Chapter 9 - Urinary System

Urinary System, Reproductive System, Endocrine System

1

Inferior Vena Cava

2

Abdominal Aorta

3

4

5

Diagraphm

6

Adrenal Gland

7

Kidney

8

Ureter

9

Urinary bladder

10

Urethra

Moving urine outside the body is called:

Urination, Micuritation, Voiding

Nephron

Functional working unit of the kidney

afferent

incoming

efferent

outgoing

Ureters

10-12'“ long tubes extending from the kidney to the urinary bladder

Kidney Failure

reduced functioning of the kidney that may result in death

Hemodialysis

cleaning of the blood by an artificial kidney machine

Urinalysis

the physical, chemical, and microscopic examination of urine

Catheterization (Catheter)

flexible tube is inserted into the urethra to collect urine

Cyst/o

Bladder

Glycos/o

sugar, glucose

Lith/o and -Lith

stone

Meat/o

meatus

Nephr/o and Ren/o

kidney

Noct/i

night

Olig/o

scanty

Pyel/o

renal pelvis

Ur/o

urine

Urethr/o

urethra

-lithiasis

condition of stones

-ptosis

drooping

-tripsy

surgical crushing

-uria

condition of the urine