Unit 6 Flashcards
1
Q
kidneys
A
nephr/o or ren/o
2
Q
renal pelvis
A
pyel/o (collects urine and passes to ureter)
3
Q
ureter
A
ureter/o (carries urine fro kidneys to bladder)
4
Q
bladder
A
cyst/o and vesic/o (hollow organ that holds urine)
5
Q
urethra
A
urethr/o (passes urine from bladder to outside of the body)
6
Q
urine
A
urin/o, ur/o, -uria (waste produced by kidneys)
7
Q
albumin
A
albumin/o (type of protein)
8
Q
sugar
A
glyc/o, glycos/o (urine sign of diabetes)
9
Q
stones
A
lith/o (from kidney and travel through the urinary system)
10
Q
terms that refer to stones
A
calculus, calculi
11
Q
waste product
A
urea (ea = waste)
12
Q
UA, ua
A
urinalysis
13
Q
KUB
A
- kidneys
- ureter
- bladder
14
Q
IVP
A
intravenous pyelogram
15
Q
-gram
A
record/image