Question 1

Which of the following is the most common site of urinary tract cancer?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bladder 
B)  Kidney 
C)  Ureter 
D)  Urethra 
A)  Bladder 
B)  Kidney 
C)  Ureter 
D)  Urethra A

Question 2

What is glomerulonephritis?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is another name for "floating kidney." 
B)  It is surgical detachment of an inflamed kidney from nearby adhesions. 
C)  It is inflammation of the kidney and bladder. 
D)  It is inflammation of the kidney that involves primarily the tufts of capillaries that act as filters. 
A)  It is another name for "floating kidney." 
B)  It is surgical detachment of an inflamed kidney from nearby adhesions. 
C)  It is inflammation of the kidney and bladder. 
D)  It is inflammation of the kidney that involves primarily the tufts of capillaries that act as filters. D

Question 3

Which term means x-ray study of the urethra after injection of an opaque medium?

Accepted Answer

A)  Renal angiography 
B)  Urethrostenosis 
C)  Urethrography 
D)  Urethrorrhaphy 
A)  Renal angiography 
B)  Urethrostenosis 
C)  Urethrography 
D)  Urethrorrhaphy C

Question 4

Which of the following is most likely to yield an uncontaminated urine specimen?

Accepted Answer

A)  Catheterization 
B)  Clean-catch specimen 
C)  Midstream sample 
D)  Voiding 
A)  Catheterization 
B)  Clean-catch specimen 
C)  Midstream sample 
D)  Voiding

Question 5

Match the terms with their appropriate category.
-Pyelogram

Accepted Answer

A) Anatomy 
B) Diagnostic test or procedure 
C) Pathology 
D) Surgery 
E) Nonsurgical therapy 
A) Anatomy 
B) Diagnostic test or procedure 
C) Pathology 
D) Surgery 
E) Nonsurgical therapy

Question 6

Match the terms with their appropriate category.
-Hemodialysis

Accepted Answer

A) Anatomy 
B) Diagnostic test or procedure 
C) Pathology 
D) Surgery 
E) Nonsurgical therapy 
A) Anatomy 
B) Diagnostic test or procedure 
C) Pathology 
D) Surgery 
E) Nonsurgical therapy

Question 7

Which of the following terms means an instrument that is used to measure specific gravity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nephroscope 
B)  Nephrostomy tube 
C)  Urinary cast 
D)  Urinometer 
A)  Nephroscope 
B)  Nephrostomy tube 
C)  Urinary cast 
D)  Urinometer

Question 8

Which procedure allows direct visualization inside the kidney using a fiberoptic instrument?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nephrotomy 
B)  Nephroscopy 
C)  Nephrosonography 
D)  Nephrotomography 
A)  Nephrotomy 
B)  Nephroscopy 
C)  Nephrosonography 
D)  Nephrotomography

Question 9

To what general group does albumin belong?

Accepted Answer

A)  Protein 
B)  Ketone 
C)  Sugar 
D)  Urinary salt 
A)  Protein 
B)  Ketone 
C)  Sugar 
D)  Urinary salt

Question 10

What does the term urethrocele mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pertaining to the bladder and the urethra 
B)  Pertaining to the bladder and a ureter 
C)  Herniation of the urethra 
D)  Herniation of a ureter 
A)  Pertaining to the bladder and the urethra 
B)  Pertaining to the bladder and a ureter 
C)  Herniation of the urethra 
D)  Herniation of a ureter

Question 11

What is another name for a kidney stone?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nephrosis 
B)  Nephritis 
C)  Nephrolith 
D)  Nephrorrhexis 
A)  Nephrosis 
B)  Nephritis 
C)  Nephrolith 
D)  Nephrorrhexis

Question 12

Which term means surgical excision of a kidney and its ureter?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nephrolithotomy 
B)  Nephroureterectomy 
C)  Transureteroureterostomy 
D)  Ureterostomy 
A)  Nephrolithotomy 
B)  Nephroureterectomy 
C)  Transureteroureterostomy 
D)  Ureterostomy

Question 13

Which type of vessel reabsorbs variable quantities of water,electrolytes,and other substances during the filtration of blood and the formation of urine?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bowman capsules 
B)  Renal pelves 
C)  Capillaries surrounding the tubule 
D)  Inferior vena cava 
A)  Bowman capsules 
B)  Renal pelves 
C)  Capillaries surrounding the tubule 
D)  Inferior vena cava

Question 14

What is the renal pelvis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Clusters of capillaries that act as filters 
B)  A long,twisted structure where reabsorption occurs 
C)  A complete functioning unit of the kidney 
D)  A cavity in the kidney that collects urine from many ducts 
A)  Clusters of capillaries that act as filters 
B)  A long,twisted structure where reabsorption occurs 
C)  A complete functioning unit of the kidney 
D)  A cavity in the kidney that collects urine from many ducts

Question 15

Which term means above a kidney?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nephrolith 
B)  Nephrolysis 
C)  Renovascular 
D)  Suprarenal 
A)  Nephrolith 
B)  Nephrolysis 
C)  Renovascular 
D)  Suprarenal

Question 16

Which term means involuntary contraction of the muscles surrounding the urethra?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ureterospasm 
B)  Urethrospasm 
C)  Urethrotomy 
D)  Ureterotomy 
A)  Ureterospasm 
B)  Urethrospasm 
C)  Urethrotomy 
D)  Ureterotomy

Question 17

Which term means between the kidneys?

