Module 12-Urinary System

Question 1

root word meaning “kidney”

Answer 1

Nephr

Question 2

root word meaning “pelvis of the kidney”

Answer 2

Pyelo

Question 3

root word meaning pertaining to the kidney

Answer 3

Renal

Question 4

combining form meaning “urine”

Answer 4

Ur(o)-

Question 5

root word meaning “bladder”

Answer 5

Cysto-

Question 6

pertaining to the bladder

Answer 6

Vesical

Question 7

condition in which there is an increased amount of urine passed through to the bladder

Answer 7

Diuresis

Question 8

to pass urine from the bladder to the outside

Answer 8

Urinate

Question 9

to make water, as in urination

Answer 9

Micturate

Question 10

to empty the bladder

Answer 10

Void

Question 11

absence of urine

Answer 11

Anuria

Question 12

inflammation of the urinary bladder

Answer 12

Cystitis

Question 13

involuntary passing of urine

Answer 13

Enuresis

Question 14

a condition in which there is irreparable disease of the kidney

Answer 14

End-stage Renal Disease (ESRD)

Question 15

inflammation of the glomeruli of the kidneys

Answer 15

Glomerulonephritis

Question 16

condition in which there is sugar (glucose) in the urine

Answer 16

Glycosuria

Question 17

condition in which there is blood in the urine

Answer 17

Hematuria

Question 18

overdistention of the ureter from the backup of the water of urine

Answer 18

Hydroureter

Question 19

pertaining to the condition in which there is lack of ability to contain or hold urine

Answer 19

Incontinent

Question 20

absence of one kidney at birth

Answer 20

Kidney agenesis

Question 21

presence of a stone in the kidney

Answer 21

Nephrolithiasis

Question 22

condition in which the kidney has dropped from its normal place; also referred to as a “floating kidney”

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Nephroptosis

Question 23

condition in which there is decreased functioning of the bladder caused by an injury to the nerves controlling urination

Answer 23

Neurogenic bladder

Question 24

frequent urination during the night

Answer 24

Nocturia

Question 25

involuntary urination that occurs at night; also known as “bedwetting”

Answer 25

Nocturnal enuresis

Question 26

production of scant, or small, amounts of urine

Answer 26

Oliguria

Question 27

inflammation of the kidney pelvis

Answer 27

Pyelonephritis

Question 28

condition in which a person has frequent and excessive episodes of thirst; this usually accompanies polyuria

Answer 28

Polydipsia

Question 29

urinating many times, also known as “frequency of urination”

Answer 29

Polyuria

Question 30

kidney stones

Answer 30

Renal calculi

Question 31

Renal calculi also referred to as

Answer 31

nephrolithiasis

Question 32

kidney stops filtering or forming urine

Answer 32

Renal failure or shutdown

Question 33

cellular death of the tubules of the kidney

Answer 33

Tubular necrosis

Question 34

waste products normally found in urine are not filtered through the kidney, and thus remain in the blood

Answer 34

Uremia

Question 35

severe pain in the ureter

Answer 35

Ureteral colic

Question 36

inflammation of the ureter

Answer 36

Ureteritis

Question 37

abnormal openings between the bladder and other nearby organs

Answer 37

Vesical fistulas

Question 38

removal of the bladder

Answer 38

Cystectomy

Question 39

measurement of the efficiency and capacity of the urinary bladder

Answer 39

Cystometry

Question 40

passing of a viewing device into the bladder for visualization of the inside of the bladder

Answer 40

Cystoscopy

Question 41

drug used to cause an increased flow of urine

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Diuretic

Question 42

procedure in which blood from an individual is shunted through a special device in which waste products are separated out and removed from the blood. The cleaned blood continues through the device and is sent back into the individual

Answer 42

Hemodialysis

Question 43

method of separating out waste products by special procedures utilizing the peritoneal cavity ad membrane. There is a continuous flow of solution into and out of the peritoneal cavity

Answer 43

Peritoneal dialysis

Question 44

x-ray of the kidney pelvis following injection into a vein of a radiopaque substance

Answer 44

Intravenous pyelogram (IVP)

Question 45

act of taking a kidney from a donor and surgically implanting it in a recipient

Answer 45

Kidney transplant

Question 46

Kidney transplant also referred to as

Answer 46

renal transplant

Question 47

removal of a kidney

Answer 47

Nephrectomy

Question 48

cutting into the kidney for the removal of the stones

Answer 48

Nephrolithotomy

Question 49

surgical fixation of a floating kidney

Answer 49

Nephropexy

Question 50

substance that potentially may cause damage to the kidney; particularly used with regard to drugs

Answer 50

Nephrotoxic

Question 51

procedure to make a new opening into the bladder to which the ureter is attached.

Answer 51

Ureterocystostomy

Question 52

This procedure is done when there is disease in the bladder near the natural openings of the ureters

Answer 52

Ureterocystostomy

Question 53

surgical procedure done to divert the flow of urine away from the bladder

Answer 53

Urinary diversion