HCM 205 Module Six Worksheet
Genitourinary (GU)
Write definition medical words. the of the
1. Bilirubin- a yellow compound that occurs normal Is in the catabolic pathway
that breaks down heme vertebrates. This catabolism is necessary process in a
in the body's clearance of waste products that arise from the destruction of
aged red blood cells
2. or of Protein- Large molecules composed one of more chains amino acids in a
specific order determined by the base sequence of nucleotides in the DNA
coding for the protein
3. or Nitrites- salt a ester of nitrous acid.
4. Glucose- The main sugar that the body makes from the food in the diet.
Glucose is carried through the bloodstream to provide energy to all cells in the
body. Cells cannot use glucose without the help of insulin. Glucose is a simple
sugar monosaccharide). (a
5. specific gravity- is measure the concentration solutes in the e a of of urine. It
measures the ratio urine density compared with water density and provides of
information the kidney's ability on to concentrate urine. A urinary specific
gravity measurement is routine part a of urinalysis.
6. Ketones- When fats broken down for energy, chemicals called ketones are
appear in the blood and urine. This can occur when not enough food has been
eaten provide glucose for energy, can occur in diabetes, to or it when the
body can't use glucose normally.
7. Catheterization- insertion tiny tube catheter) into a peripheral T he of a (a or
central vein deliver to fluids or medication. This is the most frequently used
method for the administration intravenous (IV) fluids and of IV meds
(medications). The most comm complications venous catheterization are on of
infiltration fluid around the catheter, of failure of the line to stay open, and
infection somewhere along the length of the catheter
8. Urethra- The tube that leads from the bladder and transports and discharges
urine outside the body. In males, the urethra travels through the penis and
carries semen well urine. females, as as In the urethra is shorter than in the
male, and emerges above it the vaginal opening.
9. of Apex- Any tip a pyramidal or rounded structure. Tip is widely preferred for
external structures
10. Nephron- a single excretory unit especially the vertebrate kidney of typically
consisting renal corpuscle, renal of a tubule, collecting tubule, and vascular and
supporting tissues and discharging urine into the collecting ducts.
11. Castrate- Removal destruction or of the sex glands. The term is usually used in
reference the testicles, but also can apply to it to the ovaries
12. Anarchism- The congential absence of one or more testes
13. benign prostatic hyperplasia: Enlarged prostate
14. orchidotomy: surgical removal the testicles of
14. mitosis: A type of cell divison that resuls in two daughter cells each having the
same number and kinf chromsomes of as the parent nucleus, typical of
ordinary tissue growth.
15. hydrocele: type swelling scrotum that occurs when fulids A of in the collects in
