Organs
This is the location of the filtration of blood.
What are the kidneys?
To eliminate waste from the blood and the rest of the body.
What is the main function of the urinary system?
The medical term for urine.
What is urine/o?
An infection located in the urinary tract.
What is a UTI?
This organ holds the urine inside of the body.
What is the Bladder?
Expands and contracts to store urine and uses nerves to signal the brain when full.
What are the functions of the Bladder?
Medical term for the ureters
What is Ureter/o?
Infection within the bladder.
What is cystitis?
These organs transport urine from the kidneys to the bladder.
What are ureters?
Filtering the blood, balancing fluid levels, and regulating blood pressure.
What are the functions of the Kidneys?
Medical word part for urethra
What is Urethr/o?
A profession that treats the urinary system.
What is a Urologist?
This organ is roughly 20cm long in men and 3-4cm long in women. It is the ending of the Urinary System.
What is the urethra?
Uses peristalsis to move urine and prevent kidney infections.
What are the functions of the Ureters?
The medical term for bladder.
What is cyst/o?
Hard deposits of minerals inside of the kidneys.
What is nephrolithiasis?
These are located within the kidney and they filter the blood.
What is a nephron?
This is the waste product that results from the body breaking down and absorbing food.
What is urea?
The medical term for kidney.
What is nephr/o?
Extracorporeal shockwave therapy, laser lithotripsy, and ureteroscopic stone removal.
What are treatments for nephrolithiasis?