The Urinary System

What combining form means kidney?

• azot/o

• lith/o

• nephr/o

• cyst/o

What suffix means crushing?

• -tripsy

• -us

• -gram

• -pexy

What prefix means between?

• poly-

• dys-

• a-

• inter-

What combining form means urinary bladder?

• vesic/o

• olig/o

• ren/o

• ur/o

What suffix means surgical fixation?

• -pexy

• -cele

• -stital

• -um

What is a function of the urinary system?

• filtration

• waste storage and excretion

• hormone production

• maintenance of homeostasis

• all of the above

What does filtration do in the kidneys?

• act as the body's plumbing system

• separate metabolic waste from your blood

• produce hormones

• reabsorb

Where is the renal medulla located in the kidney?

• inner region

• outer layer

• by the ureter

• next to the fibrous capsule

What is the glomerulus?

• a tube attached to Bowman's capsule

• the inner region of the kidney

• a hormone

• a cluster of capillaries in the shape of a tiny knot

What is the main function of the ureters?

• transports urine to the outside of the body

• filters blood

• transports urine from the renal pelvises of the kidneys to the urinary bladder

• stores urine