Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology

The Urinary System

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New Terminology

Bowman’s capsule (BOW-manz KAP-suhl)
Detrusor muscle (de-TROO-ser)
External urethral sphincter (yoo-REE-thruhl
SFINK-ter)
Glomerular filtration rate (gloh-MER-yoo-ler fill-
TRAY-shun RAYT)
Glomerulus (gloh-MER-yoo-lus)
Internal urethral sphincter (yoo-REE-thruhl
SFINK-ter)
Juxtaglomerular cells ( JUKS-tah-gloh-MER-yoo-ler
SELLS)
Micturition (MIK-tyoo-RISH-un)
Nephron (NEFF-ron)
Nitrogenous wastes (nigh-TRAH-jen-us)
Peritubular capillaries (PER-ee-TOO-byoo-ler)
Renal corpuscle (REE-nuhl KOR-pus’l)
Renal filtrate (REE-nuhl FILL-trayt)
Renal tubule (REE-nuhl TOO-byoo’l)
Retroperitoneal (RE-troh-PER-i-toh-NEE-uhl)
Specific gravity (spe-SIF-ik GRA-vi-tee)
Threshold level (THRESH-hold LE-vuhl)
Trigone (TRY-gohn)
Ureter (YOOR-uh-ter)
Urethra (yoo-REE-thrah)
Urinary bladder (YOOR-i-NAR-ee BLA-der)

Related Clinical Terminology

Cystitis (sis-TIGH-tis)

Dysuria (dis-YOO-ree-ah)

Hemodialysis (HEE-moh-dye-AL-i-sis)

Nephritis (ne-FRY-tis)

Oliguria (AH-li-GYOO-ree-ah)

Polyuria (PAH-li-YOO-ree-ah)

Renal calculi (REE-nuhl KAL-kew-lye)

Renal failure (REE-nuhl FAYL-yer)

Uremia (yoo-REE-me-ah)

Terms that appear in bold typein the chapter text are defined in the glossary, which begins on page 547.