Deck 6: Urinary System

Question 1

The process of releasing urine from the body is termed micturition.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

The loop of Henle is another name for the nephronic loop.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

The urethra is a tube between the kidney and the bladder.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

The plural of glomerulus is glomerulusi.

Question 5

The outer portion of the kidney is the medulla.

Question 6

The ureters, bladder, and urethra are all stromal tissue.

Question 7

Nephr/o and ren/o both mean "urinary."

Question 8

Renal afferent arteries carry blood to the kidneys.

Question 9

The combining form for the tube that carries urine from the bladder to the outside of the body is urethr/o.

Question 10

Extracellular fluids are outside the cells.

Question 11

The glomerulus is part of the urinary bladder.

Question 12

The suffix meaning a condition of the urine is -urea.

Question 13

A combining form for the urinary bladder is vesic/o.

Question 14

The trigone is the area between the hilum of the kidney and the medulla.

Question 15

The urinary meatus is the opening of the urethra.

Question 16

The hilum is where the ureter and renal vein leave the kidney and the renal artery enters.

Question 17

The calyces and the renal pelvis are extensions of the ureters.

Question 18

The renal pelvis contains microscopic units termed nephrons.

Question 19

The process of filtering blood to form urine begins in the hilum.

Question 20

A combining form for the calyx is calc/o.

Question 21

Nocturia is a term that refers to a condition of excessive urination at night.

Question 22

Severe pain associated with stones lodged in the ureter is dysuria.

Question 23

Kidney failure may lead to an accumulation of fluid in the tissue, or edema.

Question 24

Another term for enuresis is nocturia.

Question 25

The inability to hold urine is incontinence.

Question 26

The combining form for the tubes that travel from the kidneys to the urinary bladder is ureter/o.

Question 27

An inability to hold urine is urinary retention.

Question 28

Diurnal bed-wetting occurs during the day.

Question 29

Decreased formation and excretion of urine is diuresis.

Question 30

Hematuria is the presence of urea in the blood.

Question 31

The bladder contains parenchymal tissue.

Question 32

Glycosuria is the presence of sugar in the urine.

Question 33

The combining form for the renal pelvis is pyel/o.

Question 34

The combining form py/o means fire.

Question 35

Albuminuria is the same as proteinuria.

Question 36

A deficiency of ADH is a cause of diabetes insipidus.

Question 37

Azot/o is a combining form meaning "nitrogen."

Question 38

A condition of excessive thirst is polyuria.

Question 39

The most frequently occurring disorder in the urinary system is a UTI.

Question 40

An intense sensation of the need to urinate immediately is urgency.

Question 41

An increased level of nitrogenous waste in the blood is an indication of kidney dysfunction.

Question 42

A KUB is the same as an IVU.

Question 43

Long-term inability of the kidney to excrete waste is acute renal failure.

Question 44

A urethral stricture is another term for urethral stenosis.

Question 45

An oversecretion of insulin is the cause of diabetes mellitus.

Question 46

A cystoscopy is a visual examination of the bladder.

Question 47

A BUN measures the amount of nitrogenous waste in the circulatory system.

Question 48

An open biopsy is done through an incision.

Question 49

A prolapse or sagging of the kidney is termed nephroptosis.

Question 50

A creatinine clearance test measures the function of the bladder.

Question 51

Bilateral renal cysts, reducing the functioning of renal tissue, are known as polycystic kidney disease.

Question 52

The V in VCUG stands for various.

Question 53

A cystocele is a tumor of the urinary bladder.

Question 54

In vesicoureteral reflux, the urine flows from the ureters into the bladder.

Question 55

A closed biopsy is done by endoscopy or aspiration.

Question 56

A laparoscopy is an instrument to examine the peritoneal cavity.

Question 57

Intravenous urography images the kidneys, ureters, and bladder using a contrast medium.

Question 58

Renal hypertension is high blood pressure secondary to kidney disease.

Question 59

A sectional radiographic exam of the kidneys is a KUB.

Question 60

A stent is a tubular device to support hollow structures.

Question 61

Antidiuretics increase the formation of urine.

Question 62

An instrument to crush stones in the urinary bladder is a urinometer.

Question 63

An individual whose kidneys have abruptly stopped functioning may have the notation ARF on his medical record.

Question 64

A nephrectomy is an example of a resection.

Question 65

Suspension or fixation of the kidney is nephrotripsy.

Question 66

A nephrotomy is an opening made in the kidney so a catheter can be inserted.

Question 67

In a nephrostolithotomy, a stone may be removed from the kidney through an existing opening.

Question 68

The combining form for the renal pelvis is ____________________.

Question 69

The abbreviation pH refers to the amount of sodium.

Question 70

The triangular area in the bladder between the ureters' entrance and the urethral outlet is called the ____________________.

Question 71

HD and CAPD are two types of renal dialysis.

Question 72

A vesicotomy is an incision of the urinary bladder.

Question 73

UA is an abbreviation for urinary anastomosis.

Question 74

Urethrolysis means to cleanse the urethra.

Question 75

A transurethral procedure is accomplished outside of the urethra.

Question 76

A ureteroileostomy is the same as an ileal conduit.

Question 77

A nephroscope is an instrument used to view the urinary bladder.

Question 78

A hollow, flexible tube that can be inserted through the urethra into the bladder to drain urine is a catheter.

Question 79

The tube that carries urine from the kidney to the bladder is the ____________________.

Question 80

GN is the abbreviation for glomerulonephritis.