Chapter 7: Urinary System Flashcards
1
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kidney
A
bean- shaped organs on either side of the backbone in the lumbar region. filters waste from blood to form urine.
2
Q
ureter
A
one of the two tubes leading from the kidneys to the urinary bladder.
3
Q
urethra
A
tube leading from the urinary bladder to outside of the body
4
Q
urinary bladder
A
hollow, muscular sac that holds and stores urine.
5
Q
Na+
A
Sodium
6
Q
K+
A
Potassium
7
Q
cali/o
calic/o
A
calyx; cupshaped
caliceal, caliectasis
8
Q
cyst/o
A
urinary bladder
cystitis
9
Q
glomerul/o
A
glomerulus
glomerular capsule
10
Q
meat/o
A
meatus
meatal stenosis
11
Q
nephr/o
A
kidney
paranephric
12
Q
pyel/o
A
renal pelvis
pyelolithotomy
13
Q
ren/o
A
kidney
renal
14
Q
trigon/o
A
trigone (region of bladder)
trigonitis
15
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ureter/o
A
ureter
ureteroplasty
