1. Ch 9 Urinary System

2. Terms  Kidneys- nephr/o- Filters the blood to remove waste products, maintain electrolytes, and remove excess water to maintain the fluid volume within the body  Renal Pelvis- pyel/o- collects urine produced by the kidneys  Urine- uria, urin/o- liquid waste products to be excreted  Ureters- ureter/o- transport urine from the kidneys to the bladder

3. More Terms  Urinary Bladder- cyst/o, vesic/o- stores urine until it is excreted  Urethra- urethr/o- transports urine from the bladder through the urethral meatus, where it is excreted from the body

5. Ch 9 Terms  -pexy surgical fixation  -tripsy to crush  -uria urination, urine  glomerul/o glomerulus  lith/o stone, calculus  nephr/o kidney  py/o pus  pyel/o renal pelvis,bowl of kidney  ureter/o ureter  urethr/o urethra

6. Words  Cystopexy> surgical fixation of the bladder to the abdominal wall  Lithotripsy> destruction of a kidney stone with the use ultrasonic waves traveling through water  Nocturia> excessive urination during the night  Glomerulus> a cluster of capillaries surround by a capsule  Lithotomy> a surgical incision for the removal of a stone, usually from the bladder  Nephrosis> any abnormal condition of the kidney  Pyelitis> inflammation of the renal pelvis  Ureter> transports urine from the kidneys to the bladder  Urethra> transports urine from the bladder then is excreted from the body