Urine move through the ureters by means of gravity and _____________________.

X-ray of the abdomen.

________________ uses high-energy shock waves to break up stones in the kidney, bladder, or ureter.

What is the medical term for inflammation of the bladder?

The _____________________ is a depression in the renal pelvis that serves as a passageway for blood vessels, lymphatic vessels, and nerves.

The absence of urine production.

A membrane that surrounds a cluster of capillaries in the kidney.

An abnormal increase in the production of urine.

Difficult or painful urination.

Involuntary discharge of urine.

Water, sugar, salts, urea, and other waste products that have been filtered out of the blood.

A cluster of capillaries in the kidney; shaped like a tiny ball or not.

A condition in which carbohydrates are excreted in the urine.

A condition in which blood or blood cells are excreted in the urine.

The basic structural and functional unit of the kidney.

A condition of scanty urine production.

A condition of excessive urine production.

A long, twisted tube through which water, wastes, and other substances travel after they have been filtered out of the blood.

The neck of the bladder.

a waste product of proteins broken down by the liver.

a tube that transports urine from the bladder to the outside of the body.

A hollow, muscular organ that stores urine.

The external urethral orifice.

The process of discharging waste from the body; also called micturition.

What are renal calculi?

The __________ _____________ is the outer layer of the kidney that contains nephrons.

Prefix that means complete or through.

Prefix that means painful and difficult.

Prefix that mean above, above normal, or excessive.

Prefix that means many or much.

Combining form that means stone.

Combining form that means cyst, fluid filled sac, or bladder.

Combining form the means meatus.

Combining form that means night.

Combining form the means renal pelvis.

Combining form that means kidney.

Combining form that means urine or urinary tract.

Suffix that means surgical fixation.

Suffix that means substance that forms.

Suffix that means crushing.

Suffix that means urination or condition of urine.

Suffix that means inflammation.