MOD G UNIT 3 TERMINOLOGY

Anuria

The absence of urine production

Bowman’s capsule

The capsule that surrounds the glomerulus of the kidney

Cast

Cylinder-shaped elements with flat or rounded ends, differing in composition and size, that form when protein from the breakdown of cells accumulates and precipitates in the kidney tubules and is washed into the urine

Catheterization

The procedure during which a catheter is inserted into a vessel, an organ, or a body cavity

Clean-catch midstream urine specimen

A type of urine specimen that requires special cleaning of the external genitalia to avoid contamination by organisms residing near the external opening of the urethra and is used to identify the number snd types of pathogens present in urine; sometimes referred to as mid void

Crystal

Naturally produced solid of definite form; commonly seen in urine specimens, especially those permitted to cool

Fecal occult blood test (FOBT)

A test to find hidden blood in the stool

Forst morning urine specimen

A urine specimen that is collected after a night’s sleep; contains greater concentrations of substances that collect over time than specimens taken during the day

Glomerulus

A group of capillaries in the renal corpuscle

Glycosuria

The presence of significant levels of glucose in the urine

Hematuria

The presence of blood in the urine

Hilum

The indented side of a lymph node. Also, the part of the renal sinus of the kidney through which renal artery, renal vein, and ureter enter the kidney

Lithotripsy

The crushing of a stone in the renal pelvis, ureter, or bladder by mechanical force or sound waves

Loop of Henle

The portion of the renal tubule that curves back toward the renal corpuscle and twists again to become the distal convoluted tubule

Proteinuria

An excess of protein in the urine

Renal Corpuscle

Corpuscle that is composed of the glomerulus and the glomerular capsule. The filtration of blood occurs here

Renal cortex

The outer-most layer of the kidney

Renal medulla

The middle portion of the kidney

Renal pelvis

The internal structure of the renal sinus in the kidney. Urine flow’s from the renal pelvis down the ureter

Trigone

The triangle formed by the openings of the two ureters and the urethra in the internal floor of the bladder

Turbidity

Cloudiness, often due to small particles present in a liquid

Ureters

Long, slender, muscular tubes that carry urine from the kidneys to the urinary bladder

Urethra

The tube that conveys urine from the bladder during urination

Urinalysis

The physical, chemical, and microscopic evaluation of urine to obtain information about body health and disease

Renal columns

The portion of the renal cortes that extends down between the renal pyramids