The combining form glomerul/o refers to which structure?

The combining form glomerul/o refers to which structure?

• A. Kidney
• B. Urinary bladder, sac
• C. Testis
• D. Glomerulus

Answer: (D)

Glomerul/o refers to the glomerulus, the knot of capillaries inside the nephron where blood filtration begins. This structure is a specific part of the kidney, not the kidney as a whole—that broader organ is described with nephr/o or ren/o. The urinary bladder is cyst/o, and the testis is orch/o. So glomerul/o is the combining form for the glomerulus, the filtration unit within the kidney.

Glomerul/o refers to the glomerulus, the knot of capillaries inside the nephron where blood filtration begins. This structure is a specific part of the kidney, not the kidney as a whole—that broader organ is described with nephr/o or ren/o. The urinary bladder is cyst/o, and the testis is orch/o. So glomerul/o is the combining form for the glomerulus, the filtration unit within the kidney.