Sistema Urinar

URINARY SYSTEM-Body system that forms and excretes urine and helps in the
reabsorption of essential substances.

Condom catheter-Disposable catheter for urinary sample collection orincontinence.
CREATINE-Substance found in urine; elevated levels may indicate
muscular dystrophy.
PROSTATE-Gland surrounding the urethra in the male; active in
ejaculation of semen.pH-Measurement of the acidity or alkalinity of a solution
such as urine.
URINE-Fluid excreted by the urinary system.
URIC ACID-Nitrogenous waste excreted in the urine.
MEATUS-External openingof a canal, such as the urethra.

CREATININE-A component of creatine.
URETHRA-Tube through which urine is transported from the bladder
to the exterior of the body.

TRIGONE-Triangulararea at the base of the bladder through
which the ureters enter and the urethra exits the
bladder.
Foley catheter-Indwelling catheter held in place by a balloon that
inflates inside thebladder.
RETROPERINOTEAL-Posterior to the peritoneum.
BOWMAN-Capsule surrounding a glomerulus and serving as a collection
site for urine.
BLADDER-Organ where urine collects before beingexcreted from
the body.

URETERS-One of two tubes that conduct urine from the kidney
to the bladder.

CALICES-Cup-shaped structures in the renal pelvis for the collection
of urine.REABSORPTION-Process of returning essential elements to the bloodstream
after filtration.
FILTRATION-Process of separating solids from a liquid by passing it
through a porous substance.KIDNEY-Organ that forms urine and reabsorbs essential substances
back into the bloodstream.

CORTEX-Outer portion of the kidney.
HILUM-Portion of the kidney where bloodvessels and nerves
enter and exit.
MEDULLA-Soft, central portion of the kidney.
RENAL PELVIS-Collecting area for urine in the center of the kidney.
NEPRON-Functional unit of a kidney.