Question 1

Which is NOT a function of the kidneys?

Accepted Answer

A) Filter blood to eliminate wastes 
B) Regulate blood volume 
C) Maintain homeostasis 
D) Maintain cerebral spinal fluid 
E) Secrete the hormone erythropoietin 
A) Filter blood to eliminate wastes 
B) Regulate blood volume 
C) Maintain homeostasis 
D) Maintain cerebral spinal fluid 
E) Secrete the hormone erythropoietin

Question 2

What is the correct spelling of the plural form of calculus?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

Which of the following word elements means scanty?

Accepted Answer

A) nephr/ 
B) -tripsy 
C) -stalsis 
D) extra- 
E) olig- 
A) nephr/ 
B) -tripsy 
C) -stalsis 
D) extra- 
E) olig-

Question 4

Which of the following words is derived from the Greek for urinary canal?

Accepted Answer

A) Ureter 
B) Urethra 
C) Renal 
D) Nephron 
E) Nephrite 
A) Ureter 
B) Urethra 
C) Renal 
D) Nephron 
E) Nephrite

Question 5

The "I" in the abbreviation IVP stands for:

Accepted Answer

A) infected. 
B) intravenous. 
C) interstitial. 
D) impacted. 
E) irregular. 
A) infected. 
B) intravenous. 
C) interstitial. 
D) impacted. 
E) irregular.

Question 6

The medical term used to describe leakage of urine due to pressure on the lower stomach muscles when coughing or sneezing is:

Accepted Answer

A) overflow incontinence. 
B) urge incontinence. 
C) functional incontinence. 
D) stress incontinence. 
E) spasmodic incontinence. 
A) overflow incontinence. 
B) urge incontinence. 
C) functional incontinence. 
D) stress incontinence. 
E) spasmodic incontinence.

Question 7

What does the suffix in the word nitrogenous mean?

Accepted Answer

A) Nitrogen 
B) One who studies 
C) Create 
D) Pertaining to 
E) Containing 
A) Nitrogen 
B) One who studies 
C) Create 
D) Pertaining to 
E) Containing

Question 8

The root/combining form in the word extracorporeal means :

Accepted Answer

A) outside. 
B) body. 
C) renal cortex. 
D) glomerulus. 
E) pertaining to. 
A) outside. 
B) body. 
C) renal cortex. 
D) glomerulus. 
E) pertaining to.

Question 9

Which of the following words means act of passing urine?

Accepted Answer

A) Enuresis 
B) Nocturia 
C) Hematuria 
D) Micturition 
E) Dysuria 
A) Enuresis 
B) Nocturia 
C) Hematuria 
D) Micturition 
E) Dysuria

Question 10

Which of the following word elements means pertaining to?

Accepted Answer

A) pub- 
B) -itis 
C) -ent 
D) -osis 
E) dys- 
A) pub- 
B) -itis 
C) -ent 
D) -osis 
E) dys-

Question 11

What does pH measure?

Accepted Answer

A) How acidic or alkaline urine is 
B) The amount of sugar in the urine 
C) The amount of blood in the urine 
D) The amount of protein in the urine 
E) How much water is in the urine 
A) How acidic or alkaline urine is 
B) The amount of sugar in the urine 
C) The amount of blood in the urine 
D) The amount of protein in the urine 
E) How much water is in the urine

Question 12

Waste products are filtered from the blood by the:

Accepted Answer

A) casts. 
B) amino acids. 
C) nephrons in the kidney cortex. 
D) platelets in the blood. 
E) calculi. 
A) casts. 
B) amino acids. 
C) nephrons in the kidney cortex. 
D) platelets in the blood. 
E) calculi.

Question 13

Which of the following diseases can develop following a strep throat infection, usually in children?

Accepted Answer

A) Nephrotic syndrome 
B) Interstitial nephritis 
C) Polycystic kidney disease 
D) Glomerulonephritis 
E) Pyelonephritis 
A) Nephrotic syndrome 
B) Interstitial nephritis 
C) Polycystic kidney disease 
D) Glomerulonephritis 
E) Pyelonephritis

Question 14

The word element that means water is:

Accepted Answer

A) lith-. 
B) peri-. 
C) -iasis. 
D) hydr/o. 
E) cyst-. 
A) lith-. 
B) peri-. 
C) -iasis. 
D) hydr/o. 
E) cyst-.

Question 15

A patient has diabetic ketoacidosis.One would expect to find which of the following in a UA?

