Ch.6 Organs of Urin. System, Combining Forms, Suffixes Flashcards
1
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kidneys
A
2 bean-shaped organs that remove waste products from the blood
2
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nephron
A
kidney’s urine producing unit
3
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glomerulus (pl. glomeruli)
A
cluster of capillaries in the kidney where the urine begins to form
4
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renal pelvis
A
collects urine and goes to ureter
5
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hilum
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indentation on the kidney’s medial side, where the ureter leaves the kidney
6
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ureters
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carries urine from kidneys to urinary bladder
7
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urinary bladder
A
stores urine
8
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urethra
A
carries urine from bladder to urinary meatus
9
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urinary meatus
A
outside opening through which urine passes
10
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cyst/o, vesic/o
A
bladder, sac
11
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glomerul/o
A
glomerulus
12
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meat/o
A
meatus (opening)
13
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nephr/o, ren/o
A
kidney
14
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pyel/o
A
renal pelvis
15
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ureter/o
A
ureter
