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CLA 131 Chapter 14
The Urinary System
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Undergraduate 1
04/30/2008

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Term
a-, an-
Definition
without, absense
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dia-
Definition
passing through
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en-
Definition
within-
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epi-
Definition
on top of
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hypo-
Definition
under
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albumin
Definition
protein
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azot
Definition
urea, nitrogen
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blast
Definition
developing cell, germ, bud
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cyst
Definition
bladder, sac
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glomerul
Definition
little ball, glomerulus
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gluc, glyc, glycos
Definition
sweet, sugar
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hydr
Definition
water
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keton
Definition
ketone
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lith
Definition
stone
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meat
Definition
opening, passage
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nephr
Definition
kidney
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noct
Definition
night
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olig
Definition
few in number
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py
Definition
pus
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pyel
Definition
renal pelvis
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ren
Definition
kidney
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spadias
Definition
rip, tear
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tom
Definition
cut, section
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urethr
Definition
urethra
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urin, ur
Definition
urine
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vesic
Definition
bladder, sac
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-cele
Definition
hernia, swelling, protrusion
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-ptosis
Definition
falling downward (consition of)
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-tripsy
Definition
surgical crushing
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-trophy
Definition
nourishment, development
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-uresis
Definition
urination
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-uria
Definition
urine, urination
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glomerulus
Definition
tightly coiled capillary in Bowman's capsule
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urinary meatus
Definition
external opening if urethra
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nephron
Definition
subunits of each kidney
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renal pelvis
Definition
collects urine in the kidney
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renal cortex
Definition
outer portion of the interior of a kidney
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renal medulla
Definition
inner portion of the interior of the kidney
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renal corpuscle
Definition
composed of Bowman;s capsule and the glomerulus
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renal tubule
Definition
the long, twisting part of nephron
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ureters
Definition
paired narrow tubes that conduct urine from kidneys to bladder
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urethra
Definition
carries the urine out of the bladder
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internal urethral sphincter
Definition
involuntary musclethat keeps urine from entering the urethra while stored in bladder
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external urethral shpincter
Definition
a voluntary muscle that prevents or allows urine to be released
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urinary bladder
Definition
holds urine
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urine
Definition
a yellowish liquid waste
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Bowman's capsule
Definition
filters fluid passing out of the glomerulus
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hilum
Definition
concave side of kidney, which receives renal artery, renal vein, nerves, and a ureter
Term
kidneys
Definition
form urine through siltration of the bood and helps regualte blood pressure
Term
micturition
Definition
the release of urine
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incontinence
Definition
involuntary discharge of urine
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stricture
Definition
abnormal narrowing, as in urethral stricture
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urinary retention
Definition
abnormal accumulation of urine
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urinary suppression
Definition
acute stoppage of urine formation by the kidneys
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creatinine
Definition
protein in normal component of urine
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-ectomy
Definition
excision
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-tomy
Definition
incision
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-plasty
Definition
surgical repair
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-ostomy
Definition
surgical creation of an opening
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