Question 1

The medical term that describes an abnormal, involuntary holding of urine in the bladder is

Accepted Answer

A) overflow incontinence 
B) enuresis 
C) stress incontinence 
D) functional incontinence 
E) urinary retention 
A) overflow incontinence 
B) enuresis 
C) stress incontinence 
D) functional incontinence 
E) urinary retention

Question 2

What does the root in the term renal mean?

Accepted Answer

A) Pertaining to 
B) Kidney 
C) Nephron 
D) Condition 
E) Bladder 
A) Pertaining to 
B) Kidney 
C) Nephron 
D) Condition 
E) Bladder

Question 3

Checking a urine sample for pH, specific gravity, the presence of protein and sugar are part of a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) IVP 
B) UA 
C) SG 
D) VCUG 
E) KUB 
A) IVP 
B) UA 
C) SG 
D) VCUG 
E) KUB

Question 4

A patient is scheduled to have a KUB and asks the nurse about the test.Which response by the nurse would be most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) "The doctor will inject a dye into your veins and then take x-rays of your kidneys." 
B) "The doctor will break up your kidney stones using shock waves." 
C) "An x-ray will be taken to show your kidneys, ureters and bladder." 
D) "A small instrument will be passed through your urethra to visualize your bladder." 
E) "A small tube will be placed into your bladder to inject dye into the bladder for x-rays." 
A) "The doctor will inject a dye into your veins and then take x-rays of your kidneys." 
B) "The doctor will break up your kidney stones using shock waves." 
C) "An x-ray will be taken to show your kidneys, ureters and bladder." 
D) "A small instrument will be passed through your urethra to visualize your bladder." 
E) "A small tube will be placed into your bladder to inject dye into the bladder for x-rays."

Question 5

Which of the following methods of urine collection would be used to determine the amount of protein being excreted and to estimate the kidneys' filtration ability?

Accepted Answer

A) Clean-catch, midstream collection 
B) Suprapubic transabdominal needle aspiration 
C) Early morning collection 
D) Twenty-four-hour collection 
E) Random collection 
A) Clean-catch, midstream collection 
B) Suprapubic transabdominal needle aspiration 
C) Early morning collection 
D) Twenty-four-hour collection 
E) Random collection

Question 6

Choose the correctly spelled medical term that means the act of passing urine.

Accepted Answer

A) Micktutrition 
B) Mictrition 
C) Micturition 
D) Mickterition 
E) Micterition 
A) Micktutrition 
B) Mictrition 
C) Micturition 
D) Mickterition 
E) Micterition

Question 7

A therapeutic procedure whereby renal stones are crushed using sound waves is abbreviated as a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) VCUG 
B) CCPD 
C) TURP 
D) HAART 
E) ESWL 
A) VCUG 
B) CCPD 
C) TURP 
D) HAART 
E) ESWL

Question 8

The medical term that means an absence of urine production is

Accepted Answer

A) oliguria 
B) anuria 
C) dysuria 
D) urostasis 
E) uremia 
A) oliguria 
B) anuria 
C) dysuria 
D) urostasis 
E) uremia

Question 9

Of the following diagnostic tests, which one is most definitive in diagnosing bladder cancer?

Accepted Answer

A) MRI 
B) CT scan 
C) Urinalysis 
D) NMP22 BladderChek 
E) Cystoscopy with biopsy 
A) MRI 
B) CT scan 
C) Urinalysis 
D) NMP22 BladderChek 
E) Cystoscopy with biopsy

Question 10

The root/combining form in the medical term pyelonephritis means

Accepted Answer

A) kidney 
B) renal pelvis 
C) inflammation 
D) nephron 
E) renal cortex 
A) kidney 
B) renal pelvis 
C) inflammation 
D) nephron 
E) renal cortex

Question 11

What is the medical term for the fluid and dissolved substances that are excreted by the kidney?

Accepted Answer

A) Exudates 
B) Filtrate 
C) Urine 
D) Urea 
E) Ammonia 
A) Exudates 
B) Filtrate 
C) Urine 
D) Urea 
E) Ammonia

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT included in a routine urinalysis test?

