Deck 30: Urinary System

Question 1

Which procedure uses x-rays to create multiple images as "slices" through the kidney?

A) nephrotomography
B) renal angiography
C) 24-hour creatinine clearance
D) cystometry

Answer 1

nephrotomography

Question 2

Which is the cancer of the kidney that is found in children?

A) Wilms'
B) Foley
C) nephroblastoma
D) A and C

Answer 2

A and C

Question 3

The pH of the urine is related to the:

A) amount of blood in it.
B) color and odor.
C) amount of protein in it.
D) acidity or alkalinity.

Answer 3

acidity or alkalinity.

Question 4

Which type of dialysis allows the patient to be ambulatory?

A) CAPD
B) Foley catheter
C) hemodialysis
D) CMG

Question 5

Which of the following is an x-ray of the urinary system that uses contrast dye?

A) KUB
B) BUN
C) IVP
D) CAPD

Question 6

A urine culture and sensitivity is done to identify the:

A) electrolytes causing a kidney stone.
B) bacterium causing a UTI.
C) antibiotic drugs that would be effective against the bacterium.
D) B and C

Question 7

Which of the following is not filtered out of the blood by the glomerulus?

A) red blood cells
B) electrolytes
C) water
D) glucose

Question 8

In the medical word calculogenesis,the combining form calcul/o- means :

A) arising from; produced by.
B) stone.
C) urine; urinary system.
D) water; fluid.

Question 9

Congenital means :

A) inherited.
B) present at birth.
C) damaged.
D) deformed.

Question 10

A urinometer is a/an:

A) procedure.
B) disease condition.
C) measuring device.
D) type of surgery.

Question 11

The condition ____________ may be found in a diabetic patient who metabolizes fats instead of glucose for energy.

A) oliguria
B) polyuria
C) ketonuria
D) dysuria

Question 12

Which would be a normal finding in a urinalysis?

A) casts
B) albumin
C) creatinine
D) glucose

Question 13

Damage to the pores of the glomeruli that allows large amounts of albumin to leak into the urine,decreasing the amount of protein in the blood,is known as:

A) nephrotic syndrome.
B) hydronephrosis.
C) nephroptosis.
D) cystitis.

Question 14

The meatus of the urethra is a/an:

A) muscle.
B) gland.
C) opening.
D) sphincter.

Question 15

Difficult or painful urination is known as:

A) anuria.
B) polyuria.
C) dysuria.
D) pyuria.

Question 16

Which is a common passageway that collects urine from many nephrons?

A) cortex
B) glomerulus
C) distal convoluted tubule
D) minor calix

Question 17

Hydroureter is most often caused by a:

A) diuretic drug.
B) kidney stone.
C) urinary tract infection.
D) all of the above

Question 18

In which renal disease do substances from the immune response to streptococcus bacteria collect in the capillary network of the nephron?

A) nephrotic syndrome
B) pyelonephritis
C) glomerulonephritis
D) acute renal failure

Question 19

Which process involves contractions of smooth muscle that propel urine through the ureter?

A) reabsorption
B) peristalsis
C) filtration
D) micturition

Question 20

Which is a congenital condition in which the female urethral meatus is incorrectly located near the clitoris or the male urethral meatus is incorrectly located on the upper surface of the shaft of the penis?

A) epispadias
B) hydroureter
C) hypospadias
D) urethritis

Question 21

The ____________ is a reservoir for storing urine.

Question 22

Which of the following statements is false?

A) A microscopic kidney stone is often referred to as sand or gravel.
B) Decreased caliber of the urinary stream can be caused by an enlarged prostate gland.
C) Calculogenesis and lithogenesis are both the process of forming kidney stones.
D) The treatment for polycystic kidney disease is a diuretic drug.

Question 23

Which of the following words is misspelled?

A) hydronephrosis
B) erythropoietin
C) neproblastoma
D) creatinine

Question 24

____________ is a renal complication that develops following an acute infection with streptococcus bacteria or with viruses.

Question 25

The GU system means the ____________ system.

Question 26

The kidneys are located in the ____________.

A) thoracic cavity
B) pelvic cavity
C) abdominal cavity
D) retroperitoneal space

Question 27

Which of the following is used to drain urine from the bladder?

A) continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis
B) catheter
C) urinometer
D) sonogram

Question 28

The combining form pyel/o- means :

A) kidney; nephron.
B) pus.
C) renal pelvis.
D) urine; urinary system.

Question 29

A finding of albuminuria means there is ____________ in the urine.

A) blood
B) protein
C) casts
D) glucose

Question 30

Anuria is the opposite of the medical word ____________,which means condition of much urine.

Question 31

The words micturition and voiding both mean the process of ____________.

Question 32

The adjective form of ureter is ____________.

Question 33

The combining form glomerul/o- means :

A) filtering.
B) capillary.
C) glomerulus.
D) removing from the body.

Question 34

The combining form vesic/o- means :

A) bladder; fluid-filled sac.
B) urethra; ureter.
C) urine; urinary system.
D) vessel.

Question 35

A surgical procedure using a cystoscope and an instrument with interwoven wires to grasp and remove a calculus would be termed ____________ basketing.

Question 36

After the filtrate passes through the proximal convoluted tubule,it enters the:

A) calix.
B) glomerular capsule.
C) nephron loop.
D) urethral meatus.

Question 37

Different types of the same procedure that takes the place of the kidneys and cleanses the blood are collectively all known as ____________.

Question 38

The wall of the ureter contracts to propel urine into the bladder in a process known as ____________.

Question 39

All of the following are laboratory procedures,except:

A) CCPD.
B) UA.
C) VMA.
D) C&S.

