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Ch 9 Urinary System
Terms Kidneys- nephr/o- Filters the blood to
remove waste products, maintain electrolytes, and remove excess water to maintain the fluid volume within the body
Renal Pelvis- pyel/o- collects urine produced by the kidneys
Urine- uria, urin/o- liquid waste products to be excreted
Ureters- ureter/o- transport urine from the kidneys to the bladder
More Terms Urinary Bladder- cyst/o, vesic/o-
stores urine until it is excreted Urethra- urethr/o- transports urine
from the bladder through the urethral meatus, where it is excreted from the body
Ch 9 Terms -pexy surgical fixation -tripsy to crush -uria urination, urine glomerul/o glomerulus lith/o stone, calculus nephr/o kidney py/o pus pyel/o renal pelvis ,bowl of kidney ureter/o ureter urethr/o urethra
Words Cystopexy> surgical fixation of the bladder to the
abdominal wall Lithotripsy> destruction of a kidney stone with the use
ultrasonic waves traveling through water Nocturia> excessive urination during the night Glomerulus> a cluster of capillaries surround by a
capsule Lithotomy> a surgical incision for the removal of a
stone, usually from the bladder Nephrosis> any abnormal condition of the kidney Pyelitis> inflammation of the renal pelvis Ureter> transports urine from the kidneys to the bladder Urethra> transports urine from the bladder then is
excreted from the body