7 Test

Question 1

the combining form of urinary bladder is

Answer 1

vesic/o

Question 2

the combining form of renal pelvis is

Answer 2

pyel/o

Question 3

Which is not a function of the kidney?
maintain balance of water and electrolytes; extract insulin and parathyroid hormone from blood; removal of urea from blood; stores bile

Answer 3

stores bile

Question 4

oliguria means

Answer 4

scanty urine

Question 5

CRF is the abbreviation for

Answer 5

chronic renal failure

Question 6

Which of the following is spelled incorrectly?

nephoptosis; cystoscope; medullary; cystitis

Answer 6

nephoptosis

Question 7

Which of the following is spelled incorrectly?

diuresis; dysurea; caliectasis; perivesical

Answer 7

dysurea

Question 8

the inner region of the kidney is the

Answer 8

medulla

Question 9

an infection involving the ureters, kidneys, bladder, and urethra is referred to as

Answer 9

UTI

Question 10

reflects the amount of wastes, minerals, and solids in the urine

Answer 10

specific gravity

Question 11

malignant tumor of the kidney occurring in childhood

Answer 11

Wilm’s tumor

Question 12

Which does not refer to an electrolyte?

conducts an electrical charge; renin; aids in proper function of muscle and nerve cells; sodium

Answer 12

renin

Question 13

diabetes insipidus is characterized by all of the following except:
insufficient ADH; polydipsia; glycosuria; polyuria

Answer 13

glycosuria

Question 14

artificial kidney machine

Answer 14

hemodialysis

Question 15

nephrolithotomy

Answer 15

removal of renal calculi

Question 16

protein in the urine

Answer 16

albuminuria

Question 17

this test measures the amount of urea in the blood

Answer 17

BUN

Question 18

the area where blood vessels and nerves pass in the kidney

Answer 18

hilum

Question 19

a group of symptoms caused by excessive protein loss in the urine

Answer 19

nephrotic syndrome

Question 20

inflammation of the renal interstitium

Answer 20

intersitial nephritis

Question 21

hydronephrosis

Answer 21

abnormal condition of water (fluid) in the kidney

Question 22

incontinence

Answer 22

inability to hold urine in the bladder

Question 23

meatus

Answer 23

opening or canal

Question 24

micturition

Answer 24

act of voiding

Question 25

nephrolithiasis

Answer 25

condition of kidney stones

Question 26

nephrosclerosis

Answer 26

hardening of the kidney

Question 27

polycystic kidney

Answer 27

condition of multiple fluid filled sacs within and upon the kidney

Question 28

polydipsia

Answer 28

excessive thirst

Question 29

renal dialysis

Answer 29

indicted procedure when waste material can't be excreted due to kidney failure

Question 30

anuria

Answer 30

no urination

Question 31

casts

Answer 31

substances formed in the renal tubules (RBCs, pus, fat) which appear in the urine

Question 32

diabetes insipidus

Answer 32

inadequate secretion of antidiuretic hormone which prevents reabsorption of water in the renal tubes

Question 33

diabetes mellitus

Answer 33

inadequate secretion or improper utilization of insulin

Question 34

essential hypertension

Answer 34

high blood pressure without apparent cause

Question 35

glomerulus

Answer 35

collection of capillaries

Question 36

phenylketonuria

Answer 36

found in urine of infants born lacking an enzyme

Question 37

IVP

Answer 37

contrast material used to show kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra

Question 38

UA

Answer 38

examination of urine to determine the presence of abnormalities

Question 39

IC

Answer 39

chronic inflammation of the bladder wall

Question 40

ESWL

Answer 40

procedure in which shock waves crush stones to let them pass with voiding

Question 41

medical term that means "excessive thirst"

Answer 41

polydipsia

Question 42

medical term which means "pus in the urine"

Answer 42

pyuria

Question 43

medical term which means "surgical repair of the urethra"

Answer 43

urethroplasty

Question 44

medical term which means "bedwetting"

Answer 44

enuresis

Question 45

medical term with means "pertaining to surrounding the bladder"

Answer 45

perivesical

Question 46

medical term which means "dilation of calyx"

Answer 46

caliectasis

Question 47

medical term which means "excessive nitrogen in the blood"

Answer 47

azotemia

Question 48

What is the area in the bladder where the ureters enter and the urethra exit?

Answer 48

trigone

Question 49

What is the substance (hormone) made in the kidney that increases blood pressure?

Answer 49

renin

Question 50

What is the tube for injecting fluids into or removing fluids from the urinary tract called?

Answer 50

catheter, foley catheter, urinary catheter