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Urinary System Flashcards

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What are the main structures of the urinary system?

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Kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, urethra

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What is the function of the urinary system?

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Removes wastes from the body from filtering blood, maintains H2O, electrolytes, acids and removes excess fluids

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Cyst/o

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Urinary bladder

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Crypt/o

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Concealed

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Glomerul/o

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Glomerulus

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Glucos/o
Gluc/o
Glyc/o

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Blood sugar

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Nephr/o

Ren/o

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Kidney

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Olig/o

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Few, little

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Orchid/o
Ochi/o
Test/o

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Testes

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Pen/o

Phall/o

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Penis

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Prostat/o

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Prostate gland

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Pyel/o

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Renal pelvis

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Py/o

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Pus

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Scrot/o

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Scrotum

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Ur/o

Urin/o

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Urine

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Ureter/o

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Urethr/o

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-lith

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Calculus or stone

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-lithiasis

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Presence, condition or formation of calculi

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-Uria

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Azotemia

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Presence of urea in the blood

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Cryptorchidism

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Developmental defect where one or both tests fail to descend into scrotum

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Dialysis

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Procedure to remove blood waste products because the kidneys cannot function

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Impotence

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Inability to achieve/maintain erection

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Semen
Ejaculatory fluid containing sperm
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Trigone
Triangular region of the walk of the urinary bladder
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Urinalysis
Examination of urine components
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Anuria
Complete suppression of urine production
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Dysuria
Difficult/painful urination
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Oliguria
Little urine
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Pollakiuria
Frequent urination
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Polyuria
Excessive urination
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Polydipsia
Excessive thirst

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