Volume 7 Urinary System Practice Test (Medical Terminology)

Volume 7 Urinary System Practice Test (Medical Terminology) What term is used to describe a collection of pus? - CORRECT ANSWER-*Ab*scess What can high levels of ketones in the blood can lead to? - CORRECT ANSWERAci*do*sis What is the combining form for "albumin"? - CORRECT ANSWER-albumin/o What is a term for "protein in the urine"? - CORRECT ANSWER-albumi*nu*ria Which hormone is secreted by the pituitary gland and helps reabsorb water from the renal tubules back into the bloodstream? - CORRECT ANSWER-antidiu*ret*ic *hor*mone What is the term for the condition in which no urine is produced? - CORRECT ANSWER-a*nu*ria What is the term for "small artery"? - CORRECT ANSWER-ar*ter*iole What is the combining form for "nitrogen"? - CORRECT ANSWER-azot/o What is the condition called in which there is an excess of nitrogen in the blood? - CORRECT ANSWER-azo*te*mia What is the combining form for "bacteria"? - CORRECT ANSWER-bacteri/o What is the term for "bacteria in the urine"? - CORRECT ANSWER-bacteri*ur*ia When something is alkaline, what is it called? - CORRECT ANSWER-*ba*sic What is the dark pigment that accumulates in urine as a result of liver disease? - CORRECT ANSWER-bili*ru*bin*ur*ia What is the test called that measures the amount of urea in the blood? - CORRECT ANSWER-BUN (blood urea *ni*trogen) What is the active form of vitamin D that is secreted by the kidney? - CORRECT ANSWER-cal*cif*erol What is the cuplike collecting region of the renal pelvis? - CORRECT ANSWERcalyx/calix (pl. *cal*yces/*cal*ices) What is the combining form for "calyx", which means cup shaped? - CORRECT ANSWER-cali/o, calic/o Which term means pertaining to a calyx? - CORRECT ANSWER-*cal*iceal What is the term for the dilation of a calyx? - CORRECT ANSWER-*cal*iect*a*sis Which tube is used for withdrawing or giving urine? - CORRECT ANSWER-*cath*eter What is the outer region of an organ called? - CORRECT ANSWER-*cor*tex Which term means "pertaining to the outer section of an organ"? - CORRECT ANSWER-*Cor*tical Which term refers to the nitrogenous waste being excreted in the urine? - CORRECT ANSWER-cre*at*inine What is the combining form for "urinary bladder"? - CORRECT ANSWER-cyst/o What is the term for the removal of the urinary bladder? - CORRECT ANSWERcy*stec*tomy What is the inflammation of the urinary bladder called? - CORRECT ANSWER-cy*sti*tis What is the visual examination of the urinary bladder called? - CORRECT ANSWERCy*stos*copy What is a new opening from the bladder to the outside of the body called? - CORRECT ANSWER-cy*stos*tomy What is the inadequate secretion of ADH called? - CORRECT ANSWER-dia*be*tes in*sip*idus What is the combining form for "thirst"? - CORRECT ANSWER-dips/o What is the term for excessive urination? - CORRECT ANSWER-diu*re*sis What is the term for painful urination? - CORRECT ANSWER-dysu*ri*a Which condition causes swelling and fluid in the tissues? - CORRECT ANSWERE*de*ma What is a chemical element carrying an electrical charge when dissolved in water (sodium and potassium are examples)? - CORRECT ANSWER-e*lec*trolyte What is another term for bedwetting? - CORRECT ANSWER-enu*re*sis What is the hormone secreted by the kidney to increase red blood cell formation in the bone marrow? - CORRECT ANSWER-erythropoi*e*tin (EPO) What is the term for high blood pressure that is idiopathic? - CORRECT ANSWERe*ssen*tial hyper*ten*sion What is the process whereby some substances, but not all, pass through a filter, such as in the kidney? - CORRECT ANSWER-filt*ra*tion What is the combining form for "glomerulus"? - CORRECT ANSWER-glomerul/o What is the term for the capsule in the kidneys that contains a ball of capillaries and serves to collect the filtered blood? - CORRECT ANSWER-Glo*mer*ulus or *Bow*man's *cap*sule What is the inflammation of the small balls of capillaries in the kidney? - CORRECT ANSWER-Glomerulone*phri*tis What is sugar in the urine called, which is also a sign of diabetes mellitus? - CORRECT