Urinary System -- Unit 6

Question 1

nephr/o

Answer 1

kidneys

moves waste product in the blood

Question 2

ren/o

Answer 2

kidneys

removes waste from the blood

Question 3

pyel/o

Answer 3

renal pelvis

collects urine and passes to ureter

Question 4

ureter/o

Answer 4

ureter

carries urine from kidneys to bladder

Question 5

cyst/o

Answer 5

bladder

hollow organ that holds the urine

Question 6

vesic/o

Answer 6

bladder

hollow organ that holds the urine

Question 7

urethr/o

Answer 7

urethra

passes urine from bladder to outside of the body

Question 8

urin/o

Answer 8

urine

liquid waste produced by the kidneys

Question 9

ur/o

Answer 9

urine

liquid waste produced by the kidneys

Question 10

-uria

Answer 10

urine

liquid waste produced by the kidneys

Question 11

albumin/o

Answer 11

albumin

type of protien

Question 12

glyc/o

Answer 12

sugar

glucose in urine sign of diabetes

Question 13

glycos/o

Answer 13

sugar

glucose in urine sign of diabetes

Question 14

lith/o

Answer 14

stones

form in the kidney and travel through urinary system

Question 15

calculus

Answer 15

terms that refer to stones

Question 16

calculi

Answer 16

terms that refer to stones

Question 17

urea

Answer 17

waste product

physicians use to diagnose kidney disorders.

Question 18

UA or ua

Answer 18

urinalysis

Question 19

KUB

Answer 19

kidneys-ureter-bladder

Question 20

IVP

Answer 20

intravenous pyelogram

Into the vein to record or take a picture of it.

Question 21

cath

Answer 21

catheter
catheterization
tube inserted into the bladder to drain urine

Question 22

ARF

Answer 22

acute renal failure

sudden kidney failure

Question 23

CRF

Answer 23

chronic renal failure

loss of kidney function slowly over time

Question 24

UTI

Answer 24

urinary tract infection

bacterial infection of the bladder of urethra

Question 25

BUN

Answer 25

blood urea nitrogen | test that is done to check kidney function

Question 26

micturition

Answer 26

urination excreting urine from the body

Question 27

voiding

Answer 27

urination excreting urine from the body

Question 28

incontinence

Answer 28

involuntary urination

Question 29

enuresis

Answer 29

involuntary urination

Question 30

olig/o

Answer 30

scanty, few, very little

Question 31

cystolithotomy

Answer 31

surgical incision in the bladder to remove a stone.

Question 32

noct/i

Answer 32

night

Question 33

uremia

Answer 33

blood in the urine

Question 34

-ptosis

Answer 34

drooping, sagging, floating

Question 35

-pexy

Answer 35

surgical fixation

Question 36

-tripsy

Answer 36

surgical crushing

Question 37

hemodialysis

Answer 37

filter blood and then filters blood back in.

Question 38

-lysis

Answer 38

breaking down, destruction

Question 39

-rrhaphy

Answer 39

suturing

Question 40

diuretic

Answer 40

agent that increases the amount of urine

Question 41

sepsis

Answer 41

an infection that spreads through the bloodstream

Question 42

septic

Answer 42

pertaining to sepsis