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Urinary System
Chapter 10 Medical Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 6 Functions of the Kidneys: | Maintain appropriate blood volume, maintain chemical composition of blood, maintain blood pH, excretion of waste, regulate blood pressure, stimulate erythrocyte production. |
| albumino | albumin |
| -ation | process |
| -esis | action, process, result of |
| glycoso | sugar |
| oligo | few, scanty |
| uro | urine or urinary tract |
| urino | urine |
| -uria | urine or urination |
| nephrons | functional unit of the kidney |
| cysto | bladder |
| glomerulo | glomerulus |
| glomerulus | filtering structure of the kidney |
| nephro | kidney |
| reno | kidney |
| pyelo | renal pelvis |
| renal pelvis | reservoir in the kidney that collects the urine |
| uretero | ureter |
| urethro | urethra |
| cystocele | a bladder hernia that protrudes into the vagina |
| polycystic kidney disease | a hereditary disorder characterized by hundreds of fluid-filled cysts throughout both kidneys |
| polyp | a tumor on mucosal surface |
| Urinary Bladder | where urine is stored until urination |
| Ureter | tube through which urine passes from the kidney to the bladder |
| Urethra | Tubular passage by which urine is discharged from the bladder |
| malacia | softening |
| urinary incontinence | inability to hold urine in the bladder |
| urinary retention | inability to empty the bladder |
| lithotripsy | surgical crushing of stones |
| Nephrotoxic | destructive to kidney tissue |
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