274 Flashcards
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Kidney (nephr/o ,ren/o)
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Your kidneys remove wastes and extra fluid from your body
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renal pelvis (pyel/o)
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The area at the center of the kidney. Urine collects here and is funneled into the ureter
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urine (ur/o, urin/o)
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fluid stored in the bladder and discharged through the urethra
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ureters (ureter/o)
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the duct by which urine passes from the kidney to the bladde
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urinary bladder (cyst/o)
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temporary storage reservoir for urine. It is located in the pelvic cavity
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urethra (urethr/o)
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the duct by which urine is conveyed out of the body from the bladder
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prostate (prostat/o)
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a gland surrounding the neck of the bladder in male mammals and releasing prostatic fluid.
