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49 Cards in this Set
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Mineral Salts (sodium, potassium, and calcium) that carry an electrical charge in solution
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electrolyte
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fluid that passes from the blood through the capillary walls of the glomeruli of the kidney
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filtrate
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products of cellular metabolism that contain nitrogen
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nitrogenous wastes
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sequence of rhythmic contraction of smooth muscles of a hollow organ to force material forward and prevent backflow
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peristaltic waves
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serous membrane that lines the abdominopelvic cavity and covers most of the organs within the cavity
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peritoneum
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liquid portion of blood, composed primarily of water (90%) and containing dissolved proteins, nutrients, lipids, and various waste products
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plasma
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fluid containing sperm and secretions from the prostate and other structures of the male reproductive system; also called seminal fluid
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semen
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androgenic hormone responsible for the development of the male sex organs, including the penis, testicles, scrotum, and prostrate
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testosterone
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cyst/o
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bladder
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vesic/o
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bladder
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glomerul/o
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glomerulus
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lith/o
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stone, calculus
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meat/o
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opening, meatus
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nephr/o
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kidney
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ren/o
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kidney
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pyel/o
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renal pelvis
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ur/o
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urine, urinary tract
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ureter/o
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ureter
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urethr/o
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urethra
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andr/o
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male
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balan/o
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glans penis
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epididym/o
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epididymis
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orch/o
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testis
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orchi/o
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testis
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orchid/o
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testis
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test/o
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testis
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perine/o
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perineum (area between scrotum (or vulva in the female anus)
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prostat/o
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prostate gland
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spermat/o
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spermatozoa, sperm cells
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sperm/o
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sperm cells
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varic/o
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dilated vein
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vas/o
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vessel;
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vesicul/o
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seminal vesicle
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albumin/o
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albumin protein
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azot/o
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nitrogenous compounds
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bacteri/o
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bacteria
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crypt/o
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hidden
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gonad/o
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gonads, sex glands
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kal/i
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potassium
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keton/o
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ketone bodies (acid and acetones)
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noct/o
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night
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olig/o
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scanty
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py/o
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pus
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-cide
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killing
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-genesis
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forming, producing, origin
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-iasis
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abnormal condition produced by something specific
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-ism
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condition
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-spadias
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slit, fissure
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-uria
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urine
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