Urinary System Vocabulary

arcuate

ascending limb

anuria

Bowman's capsule

Bright's disease

calculi

cortex

countercurrent

exchange

cystitis

DCT

descending limb

detrusor

dysuria

enuresis

external sphincter

filtration

glomerulonephritis

glomerulus

hemodialysis

IVP

incontinence

juxtaglomerular

apparatus

juxtamedullary nephron

interlobar

interlobular

internal sphincter

loop of Henle

major calyx

medulla

micturition

minor calyx

nephron

nephrosis

oliguria

PCT

pedicel

pelvis

peritubular capillary

podocyte

polyuria

pyelitis

pyelonephritis

pyramid

reabsorption

renal artery

renal capsule

renal column

renal corpuscle

renal fascia

renal papilla

renal sinus

renal vein

retention

rugae

secretion

trigone

uremia

ureter

urethra

urine

vasa recta