ANSWER-glycos*ur*ia What is blood in the urine called? - CORRECT ANSWER-Hema*tur*ia What is the use of an artificial kidney machine called? - CORRECT ANSWERHemodi*al*ysis What is the depression in an organ where blood vessels and nerves enter and leave? - CORRECT ANSWER-*hi*lum What is the condition called where there is an excess of fluid (water) in the kidney? - CORRECT ANSWER-hydrone*phro*sis What is the term for high levels of potassium in the blood? - CORRECT ANSWERhyperka*le*mia What is the term for low levels of sodium in the blood? - CORRECT ANSWERhypona*tre*mia What is the inflammation of the connective tissue that lies between the renal tubules? - CORRECT ANSWER-inter*stit*ial ne*phri*tis Which term means "pertaining to within the bladder"? - CORRECT ANSWERintra*ves*ical What is the combining form for "potassium"? - CORRECT ANSWER-kal/o What is the combining form for "ketone bodies"? - CORRECT ANSWER-ket/o, keton/o What is the term for ketone bodies (acids and acetone) in the urine? - CORRECT ANSWER-keto*nur*ia What is the abnormal condition of ketones in the blood and body tissues called? - CORRECT ANSWER-ke*to*sis What are the two bean-shaped organs on either side of the backbone in the lumbar region called? - CORRECT ANSWER-*kid*ney What is an X-ray image of the urinary tract called? - CORRECT ANSWER-*Kid*neysu*re*ters-*bladd*er (KUB) film What is the combining form for "stone"? - CORRECT ANSWER-lith/o What is the process of crushing a stone in the urinary tract using sound waves? - CORRECT ANSWER-*lith*otripsy What is another term for opening or canal? - CORRECT ANSWER-Me*at*us (pronounced Me-ATE-us) What is the combining form for "meatus"? - CORRECT ANSWER-meat/o What is the narrowing of the meatus (opening) of the urethra to the outside of the body)? - CORRECT ANSWER-me*at*al ste*no*sis What is the inner region of an organ called? - CORRECT ANSWER-me*du*lla What is the term that means "pertaining to the inner section of an organ"? - CORRECT ANSWER-*Med*ullary What is the term for the act of urination? - CORRECT ANSWER-Mictu*rit*on What is the combining form for "sodium"? - CORRECT ANSWER-natr/o What is the combining form for "kidney"? - CORRECT ANSWER-nephr/o What is the condition of having renal calculi (kidney stones? - CORRECT ANSWERnephroli*thi*asis What is the Incision to remove a kidney stone (Incision to remove a renal calculus) called? - CORRECT ANSWER-nephroli*thot*omy What is the term for the kidney structure that consists of a glomerulus and renal tubules? - CORRECT ANSWER-*neph*ron What is the functional unit of the kidney, of which there are about 1 million? - CORRECT ANSWER-*neph*ron What is the term for disease of the nephron of the kidney? - CORRECT ANSWERne*phrop*athy What is the downward displacement of a kidney called? - CORRECT ANSWERne*phrop*tosis What is the hardening of arterioles in the kidney called? - CORRECT ANSWERNe*phro*scle*ro*sis What is the term for making a new opening of the kidney to the outside of the body? - CORRECT ANSWER-ne*phro*stomy What is the group of symptoms marked by edema, proteinuria, and hypoalbuminemia called? - CORRECT ANSWER-ne*phro*tic *syn*drome What is the waste product containing creatinine? - CORRECT ANSWER-ni*trog*enous waste What is the combining form for "night"? - CORRECT ANSWER-noct/o What is the term for "excessive urination at night"? - CORRECT ANSWER-noc*tur*ia What is the term for scanty (a little bit of) urination? - CORRECT ANSWER-oli*gur*ia What is the combining form for "scanty"? - CORRECT ANSWER-olig/o What is the term that means "pertaining to near the nephron of the kidney"? - CORRECT ANSWER-para*neph*ric Which term means "surrounding the urinary bladder"? - CORRECT ANSWER- *Per*i*ves*ical What is the urine test that reflects the acidity or alkalinity of urine? - CORRECT ANSWER-pH Which condition causes multiple fluid-filled sacs within and on the kidney? - CORRECT ANSWER-*pol*ycystic *kid*ney dis*ease* What is the condition of increased thirst? - CORRECT ANSWER-poly*dip*sia