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Chapter 9: Urniary System

  1. Which term describs a readiographic study of the kidneys, ureters, and bladder without the use of a contrast medium?
    KUB
  2. The term ________ means excessive urination during the night.
    Nocturia
  3. Find the correctly spelled word.




    B) enuresis
  4. Find the correctly spelled word.




    B) ureterorrhagia
  5. Find teh correctly spelled word.




    C) nephrectasis
  6. Neurogenic bladder ___________.
    is caused by interference with the nerve pathways associated with urination
  7. Which term describes the presence of abonormally high concentrtion of proteins in the urine?
    hyperproteinuria
  8. The term _____ describes the presence of stones in the kidneys.
    nephrolithiasis
  9. Find teh correctly spelled word.




    A) nephrotic
  10. Which condition is the abnormal enlargement of a ureter?
    ureterecstasis
  11. Find the correctly spelled word.




    B) cystourethrography
  12. Find the correctly spelled word.




    A) hydronephrosis
  13. Find the correctly spelled word.




    D) cystocele
  14. Find the correctly spelled word.




    D) nephrolithiasis
  15. Find the correctly spelled word.




    C) diuresis
  16. The term ______ describes difficult or painful urination.
    dysuria
  17. Find the correctly spelled word.




    B) anuria
  18. Find the correctly spelled word.




    A) oliguria
  19. Find the correctly spelled word.




    D) vesicovaginal
  20. Which term describes the inability to control the voiding of urine under physical stress such as running, sneezing, laughing and coughing?
    stress incontinence
  21. Find the correctly spelled word.




    C) pyeloplasty
  22. Which sudden onset condition is characterized by uremia?
    acute renal failure
  23. Find the correctly spelled word.




    C) uremia
  24. _______ is the inflammation of both the renal pelvis and the kidney. This usually caused by a bacterial infection that has spread upward from the bladder.
    pyelonephritis
  25. Which procedure is the freeing of a kidney from adhesions?
    nephrolysis
  26. The complete suppression of urine formation by the kidneys is known as _________.
    anuria
  27. Which term describes the surgical repair of the tube extending from the kidney to the bladder?
    ureteroplasty
  28. _______ refers to the late stages of chronic renal failure, in which there is irreversible loss of function in both kidneys.
    end-stage renal disease
  29. The congenital abnormality in which the urethral opening is on the upper surface if the penis is known as __________.
    epispadias
  30. The placement of a catheter into the bladder through a small incision made through the abdominal wall is known as ______ catheterization.
    suprapubic
  31. Find the correctly spelled word.




    C) lithotripsy
  32. Find the correctly spelled word.




    C) nephroptosis
  33. Find the correctly spelled word.




    C) dialysis
  34. Which term describes the outer layer of the kidney?
    cortex
  35. Which condition is the formation or discharge of pus in the kidney?
    nephropyosis
  36. Which of the following is not characteristic of nephrotic syndrome?




    C) pyelitis
  37. Which condition is a chrom inflammation withing the walls of the bladder?
    interstitial cystitis
  38. Find the correctly spelled word.




    B) glomerulonephritis
  39. Find the correctly spelled word.




    D) hyperproteinuria
  40. Find the correctly spelled word.




    A) incontinence
  41. Find the correctly spelled word.




    A) epispadias
  42. ________ is a toxic condition resulting from renal failure in which kidney function is compromised and urea is retained in teh blood.
    uremia
  43. Which condition is the abnormal narrowing of the tube that carries urine out of the body?
    urethrostenosis
  44. A/An _________ is an abnormal opening between the bladde and vagina  that allows the constant flow of urine from the bladder into the vagina.
    vesicovaginal fistula
  45. Find teh correctly spelled word.




    B) ureter
  46. Find the correctly spelled word.




    A) hydroureter
  47. Find the correctly spelled word.




    A) ablation
  48. Which procedure is the removal of a kidney stone through a surgical incision into the kidney?
    nephrolithotomy
  49. Find the correctly spelled word.




    C) polyuria
  50. The urethral meatus _______.
    is the external opening of the urethra.
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Chapter 9: Urniary System
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