Urinary&Respiratory Vocabulary

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  1. 3. Normal urine is ____
  2. 8. tubules that travel from the renal pelvis of either kidney to the bladder and transport urine
  3. 9. another nitrogenous waste product that accumulates in kidney failure
  4. 11. disease of the kidney, which causes elevation of urea and creatinine levels and results in loss of nephron function as the kidneys are unable to filter waste from the blood
  5. 12. _______ urine is concentrated but not in the expected normal range. Something as simple as drinking too much water or iced tea could cause this.
  6. 13. cup of tissue; surrounds the glomerulus
  7. 16. artery divides into afferent arteries
  8. 17. refers to the symptoms caused by azotemia
  9. 22. found in the center of the kidney, area in which urine collects
  10. 23. composed of a tubular portion and the blood vessels that supply the tubular portion.
  11. 24. coiled vessels that assist with blood supply and are found within Bowman’s Capsule
  12. 25. instrument used to measure the specific gravity of urine
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  1. 1. primary function to remove metabolic wastes and regulate water and salt levels in the body, therefore assisting in maintaining homeostasis
  2. 2. loss of blood flow or pressure to the glomerulus, which results in increased levels of urea and creatinine
  3. 4. filtered through the wall of the arteriole and through the wall of Bowman’s capsule.
  4. 5. ________ urine is very dilute, almost like water, which has a specific gravity of 1.000.
  5. 6. one of the nitrogenous waste products that will accumulate in the bloodstream when kidney failure occurs
  6. 7. a sac that stores urine until it can be excreted
  7. 8. a tube that connects to the bladder and directs urine to the exterior of the body
  8. 10. refers to the accumulation of these nitrogenous waste products in kidney failure
  9. 11. large vein that drains blood from kidneys
  10. 14. outer layer of kidney
  11. 15. connects Bowman’s capsule to the renal medulla; active secretion and reabsorption occurs here
  12. 18. Urine from animals that have very little or no kidney function will be _______.
  13. 19. a blockage in the urethra, often by grit or sand, that prohibits urine from leaving the body
  14. 20. tubule that travels from the renal pelvis of each kidney to the bladder and transports urine
  15. 21. inner/middle portion of kidney