Chapter 14 Urinary System

Question 1

Ren/o

Answer 1

Kidney

Question 2

Nephr/o

Answer 2

Kidney

Question 3

Glomerul/o

Answer 3

Glomerulus

Question 4

Ur/o

Answer 4

Urine, urinalysis tract

Question 5

Urin/o

Answer 5

Urine

Question 6

Ureter/o

Answer 6

Ureter

Question 7

Cyst/o

Answer 7

Urinary bladder

Question 8

Vesic/o

Answer 8

Urinary bladder

Question 9

Urethr/o

Answer 9

Urethra

Question 10

Bacteriuria

Answer 10

Presence of batería in Urine

Question 11

Cystitis

Answer 11

Inflammation of the urinary bladder; usually as a result of infection

Question 12

Glomerulonephritis

Answer 12

Inflammation of the kidney primarily involving the glomeruli

Question 13

Hematuria

Answer 13

Presence of blood in the urine

Question 14

Catherization

Answer 14

Introduction of a tube into a passage, such as through the urethra into the bladder for withdrawal of urine

Question 15

Cystoscope

Answer 15

An instrument for examining the inside of the urinary bladder. Also used for removing foreign objects, for surgery, and for other forms of treatment

Question 16

Dialysis

Answer 16

Separation of substances by passage through a semipermeable membrane

Question 17

Hemodialysis

Answer 17

Removal of unwanted substances from the blood by passage through a semipermeable membrane

Question 18

Lithotripsy

Answer 18

Crushing of a stone

Question 19

Specific gravity (SG)

Answer 19

The weight of a substance compared with the weight of an equal volume of water.

Question 20

Urinalysis (UA)

Answer 20

Laboratory study of the urine. Physical and chemical properties and microscopic appearance are included