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kidneys
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two bean shaped organs on each side of vertebral column on the posterior wall of the abdominal cavity - behind the parietal peritoneum
function: remove waste products from the blood and to aid in maintaining water and electrolyte balances |
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nephron
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urine-producing microscopic structure
(1 million in each kidney) |
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glomerulus
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cluster of capillaries at the entrance of the nephron.
The process of filtering the blood, thereby forming urine, begins here. |
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renal pelvis
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funnel shaped reservoir that collects the urine and passes it to the ureter
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hilum
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indentation on the medial side of the kidney where the ureter leaves the kidney
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ureters
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two slender tubes, approximately 10 to 13 inches ling that receive the urine from the kidneys and carry it to the posterior portion of bladder
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urinary bladder
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muscular, hollow organ that temporarily holds the urine.
As it fills, the thick muscular wall becomes thinner and the organ increases in size |
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uretha
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lowest part of urinary tract through which urine passes from the bladder to the outside of the body (approx 1.5 inches in the female and 8 inches in the male in whom it is also part of the reproductive system
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urinary meatus
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opening through which the urine passes to the outside
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cyst/o
vesic/o |
bladder sac (unless otherwise specified)
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glomerul/o
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glomerulus
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meat/o
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meatus (opening)
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nephr/o
ren/o |
kidney
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pyel/o
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renal pelvis
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ureter/o
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ureter
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urethr/o
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uretha
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albumin/o
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albumin
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azot
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urea, nitrogen
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blast/o
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developing cell - germ cell
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glyc/o
glycos/o |
sugar
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hydr/o
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water
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lith/o
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stone, calculus
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noct/i
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night
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olig/o
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scanty, few
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son/o
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sound
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tom/o
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cut, section
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urin/o
ur/o |
urine, urinary tract
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condition
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gram
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record, radiographic image
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lysis
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loosening, dissolution, separating
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megaly
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enlargement
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ptosis
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drooping, sagging, prolapse
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rrhaphy
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suturing, repair
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tripsy
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surgical crushing
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trophy
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nourishment, development
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