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Urinary/Urology
Urinary System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The urinary system is also known as the | genitourinary system |
| Your kidneys are shaped like this legume. | kidney bean |
| Your kidneys are located in this space. | retroperitoneal |
| Number of kidneys you have. | two |
| Number or ureters you have. | two |
| Number of urethras you have. | one |
| These glands sit on top of your kidneys. | adrenal glands |
| The large, funnel-shaped cavity that narrows to become the ureter is called the | renal pelvis |
| The bladder is located in which body cavity? | pelvic |
| Your bladder is held in place by | ligaments |
| When the bladder is empty, the mucosa collapses into fold other known as | rugae |
| The inside of the bladder is lined with | mucosa |
| The walls of the ureters contract periodically to propel urine into the bladder. This process is known as | peristalsis |
| In the bladder neck is a muscular ring called a | sphincter |
| The tube tha carries urine from the bladder to the outside of the body is the | urethra |
| Where the urethra opens to the outside of the body is called the | urethral meatus |
| Males have a spherical gland at the base of the bladder called the | prostate |
| In males, the urethra travels through the length of the | penis |
| The functional or working area of any organ is called the | parenchyma |
| This microscopic structure is the functional unit of the kidney and the site of urine production. | nephron |
| The waste products that are not needed by the body and are excreted in the urine include urea, creatinine and | uric acid |
| Electrolytes are chemical that have a positive or negative | electrical charge |
| Electrolytes include sodium, calcium and | potassium |
| The simple sugar that the body uses for energy is called | glucose |
| These acids are the building blocks of proteins. | amino |
| The word micturition means | urination |
| A common term for passing urine is "passing water" or | voiding |
| If the number of red blood cells decreases, the kidneys secrete this hormone to stimulate the bone marrow to produce more red blood cells | erythropoietin |
| The area at the top of each renal pyramid is called the | calix |
| THe are of tissue beneath th capsule of the kidney is called the | cortex |
| The area of tissue beneath the cortex of the kidney is called the | medulla |
| The network of intertwining capillaries within the glomerular capsule in the nephron is called the | glomerulus |
| The combining forms "urin/o and ur/o" mean | urine; urinary system |
| The combining form "genit/o" means | genitalia |
| The combining form "excret/o" means | removing from the body |
| The prefix that means "behind; backward" is | retro- |
| The combining form the means "removing from the body" is | excret/o |
| The combining forms "ren/o and nephr/o" mean | kidney |
| The combining form "cortic/o" means | cortex |
| The combining form "ureter/o" means | ureter |
| The prefix peri- means | around |
| The suffix that means "process of contraction" is | -stalsis |
| The combining form that means "bladder; fluid-filled sac" is | vesic/o |
| The combining form that means "mucous membrane" is | mucos/o |
| The combining form "urethr/o" means | urethra |
| The combining form "prostat/o" means | prostate |
| The combining form "pen/o" means | penis |
| The combining form "glomerul/o" means | glomerulus |
| The suffix that means "dissolved substance" is | -lyte |
| The combining form "electr/o" means | electricity |
| The combining form that means "filtering;straining" is | filtrat/o |
| The combining form "filtr/o" means | filter |
| The combining form that means "near the center or point of origin" is | proxim/o |
| The combining form "tub/o" means | tube |
| The combining form that means "to absorb; take in" is | absorpt/o |
| The combining form that means "away from the center or point of origin" is | dist/o |
| The combining form that means "making urine" is | micturi/o |
| The suffix that means "a substance that forms" is | poietin |
| The combining form "pyel/o" means | renal pelvis |
| The word for "enlargement of the kidney from urine that is backed up" is | hydronephrosis |
| Kidney stone or calculus formation in the urinary system is called | nephrolithisais |
| THe general word for any disease of the kidney is | nephropathy |
| An abnormally low position of the kidney that sometimes requires surgery is called | nephroptosis |
| A congenital disease characterized by cysts in the kidney is called | polycystic kidney disease |
| Inflammation and infecton of the pelves of the kidney is called | pyelonephritis |
| Infection of the kidneys is called | nephritis |
| A type of cancer of the kidney that occurs in children is called | Wilms tumor |
| Wilms tumor is also known as | nephroblastoma |
| The word that means "present at birth" is | congenital |
| Inflammation or infecton of the bladder is called | cystitis |
| Excessive amounts of urea in the blood because of renal failure is called | uremia |
| Formation of an abnormal passageway connecting the bladder to the vagina is called | vesicovaginal fistula |
| Congenital condition in which the male urethral meatus is in an abnormal location is called | epispadias |
| Inflammation or infection of the urethra is called | urethritis |
| Presence of albumin in the urine is called | albuminuria |
| Absence of urine production is called | anuria |
| Bacteria in the urine is called | bacteriuria |
| Difficult or painful urination is called | dysuria |
| Involuntary release of urine in an otherwise normal person is called | enuresis |
| Urinating abnormally often is called | frequency |
| Glucose in the urine is called | glycosuria |
| Blood in the urine is called | hematuria |
| Inability to initiate a normal stream of urine causing dribbling and decreased urine is called | hesitancy |
| A decrease amount of potassium in the blood is called | hypokalemia |
| Inability to control the urine or feces is called | incontinence |
| Ketone bodies in the urine is called | ketonuria |
| Increased frequency of urination at night is called | nocturia |
| Decrease production of urine due to kidney failure is called | oliguria |
| Excessive productio of urine is called | polyuria |
| Excessive white blood cells (WBSs) in the urine is called | pyuria |
| Strong urge to urinate and a sense of pressure in the bladder is called | urgency |
| General category of infection anywhere in the urinary tract is called a UTI or | urinary tract infection |
| Drinking cranberry juice helps to make the urine more | acidic |
| An instrument used to measure the amount of urine is called a | urinometer |
| The combining form "lith/o" means | stone |
| The combining form that means "water; fluid" is | hydr/o |
| The suffix that means "condition of dilation" is | -ectasis |
| THe suffix that means "prolapse; drooping; falling" is | -ptosis |
| The combining form that means "immature; embryonic" is | blast/o |
| The combining form "chron/o" means | time |
| The combining form "vagin/o" means | vagina |
| The combining form "noct/o" means | night |
| The combining form "kal/i" means | potassium |
| The combining form that means "scanty; few" is | olig/o |
| The combining form "py/o" means | pus |
| The combining form "acid/o" means | acid |
| The combining form "metr/o" means | measurement |
| The suffix that means "process of recording" is | -graphy |
| The suffix that means "process of measuring" is | -metry |
| The combining form "son/o" means | sound |
| The suffix that means "process of using an instrument to examine" is | -scopy |
| The suffix that means "reshaping by surgery" is | -plasty |