephrons
who does the actual filtration work for the kidbey
nephrons
what occurs during sleep
nocturnal enuresis
what do you call a leaks when overfull
overflow
what is an x-ray with contrast material to detect blood clots called
renal angiography
what is a decreased function of the kidney
renal failure
what projects into the funnel shaped opening of a minor calyx
renal papilla
what expanded upper end of the ureter
renal pelvis
what is a contrast media study of the urinary system introduced into the ureters through a cystoscope
retrograde pyelography
what is filled with perirenal fat to cushion the kidney from external damage and to hold the kidney in place
the adipose capsule
what are the two general regions and each kidney called
the cortex and the medulla
who measures urine volume prussure
the cystometography
what drains the clusters
the efferent arteory
what is an artery to supply the cluster with blood and another tiny vessels
the efferent arteory
what covers the kidneys surface
the innermost laye
what is shaped like a bean
the kidney
the bladder wall has many layers called
the mucous membrane
who separated the kidney from the peitoneal
the peritoneum
what is a dilation of narrowed areas in renal arteries and placement of a stent to keep the vessel open
the renal angiopolaty
what emerges to the hilus
the renal artery, the renal vein and the ureter
what is a fibrous connective tissue called
the renal capsule
what is the outermost
the renal facia
what is a double layer of thin, fibrous connective tissue that encloses the kidney and the renal and adipose capsules
the renal fascia
what is the concave called
the renal hilus
what projects into the funnel shaped opening of a minor calyx
the renal papilla
what is the major calces
the renal pelvis
what tubule runs from the glomerulus to the renal pelvis
the renal tubule
what is arranged into folds called
the rugae
from the renal pelvis, urine is transported to where
the the urinary bladder by the ureter
what do you call a tube leading from the bladder to the outside of the body
the urethra
what is the tube leading from the bladder to the outside of the body called
the urethra
what do you call the external opening from the urethra
the urethral meatus
what is a reservoir for urine
the urinary bladder
what does the muscles of the ureter move
the urine to the bladder by peristalsis
what do you call when no urine can be retained in the bladder
total
how many ureters are there
two
what do you call and x-ray study of the kidnye
ureter and bladder using intravenous contrast medium intravenous pyelography (IVP)
what is an external opening from the urethra to the outside of the body
urethral meatus
what is a uncontrollable urge to empty the bladder
urge
what is a reservoir for urine
urinary bladder
who treats disorder and diseases of the urinary system called
urologist
what do you call a tumor of the kidneys found in children
wilm's tumor
abbreviate acute renal failure
ARF
abbreviate culture and sensitivity
C&S
abbreviate chronic renal failure
CRF
abbreviate intravenous pyelogram
IVP
abbreviate potassium ion potassuim
KT
abbreviate kidney, ureter, and bladder
KUB
abbreviate sodium ion sodiom electrolyte
KUB
how do you spell and x-ray of kidney, ureter bladder
KUB
abbreviate sodium ion sodiom electrolyte
NAT
abbreviate urinalysis
UA
abbreviate urinary tract infection
UTI
how do you spell urinalysis
VA
what is a reaction to laughing, sneezing, coughing etc
stress
what is a narrowing
stricture
what is a tube that permits direct urinary drainage from the bladder through the lower abdominal wall
supra-pubic catheter