renal pelvis

kidney

meatus

stone

urinary bladder

surgical fixation

nitrogen

pus

substance that forms

crushing

urination; condition of urine

night

pertaining to standing or positioned

fluid sac; bladder, cyst

A condition of excessive urine production

A condition in which carbohydrates are excreted in the urine

A waste product of proteins broken down by the liver

A condition of scanty (little) urine production

A condition in which blood or blood cells are excreted in the urine

The process of discharging waste from the body; also called micturition

An abnormal increase in the production of urine

Involuntary discharge of urine

Difficult or painful urination

The absence of urine production

The basic structural and functional unit of the kidney

A cluster of capillaries in the kidney; shaped like a tiny knot or ball

A long, twisted tube through which water, wastes, and other substances travel after they have been filtered out of the blood

Water, sugar, salts, urea, and other wastes that have been filtered out of the blood

A membrane that surrounds a cluster of capillaries in the kidney

The external urethral orifice

The neck of the bladder

Tubes that transport urine from the renal pelvises of the kidneys to the urinary bladder

A hollow, muscular organ that stores urine

A tube that transports urine from the bladder to the outside of the body

Sodium, chloride, potassium, calcium, phosphate, and magnesium are all electrolytes.

The kidneys are located within the peritoneum.

Layers of fat and connective tissue protect the kidneys and help hold them in place.

Each kidney contains about 1,000 nephrons.

The pH of normal urine is slightly acidic.

What is the term for the process of separating waste products out from the blood?

The _________ is the outer layer of the kidney that contains nephrons.

During which process does blood reclaim useful substances from the filtrate flowing through the renal tubules?

Normal urine is commonly __________ percent water.

The ________ us a depression in the renal pelvis that serves as a passageway for blood vessels, lymphatic vessels, and nerves.

Urine moves through the ureters by means of gravity and _____.

What is the medical term for inflammation of the bladder?

What are renal calculi?

______ uses high-energy shock waves to break up stones in the kidney, bladder, or ureter.

A(n) ______ uses a camera and a contrast medium to take "moving images" of blood flow through the kidney.

BUN test measures blood levels of urea and ______?

For long term-draining of urine from the bladder a(n) _____ is used.

The _________ contain small tubes that carry urine form the renal cortex to the renal calyces.