Accepted Answer

A) Protein 
B) Nitrogen 
C) Ketones 
D) Red cells 
E) White cells 
A) Protein 
B) Nitrogen 
C) Ketones 
D) Red cells 
E) White cells

Question 16

The prefix in the word oliguria means :

Accepted Answer

A) urine. 
B) increased. 
C) scanty. 
D) dark. 
E) lack of. 
A) urine. 
B) increased. 
C) scanty. 
D) dark. 
E) lack of.

Question 17

What is the medical term for an incision for removal of a stone?

Accepted Answer

A) Nephrotomy 
B) Nephrectomy 
C) Lithonephrotomy 
D) Lithectomy 
E) Nephrolithotomy 
A) Nephrotomy 
B) Nephrectomy 
C) Lithonephrotomy 
D) Lithectomy 
E) Nephrolithotomy

Question 18

Which of the following terms has a prefix that means between?

Accepted Answer

A) Periodontal 
B) Proximal 
C) Interstitial 
D) Intramuscular 
E) Adductor 
A) Periodontal 
B) Proximal 
C) Interstitial 
D) Intramuscular 
E) Adductor

Question 19

The medical term to describe 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 20

What does the root of the word permeable mean?

Accepted Answer

A) Pertaining to 
B) Able 
C) Process 
D) Permanent 
E) Pass through 
A) Pertaining to 
B) Able 
C) Process 
D) Permanent 
E) Pass through

Which is NOT a function of the kidneys?

What is the correct spelling of the plural form of calculus?

Which of the following word elements means scanty?

Which of the following words is derived from the Greek for urinary canal?

The "I" in the abbreviation IVP stands for:

The medical term used to describe leakage of urine due to pressure on the lower stomach muscles when coughing or sneezing is:

What does the suffix in the word nitrogenous mean?

The root/combining form in the word extracorporeal means :

Which of the following words means act of passing urine?

Which of the following word elements means pertaining to?

What does pH measure?

Waste products are filtered from the blood by the:

Which of the following diseases can develop following a strep throat infection, usually in children?

The word element that means water is:

A patient has diabetic ketoacidosis.One would expect to find which of the following in a UA?

The prefix in the word oliguria means :

What is the medical term for an incision for removal of a stone?

Which of the following terms has a prefix that means between?

The medical term to describe an abnormal, involuntary holding of urine in the bladder is

What does the root of the word permeable mean?

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Exam 13: The Urinary System: The Essentials of the Language of Urology

Which is NOT a function of the kidneys?

What is the correct spelling of the plural form of calculus?

Which of the following word elements means scanty?

Which of the following words is derived from the Greek for urinary canal?

The "I" in the abbreviation IVP stands for:

The medical term used to describe leakage of urine due to pressure on the lower stomach muscles when coughing or sneezing is:

What does the suffix in the word nitrogenous mean?

The root/combining form in the word extracorporeal means :

Which of the following words means act of passing urine?

Which of the following word elements means pertaining to?

What does pH measure?

Waste products are filtered from the blood by the:

Which of the following diseases can develop following a strep throat infection, usually in children?

The word element that means water is:

A patient has diabetic ketoacidosis.One would expect to find which of the following in a UA?

The prefix in the word oliguria means :

What is the medical term for an incision for removal of a stone?

Which of the following terms has a prefix that means between?

The medical term to describe an abnormal, involuntary holding of urine in the bladder is

What does the root of the word permeable mean?

The Anatomy of Word Construction: the Essential Elements of the Language of Medicine

The Body As a Whole: The Essentials of the Language of Anatomy

The Integumentary System: The Essentials of the Language of Dermatology

The Skeletal System: The Essentials of the Language of Orthopedics

Muscles and Tendons: The Essentials of the Languages of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation

Cardiovascular and Circulatory Systems: the Essentials of the Language of Cardiology

The Blood, Lymphatic, and Immune Systems: The Essentials of the Languages of Hematology and Immunology

Respiratory System: The Essentials of the Language of Pulmonology

The Digestive System: The Essentials of the Language of Gastroenterology

The Nervous System and Mental Health: The Essentials of the Languages of Neurology and Psychiatry

Special Senses of the Eye and Ear: The Essentials of the Languages of Ophthalmology and Otology

The Endocrine System: The Essentials of the Language of Endocrinology

The Male Reproductive System: The Essentials of the Language of the Male Reproductive System

The Female Reproductive System: The Essentials of the Language of Gynecology and Obstetrics

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