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 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main function of a nephron?

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

What is the definition of diuresis?

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

What is the main component of urine?

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

What is the meaning of Nephrosis?

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

What does Pyelonephritis refer to?

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

What causes Hydronephrosis?

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

What is Hemodialysis used for?

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

What does Oliguria refer to?

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

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