Accepted Answer

A)  Intrarenal 
B)  Interrenal 
C)  Infrarenal 
D)  Suprarenal 
A)  Intrarenal 
B)  Interrenal 
C)  Infrarenal 
D)  Suprarenal

Question 18

Which of the following is one meaning of nephrolysis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Abnormal softening of the kidney 
B)  Freeing of a kidney from adhesions 
C)  Hemolysis of blood by the kidneys 
D)  Removal of a stone from the kidney 
A)  Abnormal softening of the kidney 
B)  Freeing of a kidney from adhesions 
C)  Hemolysis of blood by the kidneys 
D)  Removal of a stone from the kidney

Question 19

Which of the following is characteristic of polycystic kidney disease?

Accepted Answer

A)  Widespread glycogen deposits 
B)  Excessive elimination of urine by the bladder 
C)  Many fluid-filled sacs throughout the kidneys 
D)  Hematuria and polyuria 
A)  Widespread glycogen deposits 
B)  Excessive elimination of urine by the bladder 
C)  Many fluid-filled sacs throughout the kidneys 
D)  Hematuria and polyuria

Question 20

To what does the term renovascular refer?

Accepted Answer

A)  Blood vessels of the kidneys 
B)  Kidneys and lungs 
C)  The vein that returns blood to the heart from the kidneys 
D)  The vein that supplies blood to the kidney 
A)  Blood vessels of the kidneys 
B)  Kidneys and lungs 
C)  The vein that returns blood to the heart from the kidneys 
D)  The vein that supplies blood to the kidney

Which of the following is the most common site of urinary tract cancer?

What is glomerulonephritis?

Which term means x-ray study of the urethra after injection of an opaque medium?

Which of the following is most likely to yield an uncontaminated urine specimen?

Match the terms with their appropriate category. -Pyelogram

Match the terms with their appropriate category. -Hemodialysis

Which of the following terms means an instrument that is used to measure specific gravity?

Which procedure allows direct visualization inside the kidney using a fiberoptic instrument?

To what general group does albumin belong?

What does the term urethrocele mean?

What is another name for a kidney stone?

Which term means surgical excision of a kidney and its ureter?

Which type of vessel reabsorbs variable quantities of water,electrolytes,and other substances during the filtration of blood and the formation of urine?

What is the renal pelvis?

Which term means above a kidney?

Which term means involuntary contraction of the muscles surrounding the urethra?

Which term means between the kidneys?

Which of the following is one meaning of nephrolysis?

Which of the following is characteristic of polycystic kidney disease?

To what does the term renovascular refer?

Building Medical Terms Starting With Medical Specialties

Diseases and Disorders: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Terms

Organization of the Body

Body Fluids

Circulatory System

Respiratory System

Digestive System

Reproductive System

Musculoskeletal System

Nervous System

Peripheral Nervous System: Special Sense Organs

Integumentary System

Endocrine System

Filters

Exam 8: Urinary System

Which of the following is the most common site of urinary tract cancer?

What is glomerulonephritis?

Which term means x-ray study of the urethra after injection of an opaque medium?

Which of the following is most likely to yield an uncontaminated urine specimen?

Match the terms with their appropriate category. -Pyelogram

Match the terms with their appropriate category. -Hemodialysis

Which of the following terms means an instrument that is used to measure specific gravity?

Which procedure allows direct visualization inside the kidney using a fiberoptic instrument?

To what general group does albumin belong?

What does the term urethrocele mean?

What is another name for a kidney stone?

Which term means surgical excision of a kidney and its ureter?

Which type of vessel reabsorbs variable quantities of water,electrolytes,and other substances during the filtration of blood and the formation of urine?

What is the renal pelvis?

Which term means above a kidney?

Which term means involuntary contraction of the muscles surrounding the urethra?

Which term means between the kidneys?

Which of the following is one meaning of nephrolysis?

Which of the following is characteristic of polycystic kidney disease?

To what does the term renovascular refer?

Building Medical Terms Starting With Medical Specialties

Diseases and Disorders: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Terms

Organization of the Body

Body Fluids

Circulatory System

Respiratory System

Digestive System

Reproductive System

Musculoskeletal System

Nervous System

Peripheral Nervous System: Special Sense Organs

Integumentary System

Endocrine System

Filters