Accepted Answer

A) Presence of glucose 
B) Presence of ketones 
C) Leukocyte esterase 
D) Presence of proteins 
E) Sedimentation rate 
A) Presence of glucose 
B) Presence of ketones 
C) Leukocyte esterase 
D) Presence of proteins 
E) Sedimentation rate

Question 13

Which of the following is the correct spelling of the plural form of the singular term calculus?

Accepted Answer

A) Calculuses 
B) Calculi 
C) Calculum 
D) Calculae 
E) Calculie 
A) Calculuses 
B) Calculi 
C) Calculum 
D) Calculae 
E) Calculie

Question 14

What is the mechanism by which urine is moved downwards toward the urinary bladder?

Accepted Answer

A) Capillary action 
B) Valves along the length of the ureter 
C) Muscular peristaltic waves 
D) External muscles squeezing the ureters 
E) The effects of renin widening the ureter 
A) Capillary action 
B) Valves along the length of the ureter 
C) Muscular peristaltic waves 
D) External muscles squeezing the ureters 
E) The effects of renin widening the ureter

Question 15

The abbreviation for an inherited disease characterized by large, fluid-filled cysts that grow within the kidneys and press against kidney tissue is

Accepted Answer

A) IVP 
B) KUB 
C) CRF 
D) CAPD 
E) PKD 
A) IVP 
B) KUB 
C) CRF 
D) CAPD 
E) PKD

Question 16

Which of the following vessels carries waste-laden blood to the kidney?

Accepted Answer

A) Renal artery 
B) Renal vein 
C) Urethral artery 
D) Inferior vena cava 
E) Aorta 
A) Renal artery 
B) Renal vein 
C) Urethral artery 
D) Inferior vena cava 
E) Aorta

Question 17

An agent that increases urine output is a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) antihistamine 
B) alpha-blocking agent 
C) diuretic 
D) corticosteroid 
E) antibiotic 
A) antihistamine 
B) alpha-blocking agent 
C) diuretic 
D) corticosteroid 
E) antibiotic

Question 18

Approximately how many capillaries make up each glomerulus?

Accepted Answer

A) 1000 
B) 750 
C) 3400 
D) 25 
E) 50 
A) 1000 
B) 750 
C) 3400 
D) 25 
E) 50

Question 19

The medical term that means blood in the urine is

Accepted Answer

A) hemouria 
B) polyuria 
C) oliguria 
D) hematuria 
E) dysuria 
A) hemouria 
B) polyuria 
C) oliguria 
D) hematuria 
E) dysuria

Question 20

The type of incontinence that results from not being able to get to the toilet in time due to an existing condition that makes moving quickly difficult is called

Accepted Answer

A) urge incontinence 
B) stress incontinence 
C) functional incontinence 
D) overflow incontinence 
E) situational incontinence 
A) urge incontinence 
B) stress incontinence 
C) functional incontinence 
D) overflow incontinence 
E) situational incontinence

Exam 6: Urinary System

The medical term that describes an abnormal, involuntary holding of urine in the bladder is

What does the root in the term renal mean?

Checking a urine sample for pH, specific gravity, the presence of protein and sugar are part of a(n)

A patient is scheduled to have a KUB and asks the nurse about the test.Which response by the nurse would be most accurate?

Which of the following methods of urine collection would be used to determine the amount of protein being excreted and to estimate the kidneys' filtration ability?

Choose the correctly spelled medical term that means the act of passing urine.

A therapeutic procedure whereby renal stones are crushed using sound waves is abbreviated as a(n)

The medical term that means an absence of urine production is

Of the following diagnostic tests, which one is most definitive in diagnosing bladder cancer?

The root/combining form in the medical term pyelonephritis means

What is the medical term for the fluid and dissolved substances that are excreted by the kidney?

Which of the following is NOT included in a routine urinalysis test?

Which of the following is the correct spelling of the plural form of the singular term calculus?

What is the mechanism by which urine is moved downwards toward the urinary bladder?

The abbreviation for an inherited disease characterized by large, fluid-filled cysts that grow within the kidneys and press against kidney tissue is

Which of the following vessels carries waste-laden blood to the kidney?

An agent that increases urine output is a(n)

Approximately how many capillaries make up each glomerulus?

The medical term that means blood in the urine is

The type of incontinence that results from not being able to get to the toilet in time due to an existing condition that makes moving quickly difficult is called

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