SmartBook Chapter 15: The Urinary System

Which of the following, when present in urine, can indicate a problem? (Select all that apply.)

-Acetones -Ketones -Albumin

Which of the following are terms used for a condom catheter? (Select all that apply.)

-External urinary drainage catheter -Texas catheter

Which of the following are components of the urinary system? (Select all that apply.)

-Kidney -Ureter -Bladder -Urethra

Which of the following are functions of the kidney? (Select all that apply.)

-Maintain homeostasis -Secrete renin -Filter blood to eliminate waste

Which of the following roots/combining forms mean kidney? (Select all that apply.)

-Nephr -Ren

The urethra is a canal that joins which two regions?

-Outside of the body -Urinary bladder

The ureter is a canal that joins which two structures?

-Urinary bladder -Kidney

Which of the following are combining forms for urine? (Select all that apply.)

-urin/o -ur/o

1. Pyelotomy 2. Ureteroplasty 3. Pyeloplasty 4. Ureterorrhaphy 5. Ureterectomy

1. Incision of the renal pelvis 2. Surgical repair of the ureter 3. Surgical repair of the renal pelvis 4. Suture of a damaged ureter 5. Surgical removal of a diseased ureter

1. Nephritis 2. Cystitis 3. Pyelitis 4. Nephroma

1. Inflammation of the kidney 2. Infection of the urinary bladder 3. Inflammation of the renal pelvis 4. Any tumor developing in the kidney

1. meat/o 2. urethr/o 3. vesic/o 4. cali/o 5. nephr/o

1. Meatus 2. Urethra 3. Bladder 4. Calyx 5. Kidney

1. Meatotomy 2. Urethrotomy 3. Urethroplasty 4. Urethrostomy

1. Surgical enlargement of the opening of the meatus 2. Surgical incision to enlarge the narrowing area of urethra 3. Surgical repair of the urethra 4. Surgical creation of an opening between the urethra and the skin

1. -ectomy 2. -lysis 3. -stomy 4. -pexy 5. -rrhaphy

1. Surgical removal 2. Removal of adhesions 3. Artificial opening 4. Fixation 5. Suture

1. VCG 2. ARF 3. CRF 4. IVP 5. UTI 6. EUD 7. ESRD

1. Voiding cystogram 2. Acute renal failure 3. Chronic renal failure 4. Intravenous pyelogram 5. Urinary tract infection 6.External urinary drainage 7. End-stage renal failure

Reabsorption describes the process by which the tubules of the kidney put back into the blood what had previously been filtered out of it. How many prefixes does reabsorption have?

2

_____ are drugs used to treat an overactive bladder.

Anticholinergies

Which of the following is nitrogenous waste material?

Creatine

______ is a component of creatine.

Creatinine

_____ is the surgical fixing of the bladder to the abdominal wall.

Cystopexy

Which of the following means suturing of a damaged bladder?

Cystorrhaphy

Which of the following is painful urination?

Dysuria

Which of the following is the abbreviation for the term external urinary drainage?

EUD

What compound, related to acetone, is found in the urine of uncontrolled diabetics or starving patients?

Ketone

______ in the urine can indicate dangerously high levels of acid in the blood.

Ketones

Which of the following shows that there are ketone bodies in urine?

Ketonuria

What is the innermost layer of kidney tissue called?

Medulla

______ in the urine indicates a urinary tract infection (UTI).

Nitrite, nitrite, Nitrites, or Pus

_____ is the combining form for renal pelvis.

Pyel/o

Name the term that is an incision into the renal pelvis.

Pyelotomy

Identify the correct definition for renin.

Substance that causes an increase in the blood pressure

What is the definition of nephroblastoma?

Tumor in the kidneys, primarily in children

The acronym for a urinary tract infection is _____.

UTI

What quality is NOT assessed in a physical analysis of urine?

Urea

What is the tube that leads from the bladder and discharges the urine externally?

Urethra

_____ is the surgical repair of the urethra.

Urethroplasty

Which of the following is the practice of medicine specializing in the urinary tract?

Urology

Cystoscopy is visual examination of the _____.

bladder

The papillary ducts in the renal medulla lead to a renal ______.

calyx

Inflammation of the bladder is called ______.

cystitis

Inflammation of the urinary bladder is _____.

cystitis

An x-ray image during voiding to show the structure and function of the bladder and urethra is a _____.

cystourethrogram

A _____ catheter is inserted in patients to hold urine in place by a balloon inflated in the bladder.

foley

The part of the nephron where capillaries form a plexus and filtration of the blood occurs is called the _____.

glomerulus

_____ in the urine indicates diabetes.

glucose

The term for blood in the urine is _____.

hematuria

Patients who experience kidney failure are often given a treatment that filters the blood to remove waste products. This treatment is called _____.

hemodialysis

Maintaining _____ affects blood pressure either by lowering it when blood is flowing too quickly or by increasing it when blood is flowing too slowly.

homeostasis

Diuretic drugs promote diuresis by _____.

increasing urine output by the kidney

The main filtration organ in the urinary system is the _____.

kidney

The root nephr means _____.

kidney

The term nephrectomy means surgically removing a ______.

kidney

A KUB is an x-ray procedure that produces images of the ______, ureters, and urinary bladder for diagnosing diseases of the urinary system.

kidney or kidneys

ESWL stands for extracorporeal shock wave _____.

lithotripsy

Which of the following is the combining form for kidney?

nephr/o

The outer renal cortex contains the _____, which are the basic filtration unit.

nephrons

The medical term for scanty production of urine is _____.

oliguria

The bladder lies on the floor of the _____ cavity.

pelvic

Urine travels to the renal _____, which is a collecting area in the center of the kidney.

pelvis

The kidneys are located in the _____ midtrunk.

posterior

The kidneys are located in the _____ space behind the abdominal cavity on either side of the vertebral column.

retroperitoneal

The kidneys are located in the ______ space behind the abdominal cavity on either side of the vertebral column.

retroperitoneal

The urinary bladder is a temporary sterile _____ area for urine before the bladder is emptied.

storage

The ureter receives urine formed by the kidney and _____ urine to the urinary bladder.

transports

The _____ is responsible for carrying urine produced by the kidney to the urinary bladder.

ureter

The structure that transports urine from the urinary bladder to outside of the body is the ______.

urethra

A routine _____ is for the examination of urine for its physical, chemical, and microscopic properties.

urinalysis

_____ is produced by filtration of water, salts, sugar, and urea.

urine