Questions and Answers For(Medical Terminology) Volume 7 Urinary System

Questions and Answers For(Medical Terminology) Volume 7 Urinary System What term is used to describe a collection of pus? - CORRECT ANSWER-Abscess What can high levels of ketones in the blood can lead to? - CORRECT ANSWERAcidosis What is the combining form for "albumin"? - CORRECT ANSWER-albumin/o What is a term for "protein in the urine"? - CORRECT ANSWER-albuminuria Which hormone is secreted by the pituitary gland and helps reabsorb water from the renal tubules back into the bloodstream? - CORRECT ANSWER-antidiuretic hormone What is the term for the condition in which no urine is produced? - CORRECT ANSWER-anuria What is the term for "small artery"? - CORRECT ANSWER-arteriole 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-azotemia What is the combining form for "bacteria"? - CORRECT ANSWER-bacteri/o What is the term for "bacteria in the urine"? - CORRECT ANSWER-bacteriuria When something is alkaline, what is it called? - CORRECT ANSWER-basic What is the dark pigment that accumulates in urine as a result of liver disease? - CORRECT ANSWER-bilirubinuria What is the test called that measures the amount of urea in the blood? - CORRECT ANSWER-BUN (blood urea nitrogen) What is the active form of vitamin D that is secreted by the kidney? - CORRECT ANSWER-calciferol What is the cuplike collecting region of the renal pelvis? - CORRECT ANSWERcalyx/calix (pl. calyces/calices) 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-caliceal What is the term for the dilation of a calyx? - CORRECT ANSWER-caliectasis Which tube is used for withdrawing or giving urine? - CORRECT ANSWER-catheter What is the outer region of an organ called? - CORRECT ANSWER-cortex Which term means "pertaining to the outer section of an organ"? - CORRECT ANSWER-Cortical Which term refers to the nitrogenous waste being excreted in the urine? - CORRECT ANSWER-creatinine What is the combining form for "urinary bladder"? - CORRECT ANSWER-cyst/o What is the term for the removal of the urinary bladder? - CORRECT ANSWERcystectomy What is the inflammation of the urinary bladder called? - CORRECT ANSWER-cystitis What is the visual examination of the urinary bladder called? - CORRECT ANSWERCystoscopy What is a new opening from the bladder to the outside of the body called? - CORRECT ANSWER-cystostomy What is the inadequate secretion of ADH called? - CORRECT ANSWER-diabetes insipidus What is the combining form for "thirst"? - CORRECT ANSWER-dips/o What is the term for excessive urination? - CORRECT ANSWER-diuresis What is the term for painful urination? - CORRECT ANSWER-dysuria Which condition causes swelling and fluid in the tissues? - CORRECT ANSWEREdema What is a chemical element carrying an electrical charge when dissolved in water (sodium and potassium are examples)? - CORRECT ANSWER-electrolyte What is another term for bedwetting? - CORRECT ANSWER-enuresis What is the hormone secreted by the kidney to increase red blood cell formation in the bone marrow? - CORRECT ANSWER-erythropoietin (EPO) What is the term for high blood pressure that is idiopathic? - CORRECT ANSWERessential hypertension What is the process whereby some substances, but not all, pass through a filter, such as in the kidney? - CORRECT ANSWER-filtration 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-Glomerulus or Bowman's capsule What is the inflammation of the small balls of capillaries in the kidney? - CORRECT ANSWER-Glomerulonephritis What is sugar in the urine called, which is also a sign of diabetes mellitus? - CORRECT ANSWER-glycosuria What is blood in the urine called? - CORRECT ANSWER-Hematuria What is the use of an artificial kidney machine called? - CORRECT ANSWERHemodialysis What is the depression in an organ where blood vessels and nerves enter and leave? - CORRECT ANSWER-hilum What is the condition called where there is an excess of fluid (water) in the kidney? - CORRECT ANSWER-hydronephrosis What is the term for high levels of potassium in the blood? - CORRECT ANSWERhyperkalemia What is the term for low levels of sodium in the blood? - CORRECT ANSWERhyponatremia What is the inflammation of the connective tissue that lies between the renal tubules? - CORRECT ANSWER-interstitial nephritis Which term means "pertaining to within the bladder"? - CORRECT ANSWERintravesical 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-ketonuria What is the abnormal condition of ketones in the blood and body tissues called? - CORRECT ANSWER-ketosis What are the two bean-shaped organs on either side of the backbone in the lumbar region called? - CORRECT ANSWER-kidney What is an X-ray image of the urinary tract called? - CORRECT ANSWER-Kidneysureters-bladder (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-lithotripsy What is another term for opening or canal? - CORRECT ANSWER-Meatus (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-meatal stenosis What is the inner region of an organ called? - CORRECT ANSWER-medulla What is the term that means "pertaining to the inner section of an organ"? - CORRECT ANSWER-Medullary What is the term for the act of urination? - CORRECT ANSWER-Micturiton 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 ANSWERnephrolithiasis What is the Incision to remove a kidney stone (Incision to remove a renal calculus) called? - CORRECT ANSWER-nephrolithotomy