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Anatomy and Physiology 1
Anatomy and Physiology 2
Anatomy and Physiology Vocabulary
Combining Forms
Suffixes
100
Besides ph balance, and homeostasis, this is a major function of the urinary system.
What is excretion or waste removal?
100
A hollow muscular organ that temporarily stores urine.
What is the bladder.
100
Micturition is another term for______________
What is urinating?
100
cyst/o or vesic/o
What is bladder?
100
hernia or bulging
What is -cele ?
200
The kidneys excrete waste products by filtering them out of the blood. The main waste product is _________, seen as the U in the abbreviation BUN.
What is urea
200
A muscular tube that drains urine out of the body through an opening called the urinary meatus.
What is the urethra?
200
A concentration of mineral salts that forms stones.
What is a calculus?
200
hydr/o
What is water?
200
thirst
What is -dipsia ?
300
Urine leaves the kidneys by way of the ___________
What are the ureters?
300
Circular muscles that allow you to control your bladder function.
What are sphincters?
300
Pain accompanied by spasms from kidney stones.
What is renal colic?
300
py/o
What is pus?
300
Enlargement
What is -megaly ?
400
The fundamental unit of the kidneys that filters blood and forms urine are the _______________
What is the Nephrons?
400
Branch of medicine involved in the study of the urinary system.
What is Urology?
400
To void means to________________
What is urinate?
400
pyel/o
What renal pelvis?
400
Drooping or prolapse (downward displacement)
What is -ptosis?
500
Once urine is formed in the kidney, it drains into a funnel-shaped cavity in the kidney called______________
What is the renal pelvis?
500
Location of your flank.
What is the lower back?
500
Urinating often is called frequency. Another term for excessive urination is_______________
What is Polyuria?
500
ren/o or nephr/o
What is kidney?
500
Process of crushing as in litho_____________
What is -tripsy ?