List and define ten (10) medical terms pertaining to the digestive and urinary systems.

Digestive system: Acid reflux, Gallbladder, Stomach, Pancreas, Bile ducts, Gallstones.

Urinary system: Urethra, Urinary bladder, Ureter, Loop of Henle, Nephron, Aldosterone

Explanation:

Digestive system:

Acid reflux: An unpleasant situation in which acids disgorge from the stomach into the esophagus. It is also referred to as GERD "gastroesophageal reflux disease".

Gallbladder:The organ that operates in combination with the liver and pancreas to supports with food digestion.

Stomach:It is positioned in the uppermost position of the abdomen, where the initial steps of digestion occur.

Pancreas:It is a gland that discharges digestive enzymes into the intestine.

Bile ducts:It is a system that carries digestive fluids from the liver and gallbladder into the intestine.

Urinary system:

Urethra:It is a short tube that stretches from the bladder to the penis in males and an opening anterior to the vagina in women.

Urinary bladder:Urinary involves urine or the formation of urine. The bladder is a pouch that assists as a reservoir for fluids. It is a sac found behind the pelvic bone. It is a reserve for urine until it is discharged from the body.

Ureter:It is a large strong tube starting from the kidneys and extends down to the pelvic area and connecting to the bladder.

Loop of Henle:Henle's loop is the "U" shaped part of the renal tubule.

is the functional unit of the kidneys.

Nephron:The nephron is divided into the renal corpuscle and the renal tubule.

The renal corpuscle is the filter.

The renal tubule drains urine that has been processed into the collecting tubules which carry the urine to the renal pelvis.

Aldosterone:It generates the reabsorption of sodium ions backward into the blood in the distal tubule and rising limb of the loop of Henle.