CH 12
Which abbreviation is a treatment for kidney stones?
ESWL
Which abbreviation is an inherited condition?
PKD
Which abbreviation is a lab test?
PSA
Which abbreviation is a surgical procedure?
TUR
________ visualizes the bladder with X-ray after placing dye directly into the bladder.
Voiding cystourethrography
In homeostasis, the urinary system regulates:
all of the above. levels or electrolytes, amount of water in the body, pH level.
Which medical term means "state of being without sperm"?
aspermia
Which surgical procedure removes the prepuce?
circumcision
Which term means "surgical repair of the bladder"?
cystoplasty
Urinary incontinence is also called:
enuresis
Which of the following sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) is viral?
genital herpes
The tip of the penis is called the:
glans penis
Urine is produced by the:
nephrons
Which term means "drooping kidney"?
nephroptosis
Which therapeutic measure is used to treat renal failure?
peritoneal dialysis
Which term is misspelled?
phamosis
Another name for the foreskin is
prepuce
A digital rectal exam (DRE) tests for an enlarged:
prostate gland
A transurethral resection is a surgical procedure on which organ(s)?
prostate gland
BPH is enlargement of the:
prostate gland
Which of the following is a blood test for prostate cancer?
prostate-specific antigen
The inability of the kidneys to filter wastes and/or produce urine is called:
renal failure
Which structure empties urine into a ureter?
renal pelvis
A varicocele occurs in the ________ veins.
scrotal
Which condition is the inability to produce children?
sterility
Cancer of the ________ is more commonly seen in young men or boys.
testes
Spermatogenesis occurs in the
testes
Which term is misspelled?
ureterral
The male reproductive system and the urinary system share which organ?
urethra
Which term means "instrument for viewing the urethra"?
urethroscope
________ is feeling the need to urinate immediately.
urgency
Which of the following is the insertion of a flexible tube into the body?
urinary catheterization
