Deck 9: The Urinary System

Question 1

Kidneys are responsible for filtering about 1700 liters of blood in one day in the average adult.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Stones that form from a buildup of solid material in the urinary system are usually found in the bladder.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

An important test of kidney function is a cystoscopy.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

The collecting area for urine in the center of the kidney is the medulla.

Question 5

The organs that remove dissolved waste and other substances from the blood and urine are the kidneys.

Question 6

The area of the bladder where the ureters enter and the urethra leaves the bladder is known as the trigone.

Question 7

The normal pH range of urine is from 1.0 to 3.5.

Question 8

A retrograde pyelogram,or RP,is an x-ray of the kidney,bladder and ureters,taken after a cystoscope has been used to introduce a contrast medium.

Question 9

End-stage renal disease,or ESRD,is a mild disease that does not require treatment.

Question 10

The kidneys serve only one function,to form urine for excretion.

Question 11

Bilirubin,a substance produced in the liver,is a normal substance found in healthy urine.

Question 12

Urinalysis is the examination of urine for its physical and chemical properties.

Question 13

A condom catheter is also known as a retention catheter.

Question 14

The system that maintains the proper amount of water in the body and removes waste products from the blood by excreting them in the urine is the urinary system.

Question 15

The presence of the following substances in the urine may indicate diabetes: acetones,ketones,and glucose.

Question 16

Incontinence refers to the involuntary discharge of urine or feces.

Question 17

The tubes that connect each kidney to the urinary bladder are known as calices.

Question 18

A cystolith is a stone that forms in the kidney.

Question 19

A urinary tract infection,or UTI,commonly refers to an infection in the bladder or the urethra.

Question 20

Atresia can refer to an abnormal narrowing of the ureters and urethra.

Question 21

Vasopressin is a diuretic.

Question 22

The kidneys are located anterior to the peritoneum.

Question 23

The removal of the bladder,usually when cancer is present,is a cystectomy.

Question 24

UTIs are usually treated with antibiotics.

Question 25

Urea is normally excreted in stool.

Question 26

An incision into the renal pelvis is called a lithotomy.

Question 27

Urology is the study of the urinary system.

Question 28

Hematuria is when blood is found in the urine.

Question 29

In urinalysis,protein in the urine is normal.

Question 30

Urologists only treat the female urinary system.

Question 31

Blood enters the kidney through the renal vein.

Question 32

Renin increases blood pressure if necessary.

Question 33

Medications for the urinary tract include diuretics,which increase the secretion of urine,and analgesics which relieve pain.

Question 34

A urinary tract infection usually means a kidney infection.

Question 35

Ketones in the urine may indicate starvation.

Question 36

Bright's disease is also known as glomerulonephritis.

Question 37

The average ureter is about 16 to 18 centimeters long.

Question 38

Oliguria is scanty urination.

Question 39

Cystorrhaphy is surgical fixing of the kidney to the abdominal wall.

Question 40

The removal of a diseased ureter is called a urostomy.

Question 41

The outer protective layer of the kidneys is the hilum.

Question 42

Surgical enlargement of the meatus is a meatorrhaphy.

Question 43

The hollow,muscular organ that stores urine is the urethra.

Question 44

Kidney stones are also known as cholelithiasis.

Question 45

Urine is produced by filtration.

Question 46

Secretion of urine can be controlled with antispasmodics and analgesics.

Question 47

A glomerulus is a group of capillaries.

Question 48

Pus in the urine is ketonuria.

Question 49

The involuntary discharge of urine or feces is incontinence.

Question 50

Any kidney tumor is called a nephroma.

Question 51

The urinary is also known as the renal system.

Question 52

The inner portion of the kidney is the medulla.

Question 53

Dialysis done outside the body is hemodialysis.

Question 54

Excess urea in the blood is uremia.

Question 55

The ureters enter the bladder through the trigone.

Question 56

An indwelling catheter aids in incontinence.

Question 57

The blood vessels,nerves,and ureters enter and leave the kidneys through a depression called a glomerulus.

Question 58

Painful urination is nephritis.

Question 59

High blood pressure can be relieved when edema is reduced through the use of diuretics.

Question 60

The creation of a surgical opening in the abdomen through which urine exits the body is an urostomy .

Question 61

Select the combining form that best matches the definition calyx.

A)cyst(o)
B)calic(o)
C)meat(o)
D)pyel(o)

Question 62

Select the combining form that best matches the definition meatus.

A)cyst(o)
B)pyel(o)
C)meat(o)
D)calic(o)

Question 63

A pyelotomy is an incision into the

A)renal pelvis.
B)bladder.
C)pleura.
D)pylorus.

Question 64

A renogram is used to study the function of the

A)bladder.
B)kidney.
C)urethra.
D)ureter.

Question 65

In urinalysis,bilirubin in the urine may indicate disease of the

A)kidney.
B)liver.
C)pancreas.
D)gallbladder.

Question 66

Each kidney contains about one million

A)nephrons.
B)calculi.
C)calices.
D)arteries.

Question 67

Select the combining form that best matches the definition glomerulus.

A)meat(o)
B)nephr(o)
C)calic(o)
D)glomerul(o)

Question 68

Urine travels from the ureters to the

A)kidney.
B)bladder.
C)meatus.
D)glomerulus.

Question 69

Creatinine is another name for

A)nitrogen.
B)carbon dioxide.
C)urea.
D)glucose.

Question 70

Select the combining form that best matches the definition renal pelvis.

A)pyel(o)
B)nephr(o)
C)glomerul(o)
D)cyst(o)

Question 71

Select the combining form that best matches the definition kidney.

A)nephr(o)
B)pyel(o)
C)meat(o)
D)glomerul(o)

Question 72

Kidney failure may result in

A)nocturnal enuresis.
B)uremia.
C)polyuria.
D)nocturia.

Question 73

The artificial maintenance of kidney function is

A)dialysis.
B)renography.
C)pyelography.
D)cystography.

Question 74

Cystitis is an inflammation of the

A)cyst.
B)urethra.
C)ureter.
D)bladder.

Question 75

A diuretic increases

A)urination.
B)infection.
C)spasms.
D)pain.

Question 76

Select the combining form that best matches the definition bladder.

A)nephr(o)
B)pyel(o)
C)cyst(o)
D)calic(o)