ch.10 Flashcards
cysto/o
bladder
glomerul/o
glormerulus
meat/o
meatus(opening)
nephr/O
kidney
pyel/o
renal pelvis
ren/o
kidney
ur/o
urinary system
ureter/o
ureter
urethr/o
urethra
vesic/o
urinary bladder
-uria
urine, urination
cortetx
outer layer of kidney and contains nephrons(kidney cells)
medulla
inner layer of the kidney
renial pelvis
is the upper expanded section of the ureters
nephrons
filtering unit of the kidey, responsible for filtering the blood and forming urine
glomerulus
cluster of capillaries
renal tubules
has many loops and coils, captures water and waste
Uretersa
narrow tubes 10-12 inches in length uper ends located in the kidney
sections are called renal pelvis
from the kidney the ureters narrow and connect ot the urinary bladder
Urethra
a tube leading from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body
hemat/o
blood
lith/o
stone
nocto/o
night
olig/o
few, diminished
py/o
pus
an
without
dys
abnormal, painful