Question 40

A diagnostic procedure done by inserting an instrument through the urethra to view the bladder is called a/an ____________.

Question 41

The abbreviation ARF means :

A) acid resistant factor.
B) acute renal factor.
C) acute renal failure.
D) albumin renin factor.

Question 42

The medical word for any disease process involving the kidney is nephroptosis.

Question 43

Which is a radiologic procedure in which x-rays are taken as the patient urinates and expels a contrast dye that was previously inserted into the bladder?

A) voiding cystourethrography
B) retrograde pyelography
C) urinalysis
D) intravenous pyelography

Question 44

Involuntary urination during sleep is known as:

A) nocturia.
B) urinary retention.
C) enuresis.
D) urinary frequency.

Question 45

A urinometer or a refractometer is used to measure the ____________ of urine.

A) sediments
B) specific gravity
C) pH
D) color

Question 46

The suffix -ptosis means a state of prolapse or drooping.

Question 47

Ureteral is the adjective form for the urethra.

Question 48

Nephrolithotomy is a surgical incision into the kidney to remove a stone.

Question 49

Which type of drug treats hypertension by blocking sodium from being absorbed from the tubule back into the blood?

A) diuretic drug
B) antispasmodic drug
C) urinary analgesic drug
D) chemotherapy drug

Question 50

The prostate gland is part of the urinary system.

Question 51

Blood in the urine is known as:

A) nocturia.
B) hypokalemia.
C) dysuria.
D) hematuria.

Question 52

A nephropexy is done to correct:

A) nephrolithiasis.
B) nephropathy.
C) nephrosclerosis.
D) nephroptosis.

Question 53

Calculogenesis is the process of forming stones.

Question 54

The proximal convoluted tubule of the nephron is a symptom of an abnormal condition.

Question 55

In addition to creating and excreting urine to rid the body of wastes,the kidney also influences:

A) red blood cell production.
B) blood pressure.
C) the pH of the blood.
D) all of the above

Question 56

Which of the following is true about a renal scan?

A) It uses a radioactive isotope injected intravenously.
B) It uses radioactive particles and a scanner to create an image.
C) It is used to look for signs of rejection of a transplanted kidney.
D) all of the above

Question 57

The urethra is the tube that connects the kidney to the bladder.

Question 58

Enuresis is the medical word for bedwetting.

Question 59

The inability to voluntarily retain urine is:

A) incontinence.
B) hesitancy.
C) micturition.
D) retention.

Question 60

ESWL is a procedure done to break up a urinary stone.

Question 61

Select the correct spelling for the word that is the tube that carries urine from the bladder to the outside of the body.

A) uretha
B) urethra
C) uriter
D) ureter

Question 62

The combining form that means bladder is ____________.

A) nephr/o-
B) urethr/o-
C) cyst/o-
D) All of the above.

Question 63

All of the following minerals can be present as crystals in kidney stones except ____________.

A) iron
B) magnesium
C) calcium
D) uric acid

Question 64

E.coli is the most common cause of:

A) kidney stones.
B) hypospadias.
C) renal failure.
D) urinary tract infections.

Question 65

A bladder neck suspension surgery is performed to treat:

A) stress urinary incontinence.
B) renal cell cancer.
C) end-stage renal failure.
D) nephroptosis.

Question 66

Which word parts do you need to build a medical word that means process of cutting or making an incision into the kidney to remove a stone?

A) -iasis, nephr/o-, lith/o-
B) -ia, glycos/o-, ur/o-
C) -tomy, nephr/o-, lith/o-
D) -ist, nephr/o-, log/o-

Question 67

The word for urinary frequency and increased voluntary urination at night is called ____________.

Question 68

The first presenting sign of bladder cancer may be ____________.

A) pyelonephritis
B) polycystic kidney disease
C) cystocele
D) hematuria

Question 69

The combining form micturi/o- means :

A) making urine.
B) urine; urinary system.
C) water process.
D) water; fluid.

Question 70

All of the following are associated with a urinalysis,except:

A) TNTC.
B) hpf.
C) pH.
D) BUN.

Question 71

The combining form cali/o- means :

A) calcium.
B) calix.
C) stone.
D) spotted.

Question 72

Cystoscopy is a procedure to visualize the:

A) bladder.
B) abdominal cavity.
C) retroperitoneal space
D) kidney

Question 73

Which of the following words does not refer to the process of eliminating urine from the body?

A) urination
B) micturition
C) voiding
D) reabsorption

Question 74

Which of the following is a dipstick test of the urine that gives an immediate result indicating if the patient has a urinary tract infection?

A) specific gravity
B) leukocyte esterase
C) drug screening
D) 24-hour creatinine clearance

Question 75

Which of the following is a disease that affects the kidneys?

A) ESRD
B) BUN
C) GU
D) KUB

Question 76

A small area behind the abdominal cavity that is filled with fatty tissues around the kidney is known as the:

A) peritoneal cavity.
B) abdominopelvic cavity.
C) retroperitoneal space.
D) flank.

Question 77

Which syllable is the primary accented syllable in the pronunciation of the medical word glomerulus (gloh-mair-yoo-lus)?

A) gloh
B) mair
C) yoo
D) lus

Question 78

Which procedure uses a special solution and a machine to take the place of the kidneys in cleansing the blood of wastes?

A) catheterization
B) lithotripsy
C) cystoscopy
D) hemodialysis

Question 79

Which is a flexible tube to drain urine that is inserted through the abdominal wall just above the pubic bone?

A) shunt
B) suprapubic catheter
C) Foley
D) refractometer

Question 80

Placing a tube into the bladder in order to drain the urine is called:

A) cystoscopy.
B) dialysis.
C) KUB.
D) catheterization.