Chapter 7: Urinary System Flashcards
(33 cards)
kidney
bean- shaped organs on either side of the backbone in the lumbar region. filters waste from blood to form urine.
ureter
one of the two tubes leading from the kidneys to the urinary bladder.
urethra
tube leading from the urinary bladder to outside of the body
urinary bladder
hollow, muscular sac that holds and stores urine.
Na+
Sodium
K+
Potassium
cali/o
calic/o
calyx; cupshaped
caliceal, caliectasis
cyst/o
urinary bladder
cystitis
glomerul/o
glomerulus
glomerular capsule
meat/o
meatus
meatal stenosis
nephr/o
kidney
paranephric
pyel/o
renal pelvis
pyelolithotomy
ren/o
kidney
renal
trigon/o
trigone (region of bladder)
trigonitis
ureter/o
ureter
ureteroplasty
urethr/o
urethra
urethritis
vesic/o
urinary bladder
intravesical
albumin/o
albumin (protein in the blood)
albuminuria
azot/o
nitrogen
azotemia
bacteri/o
bacteria
bacteriuria
dips/o
thirst
polydipsia
kal/o
potassium
hyperkalemia
ket/o
keton/o
ketone bodies
ketosis, ketonuria
lith/o
stone
nephrolithiasis
