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11 Cards in this Set
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cali/o, calic/o
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calyx (calix)
(cup-shaped collecting region in the renal pelvis (central section of the kidney)) |
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cyst/o
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urinary bladder
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glomerul/o
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glomerulus
(tiny ball of capillaries in the cortex of the kidney as blood flows through each glomerulus, waste materials are filtered from the bloodstream) |
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meat/o
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meatus
(an opening or passageway urinary meatus is the opening of the urethra to the outside of the body) |
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nephr/o
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kidney
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pyel/o
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renal pelvis
(central collecting chamber of the kidney) |
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ren/o
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kidney
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trigon/o
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trigone
(triangular area in the urinary bladder where the ureters enter and the urethra exits) |
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ureter/o
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ureter
(one of two tubes carrying urine from the kidneys to the urinary bladder) |
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urethr/o
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urethra
(tube leading from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body) |
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vesic/o
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urinary bladder
(where urine is stored until discharged from body) |
