Unit 6

Question 1

nephr/o

Answer 1

kidney

Question 2

ren/o

Answer 2

kidney

Question 3

kidney

Answer 3

removes waste form the blood

Question 4

pyel/o

Answer 4

renal pelvis

Question 5

renal pelvis

Answer 5

collects urine and psses to ureter

Question 6

ureter/o

Answer 6

ureter

Question 7

ureter

Answer 7

carries urine from kidneys to bladder

Question 8

cyst/o

Answer 8

bladder

Question 9

vesic/o

Answer 9

bladder

Question 10

bladder

Answer 10

hollow organ that holds urine

Question 11

urethr/o

Answer 11

urethra

Question 12

urethra

Answer 12

passes urine from the bladder to the outside of the body

Question 13

urin/o, ur/o, -uria

Answer 13

urine

Question 14

urine

Answer 14

liquid waste produced by the kidneys

Question 15

anuria

Answer 15

kidney failure

Question 16

albumin/o

Answer 16

albumin; a type of protein

Question 17

glyc/o, glycos/o

Answer 17

sugar

Question 18

lith/o

Answer 18

stones

Question 19

kidney stones

Answer 19

form in the kidney and travel through the urinary system, about the size of a gain of sand

Question 20

calculus, calculi (plural)

Answer 20

terms that refers to stones

Question 21

urea

Answer 21

waste product found in urine

Question 22

UA, ua

Answer 22

urinalysis

Question 23

KUB

Answer 23

kidneys-ureter-bladder

Question 24

IVP

Answer 24

intravenous pyelogram; done to examine urinary system

Question 25

cath

Answer 25

catheter; catheterization

Question 26

catheter

Answer 26

flexibletube inserted into the bladder to drain urine

Question 27

ARF

Answer 27

acute renal failure; sudden kidney failure

Question 28

UTI

Answer 28

urinary tract infection

Question 29

CRF

Answer 29

chronic renal failure

Question 30

BUN

Answer 30

blood urea nitrogen

Question 31

micturition, voiding

Answer 31

urination

Question 32

incontinence, enuresis

Answer 32

involuntary urination

Question 33

olig/o

Answer 33

few; very little

Question 34

oliguria

Answer 34

very little urine produced

Question 35

noct/i

Answer 35

night

Question 36

nocturia

Answer 36

recessive urination at night

Question 37

urimia

Answer 37

blood in the urine

Question 38

nephroptosis

Answer 38

drooping kidney

Question 39

-tripsy

Answer 39

surgical crushing

Question 40

hemodialysis

Answer 40

filtering of blood

Question 41

-lysis

Answer 41

breaking down; destruction

Question 42

diuretic

Answer 42

ageent that increases the aount of urine

Question 43

sepsis

Answer 43

an infection that spreads through the bloodstream