Ch.6 Organs of Urin. System, Combining Forms, Suffixes Flashcards
kidneys
2 bean-shaped organs that remove waste products from the blood
nephron
kidney’s urine producing unit
glomerulus (pl. glomeruli)
cluster of capillaries in the kidney where the urine begins to form
renal pelvis
collects urine and goes to ureter
hilum
indentation on the kidney’s medial side, where the ureter leaves the kidney
ureters
carries urine from kidneys to urinary bladder
urinary bladder
stores urine
urethra
carries urine from bladder to urinary meatus
urinary meatus
outside opening through which urine passes
cyst/o, vesic/o
bladder, sac
glomerul/o
glomerulus
meat/o
meatus (opening)
nephr/o, ren/o
kidney
pyel/o
renal pelvis
ureter/o
ureter
urethr/o
urethra
albumin/o
albumin
azot/o
urea, nitrogen
blast/o
developing cell, germ cell
glyc/o, glycos/o
sugar
hydr/o
water
lith/o
stone, calculus
noct/i
night
olig/o
scanty, few
son/o
sound
tom/o
cut, section
urin/o, ur/o
urine, urinary tract
-gram
record, radiographic image
-iasis, -esis
condition
-lysis
loosening, dissolution, separating
-megaly
enlargement
-ptosis
drooping, sagging, prolapse
-rrhaphy
suturing, repairing
-tripsy
surgical crushing
-trophy
nourishment, development
-uria
urine, urination
