| Question |
Answer |
| The process of forming urine begins in the: |
glomeruli capsule "part of nephron" |
| The tubes that carry urine from the kidneys to the bladder are the |
ureters "small canals" |
| The muscular, hollow organ that temporarily holds the urine is the: |
urinary bladder "vesiclo- or cysto-" |
| The organ whose functions are to remove waste products from he blood and aid in maintaining water and acid base balance in the body is the: |
kidney |
| The root word nephr/o- in its combining form means: |
kidney |
| The prefix dia- literally and actually means: |
across, through, complete, or total |
| the suffix that means nourishment or development is: |
trophy |
| The suffix that means drooping, sagging or prolapsed (kidney) is: |
ptosis "nephro/ptosis" |
| The suffix that means the loosening, dissolution, breakdown or separation of (fluids or tissue) is: |
lysis "hemo/lysis" |
| The diagnostic term Nephro/dexto/ptosis actually means: |
drooping kidney to the right |
| The diagnostic term Ur/emia means: |
condition of urine in the blood |
| The diagnostic term that means inflamed kidney and renal pelvis: |
pyelonephritis |
| The diagnostic term that means kidney tumor or swelling: |
nephroma |
| The diagnostic term for a congenital defect in which the urinary meatus is located on the upper surface of the penis is: |
epispadias |
| The surgical term Lithotripsy means: |
surgical crushing of a stone |
| The surgical term that menas surgical fixation of repostition of the kidney |
nephr/o/pexy |
| A ureterostomy (or urostomy for short): |
is a surgically created opening in the ureter, bypasses the bladder, redirects the ureter to the outside of the body (ALL OF THE ABOVE) |
| the diagnostic term 'Cytoscopy' literally means |
procedure to view and examine the bladder "urine sac" |
| The diagnostic term "Stag Horn Calculus" refers to -------. |
deer antler shape- kidney stone |
| The diagnostic term "Polycystic Kidney Disease - PKD" refers to the kidney having multiple ____________ causing renal (refers to kidney) failure. |
sacs or blisters appearing in and on the kidney |
| The diagnostic term "In-continence" literally means _________ and is seen with the lack of control of the bladder or the rectum. |
not contained |
| The test that measures the amount of urea in the blood is called the: |
BUN Test "Blood Urea Nitrogen Test" |
| A person with Hyper/dipsia is suffering from: |
excessive thirst |
| The procedural technique in which X-rays are taken to show an organ or tissue at a particular depth is called: |
Tomo/graphy |
| A Pyelo/gram is an X-ray of: |
the renal pelvis |
| A wide surgical incision of the abdomen to detect disease is called a(n): |
staging laparotomy |
| The procedural term Nephro/graph/y actually means: |
process of X-ray filming the kidney |
| The term Cysto/scop/y means: |
procedural visual examination of the bladder "procedure-exact steps" |
| The medical term that means Scany or Slight Urination is: |
olig/uria |
| The medical term Py/uria means |
pus in the urine |
| The medical term hemat/uria means: |
blood in the urine- infection or hemorrhaging |
| The medical term glycos/uria means: |
sugar in the urine - diabetes |
| The medical term that means destruction of living tissue with an electric spark is also known as (AKA): |
fulguration |
| The medical term for a procedure (literally means to let down into ) that uses a flexible tube-like device to withdraw or instill fluids is: |
catheterization |
| The term Di/urectic literally means double urine and actually means |
agent that increases the amount of urine |
| The term Enuresis actually menas: |
bedwetting or involuntary urination |
| The medical term Mictur/ation actually and literally means: |
the process of urinating or voiding urine |
| The diagnostic term Hydro/nephr/o/sis actually means: |
condition of water "actually urine water is backing up into the kidney" |
| The diagnostic term Pyelo/nephr/itis literally means |
an inflammation of the kidney and kidney pelvis |
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