Unit 11 Flashcards
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juxta-
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beside, close to
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ultra-
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beyond; extremely
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absorp
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taking up
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albumin
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protein found in egg white, major blood protein
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anastomosis
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the joining of two or more vessels
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azo/t
azo/to
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chemical group with two nitrogen atoms joined
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calyx
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part of the kidney’s urine collection system
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capsule
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a membranous sac
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cele
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hernia
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contin
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hold together, holding back
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convolute
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twisted together
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corpus
A
body
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cortex
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outside of a two layered organ
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cyst/o
vesic/o
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bladder
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densa
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dense, tightly packed cells
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detrusor
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muscle that expels urine
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dialysis
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the process of separating
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dips/o
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drinking
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fascia
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connective tissue
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fulgura
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electroocautery
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glomer/ul/o
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filtering system of the nephron
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glucos
glycos
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sugar
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ileo
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flank
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lapar/o
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abdomen
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keto/n
chemical made in the liver when fats are broken down
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macula
spot
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meatus
meat/o
tube, such as the urethra
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medulla
center of a two-layered organ
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micturi
desire to urinate
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natr
sodium
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nephr
kidney
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noct
night
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periton
membrane surrounding the intestinal organs
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py/o
pus
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pyel/o
renal pelvis
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pyramid
renal pyramid
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rectum
end of the gastrointestinal tract
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ren
kidney
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resect
cut away
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scler
hardening
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sono
sound waves
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spadon
fissure
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spasm
involuntary contraction
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stoma
anatomical mouth, opening
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toxin
substance which is damaging
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trigone
triangular region
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tripsy
using soundwaves to crush or break apart
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tube
tube
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ur/o
urine
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tubule
tubul/o
small tube
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ureter/o
tube between the kidney and the bladder
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urethr/o
tube between the bladder and the outside world
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urine
waste fluid created by the body
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void
empty
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xanth
yellow
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-ence
word ending that turns an adjective into a noun
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-trophy
nourishment growth
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-stenosis
abnormal narrowing of an opening
