Exam 12: Urinary System

A/An ________ decreases reabsorption of sodium chloride by the kidneys,thereby increasing the amount of salt and water excreted in the urine.

Another name for a (kidney)stone is:

Tofranil is a drug that used to treat:

The cortex is the inner portion of the kidney.

Write the correct abbreviation for kidney,ureter,and bladder:

What is excessive urination during the night called?

The inner portion of the kidney is called the:

The medulla contains:

A surgical excision of the bladder is:

The center of the concave border of the kidney opens to a notch called the pelvis.

The ________ is a small,triangular area near the base of the bladder.

The external urinary opening is the urethra.

Write the correct abbreviation for specific gravity:

The ________ is the musculomembranous tube extending from the bladder to the outside of the body.

Write the correct meaning for BUN:

________ is formed by the process of filtration and reabsorption in the nephron.

Write the correct abbreviation for potassium:

A/An ________ is a hernia of the bladder that protrudes into the vagina.

A flat-plate x-ray of the abdomen to indicate the size and position of the kidneys,ureters,and bladder is called:

The nephrons: