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Urology Ch6 Notes
NHTC 6 Urology - Notes
| Term | Description |
|---|---|
| urology (ur/o) | study of the male urinary and reproductive systems and the female urinary system |
| urologist | physician specializing in the male and female urinary tract and the male genital tract |
| urinary system | kidneys, ureters, bladder, urethra |
| kidneys (nephr/o, ren/o) | 1. produce & eliminate urine 2. remove toxic wastes and excess essential substances through urine and return necessary substances to blood. 3. control blood volume & regulate blood pressure |
| ureters (ureter/o) | transport urine from kidneys to bladder |
| bladder (cyst/o, vesic/o) | receives urine from the ureters for elimination |
| urethra (urethr/o) | discharges urine from the body via urethral meatus (opening) (meat/o) |
| male reproductive system | primary sex organs, secondary sex organs |
| primary sex organs | 1. testes/testicles - (test/o, orch/o, orchid/o, orchi/o). 2. scrotum (scrot/o) |
| primary sex organs | reproductive glands that produce sperm & male hormones |
| scrotom (scrot/o) | contains testicles |
| sperm | transporting ducts - epiddymis, vas deferens, ejaculatory ducts, urethra |
| secondary sex organs | 1. sperm 2. accessory glands 3. copulatory organ |
| accessory glands | seminal vesicles, prostate gland (prostat/o), cowper glands |
| copulatory organ | penis (pen/o) |