HIM 1101: Medical Terminology
Chapter 6 Test Questions Fully Solved
2026-2027 Updated.
The two bean-shaped organs located on either side of the vertebral column on the posterior
wall of the abdominal cavity are called - Answer kidneys
The indentation on the medial side of the kidney where the ureter leaves the kidney is called
the - Answer hilum
The calyx is - Answer a cup-shaped reservoir that collects urine and passes it to the ureter
The opening through which urine is passed to the outside is called the - Answer urinary
meatus
A waste form of nitrogen formed in the liver and carried in the bloodstream to the kidneys is
called - Answer urea
The combining form urethr/o means - Answer urethra
The combining form meaning renal pelvis is - Answer pyel/o
The combining form meaning glomerulus is - Answer glomerul/o
The combining form azot/o means - Answer nitrogen
The main function of the urinary system is to - Answer excrete nitrogenous waste
The functional part of the kidney is the - Answer nephron
The tube leading from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body is the - Answer urethra
The outer region of the kidney is the - Answer cortex
The glomerulus is - Answer a cluster of capillaries at the entrance of the nephron.
, The area in the urinary bladder where urine is transferred from the urinary bladder into the
urethra is the - Answer trigone
A combining form for urinary bladder is - Answer vesic/o
The combining form glycos/o means - Answer sugar
The male urinary meatus is located - Answer at the tip of the penis.
Label structure 1 of the kidney - Answer calix
Label structure 2 of the kidney - Answer Renal artery
Label structure 3 of the kidney - Answer Renal vein
Label structure 4 of the kidney - Answer Renal pelvis
Label structure 5 of the kidney - Answer Ureter
The meaning of the medical term nephrolithiasis is - Answer condition of stone(s) in the
kidney
The meaning of the medical term uremia is - Answer condition of urine (urea) in the blood.
The word part that completes the medical term meaning sugar in the urine, _______/uria, is -
Answer glycos/o
A protrusion of the ureter distally into the bladder is called - Answer ureterocele
The word part that completes the medical term meaning enlargement of a kidney,
nephr/o/_______, is - Answer -megaly
A loss of function in which the kidney cannot maintain electrolyte balance or remove waste
products from the body is called - Answer renal failure
The medical term meaning inflammation of a ureter is - Answer ureteritis
Chapter 6 Test Questions Fully Solved
2026-2027 Updated.
The two bean-shaped organs located on either side of the vertebral column on the posterior
wall of the abdominal cavity are called - Answer kidneys
The indentation on the medial side of the kidney where the ureter leaves the kidney is called
the - Answer hilum
The calyx is - Answer a cup-shaped reservoir that collects urine and passes it to the ureter
The opening through which urine is passed to the outside is called the - Answer urinary
meatus
A waste form of nitrogen formed in the liver and carried in the bloodstream to the kidneys is
called - Answer urea
The combining form urethr/o means - Answer urethra
The combining form meaning renal pelvis is - Answer pyel/o
The combining form meaning glomerulus is - Answer glomerul/o
The combining form azot/o means - Answer nitrogen
The main function of the urinary system is to - Answer excrete nitrogenous waste
The functional part of the kidney is the - Answer nephron
The tube leading from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body is the - Answer urethra
The outer region of the kidney is the - Answer cortex
The glomerulus is - Answer a cluster of capillaries at the entrance of the nephron.
, The area in the urinary bladder where urine is transferred from the urinary bladder into the
urethra is the - Answer trigone
A combining form for urinary bladder is - Answer vesic/o
The combining form glycos/o means - Answer sugar
The male urinary meatus is located - Answer at the tip of the penis.
Label structure 1 of the kidney - Answer calix
Label structure 2 of the kidney - Answer Renal artery
Label structure 3 of the kidney - Answer Renal vein
Label structure 4 of the kidney - Answer Renal pelvis
Label structure 5 of the kidney - Answer Ureter
The meaning of the medical term nephrolithiasis is - Answer condition of stone(s) in the
kidney
The meaning of the medical term uremia is - Answer condition of urine (urea) in the blood.
The word part that completes the medical term meaning sugar in the urine, _______/uria, is -
Answer glycos/o
A protrusion of the ureter distally into the bladder is called - Answer ureterocele
The word part that completes the medical term meaning enlargement of a kidney,
nephr/o/_______, is - Answer -megaly
A loss of function in which the kidney cannot maintain electrolyte balance or remove waste
products from the body is called - Answer renal failure
The medical term meaning inflammation of a ureter is - Answer ureteritis
