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MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
STRUCTURE
FUNCTION
COMMON TERMS
MISCELLANEOUS
100
The combining form for the kidney.
What is nephr/o-
100
Number of kidneys in the human body.
What are 2 kidneys
100
Function of the urinary system.
What is to remove waste products from the blood through urine
100
Narrowing or stricture.
What is stenosis
100
Common word element for stone.
What is Calculus
200
Above the kidney.
What is Supra/ren/al
200
Outer most region of the kidney.
What is renal cortex
200
Agents that control edema and stimulate the flow of urine.
What are diuretics
200
Swelling due to excessive amounts of fluid in body tissues.
What is edema
200
The four main organs of the urinary system.
What are kidneys, uterus, bladder, and urethra
300
Surgical repair of the bladder.
What is Cyst/o/plasty
300
Specific part of the kidneys that produces urine.
What are nephons
300
Controls the release of urine and secretes an alkaline fluid.
What is the prostate gland.
300
Excessive urination.
What is ployuria
300
Enlargement of the uterus.
What is ureteromegaly
400
Abnormal condition of kidney stone(s).
What is Nephr/o/lith/iasis
400
This organ serves as the connection between the kidneys and the bladder.
What are ureters
400
Forms urine in the process of filtration, reabsorption, and secretion.
What is a nephron
400
Tubular space within a structure.
What is a lumen
400
A chronic loss of protein in the urine.
What is proteinuria
500
Malignant glandular tumor.
What is Aden/o/carcin/oma
500
Juxtaglomerular cells combine with _____ cells to form the juxtaglomerular apparatus in the kidney.
What are macula densa
500
The purpose of the renal pelvis.
What is to drain the urine from the kidney into the ureter
500
Forming an opening into the renal pelvis.
What is pyelostomy
500
The pituitary gland is also known as _____.
What is hypophis