Question 1

Which of the following sets of word elements is used to make a medical term that means pertaining to the kidney?

Accepted Answer

A) Ren + al 
B) Nephr + ia 
C) Ren + ia 
D) Nephr + eal 
E) Nephr + al 
A) Ren + al 
B) Nephr + ia 
C) Ren + ia 
D) Nephr + eal 
E) Nephr + al

Question 2

What does the suffix in the term hydronephrosis mean?

Accepted Answer

A) Water 
B) Nephron 
C) Condition 
D) Pertaining to 
E) To remove 
A) Water 
B) Nephron 
C) Condition 
D) Pertaining to 
E) To remove

Question 3

A specialist in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the kidney is a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) cytologist 
B) nephrologist 
C) urologist 
D) histologist 
E) renalogist 
A) cytologist 
B) nephrologist 
C) urologist 
D) histologist 
E) renalogist

Question 4

What are the three regions of the kidney?

Accepted Answer

A) Cortex, medulla, and pelvis 
B) Cortex, glomerulus, and hilum 
C) Medulla, nephron, and tubules 
D) Pelvis, bladder, and urethra 
E) Cortex, hilum, and pelvis 
A) Cortex, medulla, and pelvis 
B) Cortex, glomerulus, and hilum 
C) Medulla, nephron, and tubules 
D) Pelvis, bladder, and urethra 
E) Cortex, hilum, and pelvis

Question 5

What is the medical term for a plexus of capillaries in the nephron?

Accepted Answer

A) Hilum 
B) Loop of Henle 
C) Glomerulus 
D) Calyx 
E) Pelvis 
A) Hilum 
B) Loop of Henle 
C) Glomerulus 
D) Calyx 
E) Pelvis

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT a function of the kidneys?

Accepted Answer

A) Filter blood to eliminate wastes 
B) Regulate blood volume 
C) Maintain homeostasis 
D) Synthesize Vitamin A for cell repair 
E) Secrete the hormone erythropoietin 
A) Filter blood to eliminate wastes 
B) Regulate blood volume 
C) Maintain homeostasis 
D) Synthesize Vitamin A for cell repair 
E) Secrete the hormone erythropoietin

Question 7

Mr.Smith, a 55-year-old man, reported a sudden onset of left flank pain.Urinalysis showed a large number of RBCs in the urine.The medical term for this condition is

Accepted Answer

A) oliguria 
B) dysuria 
C) hematuria 
D) diuresis 
E) pyuria 
A) oliguria 
B) dysuria 
C) hematuria 
D) diuresis 
E) pyuria

Question 8

Which of the following substances is the end product of nitrogen metabolism?

Accepted Answer

A) Ammonia 
B) Urine 
C) Urea 
D) Nitrites 
E) Nitrates 
A) Ammonia 
B) Urine 
C) Urea 
D) Nitrites 
E) Nitrates

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT used to diagnose bladder cancer?

Accepted Answer

A) UA 
B) TNM 
C) NMP22 Bladder Check 
D) IVP 
E) Cystoscopy 
A) UA 
B) TNM 
C) NMP22 Bladder Check 
D) IVP 
E) Cystoscopy

Question 10

A patient is scheduled to have a left nephrostomy.This means that the patient will have

Accepted Answer

A) His left kidney removed 
B) An incision made into the kidney to remove a stone 
C) An opening made in the kidney 
D) His left kidney fixed in place 
E) A visual examination of the kidney 
A) His left kidney removed 
B) An incision made into the kidney to remove a stone 
C) An opening made in the kidney 
D) His left kidney fixed in place 
E) A visual examination of the kidney

Question 11

When end-stage renal disease occurs, the kidneys are functioning at less than what percent of normal capacity?

Accepted Answer

A) 10% 
B) 25% 
C) 5% 
D) 40% 
E) 50% 
A) 10% 
B) 25% 
C) 5% 
D) 40% 
E) 50%

Question 12

What is the medical term that means characterized by intermittent contractions?

Accepted Answer

A) Spasmodic 
B) Contractile 
C) Peristalsis 
D) Twitch 
E) Acute 
A) Spasmodic 
B) Contractile 
C) Peristalsis 
D) Twitch 
E) Acute

Question 13

The suffix in the term cystoscopy means

Accepted Answer

A) bladder 
B) to examine with an instrument 
C) instrument for viewing 
D) surgical excision 
E) surgical repair 
A) bladder 
B) to examine with an instrument 
C) instrument for viewing 
D) surgical excision 
E) surgical repair

Question 14

Loss of bladder control resulting from sudden pressure on the lower stomach muscles when coughing, sneezing or laughing is called

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

The condition whereby small amounts of urine leak from a bladder that is always full as a result of a spinal cord injury or medications is called

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

Which of the following terms means removal of metabolic waste?

Accepted Answer

A) Excretion 
B) Filtration 
C) Extracorporal 
D) Absorption 
E) Reabsorption 
A) Excretion 
B) Filtration 
C) Extracorporal 
D) Absorption 
E) Reabsorption

Question 17

The name of the muscular tube that carries urine from the renal pelvis to the urinary bladder is the ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The name of the muscular tube that...

Question 18

What is the medical term for the part of an organ where vessels and nerves enter and leave?

Accepted Answer

A) Hilum 
B) Portal 
C) Threshold 
D) Terminal 
E) Meatus 
A) Hilum 
B) Portal 
C) Threshold 
D) Terminal 
E) Meatus

Question 19

An enzyme secreted by the kidney that causes vasoconstriction is ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of An enzyme secreted by the kidney that...

Question 20

Kegel exercises strengthen which of the following group of muscles?

Accepted Answer

A) Lower abdominal 
B) Muscles of the pelvic floor 
C) Rhomboids 
D) Quadriceps femoris 
E) Vastus lateralis 
A) Lower abdominal 
B) Muscles of the pelvic floor 
C) Rhomboids 
D) Quadriceps femoris 
E) Vastus lateralis

Exam 6: Urinary System

Which of the following sets of word elements is used to make a medical term that means pertaining to the kidney?

What does the suffix in the term hydronephrosis mean?

A specialist in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the kidney is a(n)

What are the three regions of the kidney?

What is the medical term for a plexus of capillaries in the nephron?

Which of the following is NOT a function of the kidneys?

Mr.Smith, a 55-year-old man, reported a sudden onset of left flank pain.Urinalysis showed a large number of RBCs in the urine.The medical term for this condition is

Which of the following substances is the end product of nitrogen metabolism?

Which of the following is NOT used to diagnose bladder cancer?

A patient is scheduled to have a left nephrostomy.This means that the patient will have

When end-stage renal disease occurs, the kidneys are functioning at less than what percent of normal capacity?

What is the medical term that means characterized by intermittent contractions?

The suffix in the term cystoscopy means

Loss of bladder control resulting from sudden pressure on the lower stomach muscles when coughing, sneezing or laughing is called

The condition whereby small amounts of urine leak from a bladder that is always full as a result of a spinal cord injury or medications is called

Which of the following terms means removal of metabolic waste?

The name of the muscular tube that carries urine from the renal pelvis to the urinary bladder is the ________.

What is the medical term for the part of an organ where vessels and nerves enter and leave?

An enzyme secreted by the kidney that causes vasoconstriction is ________.

Kegel exercises strengthen which of the following group of muscles?

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