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Module 9: Urinary System Flashcards

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Combining form: ‘bacteri/o’ word root: bacteri

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bacteria

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Combining form: ‘cyst/o’ word root: cyst

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bladder, sac

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Combining form: ‘glomerul/o’ word root: glomerul

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glomerulus

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Combining form: ‘lith/o’ word root: lith

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stone, calculus

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Combining form: ‘nephr/o’ word root: nephr

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nephron, kidney

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Combining form: ‘noct/o’ word root: noct

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night

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Combining form: ‘py/o’ word root: py

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pus

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Combining form: ‘pyel/o’ word root: pyel

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renal pelvis

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Combining form: ‘ren/o’ word root: ren

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nephron, kidney

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Combining form: ‘ur/o’ word root: ur

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urine

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Combining form ‘ureter/o’ word root: ureter

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ureter(s)

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Combining form: ‘urethr/o’ word root: urethr

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urethra

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Combining form: ‘urin/o’ word root: urin

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urine

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What does the suffix -emia mean?

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blood

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What is a nephron?

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The functional unit of the kidney, filters the blood and excretes waste, excess water, and salt in the form of urine.

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What is a glomerulus?

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The filtering unit of the kidney composed of capillary blood vessels.

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What is the renal pelvis?

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A funnel-shaped structure in the kidney that collects urine as it is produced.

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What are renal calculi?

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Kidney stones, hard deposits that form inside the kidney made up of minerals and salts.

Also known as nephrolithiasis.

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What is nephrolithiasis?

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Kidney stones, hard deposits that form inside the kidney made up of minerals and salts.

Also known as renal calculi.

20
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What is dialysis?

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A procedure that uses a machine to remove waste products and fluid from the blood, when the kidneys do not work properly.

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What is uremia?

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Urine in the blood.

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