Unit 11: Urinary System- Word Parts Flashcards
1
Q
albumin/o
A
albumin is the most abundant protein in blood plasma
2
Q
azot/o
A
nitrogen
3
Q
bacteri/o
A
bacteria
4
Q
cyst/o
A
bladder
5
Q
vesic/o
A
bladder
6
Q
glomerul/o
A
glomerulus (cluster of capillaries that filter blood that is part of nephron)
7
Q
kal/i
A
potassium
8
Q
ket/o
A
ketone bodies (excreted in blood when body uses fat for energy instead of glucose)
9
Q
lith/o
A
stone
10
Q
meat/o
A
opening
11
Q
nephr/o
A
kidney
12
Q
ren/o
A
kidney
13
Q
noct/o
A
night
14
Q
olig/o
A
scanty, few, decrease production
15
Q
peritone/o
A
peritoneum- membrane lining that surrounds the abdominal cavity and organs
16
Q
pyel/o
A
renal pelvis
17
Q
py/o
A
pus
18
Q
ur/o
A
urine
19
Q
urin/o
A
urine
20
Q
ureter/o
A
ureter
21
Q
rethr/o
A
urethra
