1. Chapter 9
The Urinary System

2. Overview of Structures, Combining Forms, and Functions
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3. Primary Structures of the Urinary System

4. Kidneys Primary Functions Filter the blood to remove waste products.
Maintain electrolyte concentrations.
Remove excess water to maintain the fluid volume within the body.

5. Kidneys
Related Combining Forms
nephr/o
ren/o

6. Renal Pelvis Primary Function Related Combining Form
Collects urine produced by the kidney.
Related Combining Form
pyel/o

7. Urine Primary Function Related Combining Forms
Liquid waste product produced by the kidney that is to be excreted.
Related Combining Forms
ur/o, urin/o

8. Ureters Primary Function Related Combining Form
Transport urine from the kidneys to the bladder.
Related Combining Form
ureter/o

9. Urinary Bladder Primary Function Related Combining Form
Stores urine until it is excreted.
Related Combining Form
cyst/o

10. Urinary Bladder

11. Urethra Primary Function Related Combining Form
Transports urine from the bladder through the urethral meatus, where it is excreted from the body.
Related Combining Form
urethr/o

12. Animations
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13. Click Here to play Cystoscopy animation

14. Click Here to play Urine animation
Urine Formation
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15. Answers to Learning Exercises
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16. Chapter 9 Answers Matching Word Parts 1 9.1. cyst/o 9.2. glomerul/o
9.3. -cele
9.4. nephr/o
9.5. lith/o
Matching Word Parts 2
9.6. -ptosis
9.7. pyel/o
9.8. -lysis
9.9. -pexy
tripsy

17. Chapter 9 Answers Matching Word Parts 3 9.11. dia- 9.12. -ectasis
9.13. ureter/o
9.14. urethr/o
uria
Definitions
9.16. ureters
9.17. cystolith
9.18. diuresis
9.19. renal pelvis
9.20. urethra

18. Chapter 9 Answers Definitions 9.21. urochrome 9.22. urethra
9.23. urologist
9.24. paraspadias
9.25. ablation
Matching Structures
9.26. urethral meatus
9.27. glomerulus
9.28. renal cortex
9.29. urethra
9.30. ureters

19. Chapter 9 Answers Which Word? 9.31. pyelotomy 9.32. urethrorrhagia
9.33. polyuria
9.34. cystitis
9.35. urea
Spelling Counts
9.36. Wilms
9.37. incontinence
9.38. catheterization
9.39. Kegel
9.40. vesicovaginal

20. Chapter 9 Answers Abbreviation Identification
9.41. benign prostatic hypertrophy
9.42. end-stage renal disease
9.43. extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy
9.44. intravenous pyelogram
9.45. overactive bladder
Term Selection
9.46. anuria
9.47. cystorrhaphy
9.48. nephrolysis
9.49. oliguria
9.50. hemodialysis

21. Chapter 9 Answers Sentence Completion 9.51. trigonitis
9.52. ureterolithiasis
9.53. suprapubic catheterization
9.54. cystopexy
9.55. transurethral resection
Word Surgery
9.56. hyper-, protein, uria
9.57. hydro-, nephr, -osis
9.58. cyst/o, urethr/o, graphy
9.59. nephr/o, lith, otomy
9.60. lith/o, -tripsy

22. Chapter 9 Answers True/False 9.61. True 9.62. False 9.63. False
Clinical Conditions
9.66. nocturia
9.67. polycystic
9.68. interstitial cystitis
9.69. urethrostenosis
9.70. epispadias

23. Chapter 9 Answers Clinical Conditions 9.71. peritoneal dialysis
9.72. ureteroplasty
9.73. prostate-specific antigen
9.74. glomerulonephritis
9.75. nephroptosis
Which Is the Correct Medical Term?
9.76. uremia
9.77. nocturnal enuresis
9.78. ureterectasis
9.79. hypoproteinemia
9.80. nephrologist

24. Chapter 9 Answers Challenge Word Building 9.81. cystostomy
9.82. nephrotomy
9.83. nephrosclerosis
9.84. cystoptosis
9.85. urethrocele
9.86. ureterolysis
9.87. nephromalacia
9.88. pyelonephritis
9.89. cystorrhexis
9.90. cystoplasty

25. Chapter 9 Answers Labeling Exercises 9.91. adrenal 9.92. kidney
9.93. vena cava
9.94. urethra
9.95. cortex
9.96. medulla
9.97. aorta
9.98. ureters
9.99. bladder
meatus