Major structures of the urinary system Flashcards
1
Q
Kidneys nephr/o
A
A filter blood and remove waste
2
Q
Renal Pelvis pyel/o
A
Collects urine
3
Q
Urine urin/o
A
A liquid waster
4
Q
ureters ureter/o
A
transports urine from bladder through the urethral
5
Q
prostate prostat/o
A
a gland in the male reproductive system that surrounds the male urthrea
6
Q
cele
A
hemia tumor swelling
7
Q
cyst
A
8
Q
dia-
A
through complete
9
Q
ectasis
A
stretching / enlargment
10
Q
glomerul/o
A
glomerulus
11
Q
lith/o
A
stone calculus
12
Q
lysis
A
breakdown seprate
13
Q
nephro
A
kidney
