Medical Terminology Chapter 16: Urinary System

voiding

• emptying the urinary bladder
• displacement of the bladder against the vaginal wall
• surgical fixation of the bladder to the abdominal wall

urination

• emptying the urinary bladder
• displacement of the bladder against the vaginal wall
• surgical fixation of the bladder to the abdominal wall

micturition

• emptying the urinary bladder
• displacement of the bladder against the vaginal wall
• surgical fixation of the bladder to the abdominal wall

urine

• waste products combined with water
• millions of these are in each kidney to filter unwanted materials from blood
• external opening of the urethra where urine exits the body

urinary meatus

• external opening of the urethra where urine exits the body
• the dilated top portion of the ureter
• millions of these are in each kidney to filter unwanted materials from blood

nephrons

• millions of these are in each kidney to filter unwanted materials from blood
• external opening of the urethra where urine exits the body
• the dilated top portion of the ureter

renal pelvis

• the dilated top portion of the ureter
• millions of these are in each kidney to filter unwanted materials from blood
• a long, narrow tube extending from the kidney for the passage of urine

ureter

• a long, narrow tube extending from the kidney for the passage of urine

• filters waste products from the blood

• external opening of the urethra where urine exits the body

bladder

• where urine is stored

• the dilated top portion of the ureter

• filters waste products from the blood

kidney

• filters waste products from the blood

• a long, narrow tube extending from the kidney for the passage of urine

• the dilated top portion of the ureter