BIOL 2600 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Ectasia, Prostate, Male Reproductive System
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Word part: urinary bladder, cyst, sac of fluid. dia- Word suffix: breakdown, separation, setting free, destruction, loosening. nephr/o. The process through which the body maintains a constant internal environment. urea. The major waste product of protein metabolism. urine. A typically sterile liquid by-product of the body secreted by the kidneys through a process called urination and excreted through the urethra. urinary tract. Also referred to as the urinary system, consists of two kidneys, two ureters, one bladder, and a urethra. kidneys. Structures of the urinary system which constantly filter the blood to remove waste products and excess water. renal. Term which means pertaining to the kidneys. retroperitoneal. Means pertaining to being located behind the peritoneum. peritoneum. The membrane that lines the abdominal cavity. renal cortex. These units form urine by the processes of filtration, reabsorption, and secretion. reabsorption. The return to the blood of some of the substances that were removed during filtration. glomerulus.