Medical Terminology Urinary System

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

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

urethra

• the duct by which urine leaves the bladder and eventually exits the body
• external opening of the urethra where urine exits the body
• the dilated top portion of the ureter

noct/o

• night
• bladder; cyst (closed sac or cavity filled with fluid)
• kidney

urin/o

• urine
• night
• renal pelvis; kidney pelvis