| A | B |
|---|
| anuria | absence of urine |
| calyx | cup-shaped part of the renal pelvis |
| dialysis | the separation of smaller molecules from larger molecules in a solution by selective diffusion through a semipermeable membrane |
| dysuria | painful urination |
| filtrate | plasmalike fluid filtered from the blood in the glomerulus into the Bowman's capsule |
| fistula | an abnormal duct from an abscess, cavity or hollow organ to the body surface or to another hollow organ |
| hematuria | blood in the urine |
| nephron | unit of structure of kidney, contains glomerulus, Bowman's capsule, proximal distal tubule, loop of Henle, and distal tubule |
| nocturia | excessive urination during the night |
| oliguria | diminished production of urine |
| osmoreceptor | structures found in the hypothalamus; sensitive to changes in the osmotic blood pressure and control the release of the antidiuretic hormone |
| polyuria | excessive urination |
| pyuria | the presence of pus in the urine |
| renin | enzyme produced by the kidney |
| uremia | the presence of urea and excess waste products in the blood |
| urinalysis | the chemical analysis of urine |
