Urinary/Endocrine/Nervous System Medical Terminology Definitions
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What is the function of antidiuretic hormone (ADH)?

  • Increasing blood pressure
  • Filtering the blood and forming urine
  • Causing water reabsorption in the kidneys (correct)
  • Stimulating red blood cell production

    • What is the role of angiotensin in the body?

  • Stimulating red blood cell production
  • Increasing blood pressure (correct)
  • Filtering the blood and forming urine
  • Activating renin in the kidneys

    • What is the function of erythropoietin (EPO)?

  • Increasing blood pressure
  • Stimulating red blood cell production (correct)
  • Filtering the blood and forming urine
  • Causing water reabsorption in the kidneys

    • Which term refers to the voiding of urine?

    <p>Micturition</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main function of a nephron?

    <p>Filtering the blood and forming urine</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the definition of diuresis?

    <p>Excretion of urine; usually meaning increased urinary excretion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of the urethra?

    <p>Carries urine from the bladder to the outside of the body</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main component of urine?

    <p>Urea and other metabolic wastes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the meaning of Nephrosis?

    <p>Any noninflammatory disease condition of the kidney</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Pyelonephritis refer to?

    <p>Inflammation of the renal pelvis and kidney, usually by infection</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the condition resulting from glomerular damage leading to loss of protein in the urine?

    <p>Condition that results from glomerular damage leading to loss of protein in the urine</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What causes Hydronephrosis?

    <p>Collection of urine in the renal pelvis caused by obstruction</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Uremia indicate?

    <p>Presence of toxic levels of urea and other nitrogenous substances in the blood as a result of renal insufficiency</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is Hemodialysis used for?

    <p>Removal of waste products from the blood when kidneys fail</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Oliguria refer to?

    <p>Elimination of small amounts of urine</p> Signup and view all the answers

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