12.1 Word Parts of the Urinary System -

Question 1

nephron

Answer 1

two million nephrons in a single kidney

Question 2

glomerulus.

Answer 2

Blood passes through the kidneys into a cluster of small blood vessels

Question 3

glomerulus (plural: glomeruli)

Answer 3

glomerul/o

Latin word meaning “little ball”

Question 4

kidney

Answer 4

nephr/o, ren/o

Question 5

renal pelvis

Answer 5

pyel/o

There are two things that the word pelvis can apply to: the skeletal pelvis, which is where your legs and your spine attach to one another; and the renal pelvis, which is a series of tubes that funnel urine out of the kidneys and into the ureters and on to the bladder.

Question 6

urine

Answer 6

ur/o, urin/o

Healthy urine is completely sterile and contains ammonia molecules

Question 7

stone

Answer 7

lith/o

Question 8

bladder

Answer 8

cyst/o, vesic/o

Question 9

urethra

Answer 9

urethr/o

The average male urethra is about 8 inches long, and the average female urethra is 1.5 to 2 inches long.

Question 10

ureter

Answer 10

ureter/o

Ureters are the thick-walled tubes about 10 inches in length that carry urine from the kidneys to the bladder.

Question 11

opening

Answer 11

meat/o