The Urinary and Male Reproductive Systems-Urology Flashcards
1
Q
Nephron
A
Basic working unit of the kidney
more than two million of them in a single kidney
2
Q
Glomerulus
A
A cluster or little ball of small blood vessels in which blood passes through the kidneys. It is here that the blood is filtered, with water and nutrients being forced into the surrounding capsule around the glomerulus and becomes urine.
3
Q
Renal Pelvis
A
A series of tubes that funnel urine out of the kidneys and into the uterus and on to the bladder
4
Q
Bladder
A
Large Bag for holding Urine
5
Q
Urethra
A
Where urine empties out of the body
6
Q
Glumerul/o
A
Glumerulos (plural: Glumeruli)
7
Q
Nephr/o
A
Kidney
8
Q
Ren/o
A
Kidney
9
Q
Kidneys filter blood at a rate of ______ per day
A
200 Quarts
10
Q
Pyel/o
A
Renal Pelvis
11
Q
Ur/o
A
Urine
12
Q
Urin/o
A
Urine
13
Q
Lith/o
A
Stone
14
Q
Cyst/o
A
Bladder
15
Q
Vesic/o
A
Bladder
