Urinary System Vocabulary

Question 1

Kidneys : nephr/o, ren/o

Answer 1

Filter the blood to remove waste products, maintain electrolyte concentration, and remove excess water, to maintain the luid volume within the body.

Question 2

Renal Pelvis : pyel/o

Answer 2

Collects urine produced by the kidneys.

Question 3

Urine : ur/o, urin/o

Answer 3

Liquid waste products to be excreted.

Question 4

Ureters : ureter/o

Answer 4

Transport urine from the kidneys to the bladder.

Question 5

Urinary Bladder : cyst/o

Answer 5

Stores urine until it is excreted.

Question 6

Urethra : urethr/o

Answer 6

Transports urine from the bladder through the urethral meatus, where it is excreted.

Question 7

Prostate : prostat/o

Answer 7

A gland of the male reproductive system that surrounds the male urethra. Disorders of this gland can disrupt the flow of urine.

Question 8

-cele

Answer 8

hernia, tumor, swelling

Question 9

cyst/o

Answer 9

urinary bladder, cyst, sac of fluid

Question 10

dia-

Answer 10

through, between, apart, complete

Question 11

-ectasis

Answer 11

stretching, dilation, enlargement

Question 12

glomerul/o

Answer 12

glomerulus

Question 13

lith/o

Answer 13

stone, calculus

Question 14

-lysis

Answer 14

breakdown, separation, setting free, destruction, loosening

Question 15

nephr/o

Answer 15

kidney

Question 16

-pexy

Answer 16

surgical fixation

Question 17

pyel/o

Answer 17

renal pelvis, bowl of kidney

Question 18

-tripsy

Answer 18

to crush

Question 19

ur/o

Answer 19

urine, urinary tract

Question 20

ureter/o

Answer 20

ureter

Question 21

urethr/o

Answer 21

urethra

Question 22

-uria

Answer 22

urination, urine