Sonographic Terminology

2. Blood in the urine.
3. Inner portion of the adrenal gland that secretes the catecholamines epinephrine and norepinephrine.
7. Solid, semisolid, or thickened bile within the gallbladder or bile duct.
10. Hormone which stimulates gallbladder contraction.
11. Secreting into a duct.
13. Acute or chronic inflammation of the gallbladder.
15. Painful urination.
16. Fold within the gallbladder fundus.
18. Calculi located within the bile duct.
20. Fold within the neck or body of the gallbladder.
24. Surgical removal of the kidney.
25. Tissue death caused by an interruption of the blood supply.
26. Pear-shaped sac responsible for storing bile until it is released through the cystic duct.

1. Surgical removal of the gallbladder.
4. Laboratory value of the percentage of blood volume made up of red blood cells.
5. Enlarged spleen.
6. Duct which carries bile from the cystic and hepatic ducts to the duodenum.
8. Low output of urine that is the result of many possible causes including dehydration, renal failure, or urinary obstruction.
9. Formation or presence of stones within the gallbladder.
12. Red blood cell; contains hemoglobin.
14. Outer parenchyma of the adrenal gland that secretes corticoids, including cortisol and aldosterone.
17. White blood cell; protects and fights against infection in the body.
19. Duct of the gallbladder which joins with the hepatic duct to form the common bile duct
21. Secreting into blood or tissue.
22. Also known as the renal fascia; dense connective tissue that surrounds and helps anchor the kidney, adipose capsule, and the adrenal gland.
23. Inflammation of the urinary bladder.