ch 13 the urinary system

Question 1

cyst/o

Answer 1

bladder

Question 2

glomerul/o

Answer 2

glomerulus

Question 3

-iasis

Answer 3

condition or state

Question 4

lith/o

Answer 4

stone

Question 5

nephr/o, ren/o

Answer 5

kidney

Question 6

noct/o

Answer 6

night

Question 7

olig/o

Answer 7

little, few

Question 8

poly

Answer 8

many

Question 9

py/o

Answer 9

pus

Question 10

pyel/o

Answer 10

pelvis

Question 11

ur/o, urin/o

Answer 11

urine

Question 12

ureter/o

Answer 12

ureter

Question 13

urethr/o

Answer 13

urethra

Question 14

urinary system composed of…

Answer 14

kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, and urethra

Question 15

primary function

Answer 15

remove wastes and toxins from the bloodstream

Question 16

perirenal fat

Answer 16

thick layer of fatty tissue provides protection to kidney and surrounds renal capsule

Question 17

renal fascia

Answer 17

thin layer of connective tissue forms ea kidney’s outer covering (outside of fat surrounding kidney)

Question 18

hilum

Answer 18

indented, or narrowest, part of the kidney where blood vessels and nerves enter

Question 19

urea and uric acid

Answer 19

two natural products of metabolism removed by the kidneys

Question 20

glomerulus

Answer 20

filtration unit- consists of a cluster of capillaries

Question 21

micturition reflex

Answer 21

urge to urinate or void

Question 22

length of urethra

Answer 22

1.5 inches in women and 8 inches in men

Question 23

common causes of incontinence

Answer 23

spinal cord damage, brain damage, prostate surgery, pregnancy, and aging

Question 24

pyelonephritis and nephritis

Answer 24

infections of the upper urinary tract

Question 25

symptoms of UTI

Answer 25

pain in lower abdomen, dysuria (painful urination), frequency and urgency. systemic signs: fever, general malaise, and leukocytosis (abnormal WBC count)

Question 26

kidney failure reasons...

Answer 26

exposure to toxins, shock, infections, and other renal disorders

Question 27

symptoms of kidney failure

Answer 27

oliguria, anuria, w/incr in pt BUN or decr in glomular filtration rate

Question 28

tx for acute failure

Answer 28

dialysis and therapy with diuretics

Question 29

chronic renal failure

Answer 29

symptoms: anuria, azotemia or uremia (presence of nitrogenous waste in urine, presence of blood in urine), other electorlyte imbalances

Question 30

drugs used in txing diseases of urinary system...

Answer 30

diuretics, antibiotics, antibacterials, and other drugs that influence the strength of contraction of the urinary bladder

Question 31

BPH

Answer 31

benign prostatic hypertrophy; enlarged prostate

Question 32

BUN

Answer 32

blood urea nitrogen

Question 33

CAPD

Answer 33

continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis

Question 34

ESRD

Answer 34

end stage renal disease

Question 35

GFR

Answer 35

glomerular filtration rate

Question 36

IVP

Answer 36

intravenous pyelogram- contrast is injected into a vein and is excreted by the kidneys to show the urinary system

Question 37

KUB

Answer 37

kidneys, ureter, and bladder: also a reference to an xray of the kidneys, ureters, and bladder taken as a flat plate of the abdomen

Question 38

UA

Answer 38

urinalysis

Question 39

retroperitoneal

Answer 39

space b/w the parietal peritoneum and the muscles and bones of the peritoneum

Question 40

albuminuria

Answer 40

presence of protein in the urine

Question 41

cystalgia

Answer 41

pain in the bladder, most often used to signify the urinary bladder

Question 42

cystocele

Answer 42

hernia of the bladder

Question 43

enuresis

Answer 43

bedwetting

Question 44

glycosuria

Answer 44

urinary excretion of carbs

Question 45

nephroptosis

Answer 45

prolapse of the kidney

Question 46

pyuria

Answer 46

pus in the urine

Question 47

renal hypoplasia

Answer 47

underdeveloped kidney

Question 48

uremia

Answer 48

excess of urea in the blood