Exam 6: Urinary System

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The suffix -iasis is defined as

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Urine is carried from the kidneys to the bladder by the

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tube approximately 1.5" in female, 8" in male
urinary bladder
funnel-shaped reservoir that collects urine and passes it to the ureters
glomerulus
urine-producing microscopic structure
kidneys
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tube approximately 1.5" in female, 8" in male
urinary bladder
funnel-shaped reservoir that collects urine and passes it to the ureters
glomerulus
urine-producing microscopic structure
kidneys
organ that temporarily holds the urine, increasing in size as it fills
renal pelvis
filtering blood, forming urine, begins here
ureters
remove(s) waste products from blood and aid(s) in maintaining water and electrolyte balances
nephron
opening through which urine passes to outside
urinary meatus
two tubes that receive urine from kidney and carry to bladder
urethra
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The term that means incision of the bladder is

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Which of the following is the abbreviation for the blood test that measures the amount of urea in the blood?

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stone in the kidney
urethroplasty
surgical repair of the urethra
nephropexy
surgical excision of a kidney
nephromegaly
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stone in the kidney
urethroplasty
surgical repair of the urethra
nephropexy
surgical excision of a kidney
nephromegaly
to void
micturate
device used for withdrawing or instilling fluids
fulguration
physician who studies and treats diseases of the kidney
renal calculus
incision into the bladder to remove stone(s)
catheter
narrowing of the ureter
nephrologist
destruction of living tissue with an electric spark
dysuria
surgical fixation of the kidney
cystolithotomy
difficult or painful urination
nephrectomy
enlargement of a kidney
ureterostenosis
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The term that means abnormal condition of water in the kidney is

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The term pyelitis means inflammation of the

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The urine-producing unit within the urinary system is the

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The study of the urinary tract is called

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The term enuresis is defined as

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The term pyelolithotomy is defined as the

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The combining form that means urea, nitrogen is

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The term that means inflammation of the renal pelvis and the kidneys is

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The patient, who had recently been treated for a UTI, presented with fever, chills, nausea, vomiting, and lumbar pain.She was diagnosed with an inflammation of the renal pelvis and kidneys or

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IVU is the abbreviation for a radiographic image of the

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The suffix that means nourishment, development is

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The term incontinence means

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The patient's UA showed a presence of pus, which is called

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The term cystolithotomy is built from which of the following combinations of word parts?

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