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MMSC200 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
CORRECT 2025
Sp gr is the abbreviation for: - (ANSWER)specific gravity
What is specific gravity? - (ANSWER)a comparison of the density of urine with
that water
What does the specific gravity of urine reflect? - (ANSWER)the amount of waste,
minerals, and solids in urine
The abbreviation for voiding cystourethrogram is: - (ANSWER)VCUG
What is voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG)? - (ANSWER)a diagnostic procedure
that can reveal abnormalities of the bladder
What occurs during a VCUG? - (ANSWER)the bladder is filled with contrast
material and x-rays are taken of the bladder and urethra as the patient expels
urine
A combining form for stone is: - (ANSWER)lith/o
What is ket/o? - (ANSWER)ketone bodies
What is azot/o? - (ANSWER)nitrogen
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What is a lithotripsy? - (ANSWER)a procedure that crushes urinary tract stones
What is a pyelolithotomy? - (ANSWER)a surgical procedure to remove a large
stone from the renal pelvis
What is nephrolithiasis? - (ANSWER)the presence of kidney stones
The combining form for meatus is: - (ANSWER)meat/o
What is the meatus? - (ANSWER)the external opening of the urethra through
which urine leaves the body
The combining form for renal pelvis is: - (ANSWER)pyel/o
What is retrograde pyelogram? - (ANSWER)an x-ray imaging study of the kidneys,
ureters, and bladder using contrast material
What is pyelonephritis? - (ANSWER)a bacterial urinary tract infection
What is pyelolithotomy? - (ANSWER)a surgical incision into the renal pelvis to
remove a large stone
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A combining form for the urinary bladder is: - (ANSWER)cyst/o
The suffix meaning condition of urine is: - (ANSWER)-uria
What is pyuria? - (ANSWER)pus in the urine
What is polyuria? - (ANSWER)excessive urination
What is hematuria? - (ANSWER)blood in the urine
What is dysuria? - (ANSWER)painful urination
The term for kidney disorder is: - (ANSWER)nephropathy
Albumin in the urine is called: - (ANSWER)albuminuria
What is albumin? - (ANSWER)a protein in the blood
What does albuminuria/proteinuria indicate? - (ANSWER)kidney malfunction
______________ is the inflammation of the glomeruli of the kidney -
(ANSWER)glomerulonephritis
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The use of shock waves to crush urinary tract stones is called: -
(ANSWER)lithotripsy
What is -tripsy? - (ANSWER)to crush
What is extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL)? - (ANSWER)the use of
shock waves directed toward the stone from outside the body; once the stone is
crushed, it can pass from the body in urine
A major sign of diabetes mullets, detected in urinalysis, is glucose (sugar) in the
urine, or: - (ANSWER)glycosuria
What is diabetes mellitus? - (ANSWER)the inadequate secretion or ineffective use
of insulin
What happens if someone lacks insulin? - (ANSWER)the sugar cannot leave the
bloodstream to be used as energy in the body
A smoky red color to the urine is indicative of blood in the urine, or: -
(ANSWER)hematuria
What is a cystoscopy? - (ANSWER)the visual examination of the bladder by means
of a lighted instrument inserted into the urethra
MMSC200 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
CORRECT 2025
Sp gr is the abbreviation for: - (ANSWER)specific gravity
What is specific gravity? - (ANSWER)a comparison of the density of urine with
that water
What does the specific gravity of urine reflect? - (ANSWER)the amount of waste,
minerals, and solids in urine
The abbreviation for voiding cystourethrogram is: - (ANSWER)VCUG
What is voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG)? - (ANSWER)a diagnostic procedure
that can reveal abnormalities of the bladder
What occurs during a VCUG? - (ANSWER)the bladder is filled with contrast
material and x-rays are taken of the bladder and urethra as the patient expels
urine
A combining form for stone is: - (ANSWER)lith/o
What is ket/o? - (ANSWER)ketone bodies
What is azot/o? - (ANSWER)nitrogen
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What is a lithotripsy? - (ANSWER)a procedure that crushes urinary tract stones
What is a pyelolithotomy? - (ANSWER)a surgical procedure to remove a large
stone from the renal pelvis
What is nephrolithiasis? - (ANSWER)the presence of kidney stones
The combining form for meatus is: - (ANSWER)meat/o
What is the meatus? - (ANSWER)the external opening of the urethra through
which urine leaves the body
The combining form for renal pelvis is: - (ANSWER)pyel/o
What is retrograde pyelogram? - (ANSWER)an x-ray imaging study of the kidneys,
ureters, and bladder using contrast material
What is pyelonephritis? - (ANSWER)a bacterial urinary tract infection
What is pyelolithotomy? - (ANSWER)a surgical incision into the renal pelvis to
remove a large stone
, 3
A combining form for the urinary bladder is: - (ANSWER)cyst/o
The suffix meaning condition of urine is: - (ANSWER)-uria
What is pyuria? - (ANSWER)pus in the urine
What is polyuria? - (ANSWER)excessive urination
What is hematuria? - (ANSWER)blood in the urine
What is dysuria? - (ANSWER)painful urination
The term for kidney disorder is: - (ANSWER)nephropathy
Albumin in the urine is called: - (ANSWER)albuminuria
What is albumin? - (ANSWER)a protein in the blood
What does albuminuria/proteinuria indicate? - (ANSWER)kidney malfunction
______________ is the inflammation of the glomeruli of the kidney -
(ANSWER)glomerulonephritis
, 4
The use of shock waves to crush urinary tract stones is called: -
(ANSWER)lithotripsy
What is -tripsy? - (ANSWER)to crush
What is extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL)? - (ANSWER)the use of
shock waves directed toward the stone from outside the body; once the stone is
crushed, it can pass from the body in urine
A major sign of diabetes mullets, detected in urinalysis, is glucose (sugar) in the
urine, or: - (ANSWER)glycosuria
What is diabetes mellitus? - (ANSWER)the inadequate secretion or ineffective use
of insulin
What happens if someone lacks insulin? - (ANSWER)the sugar cannot leave the
bloodstream to be used as energy in the body
A smoky red color to the urine is indicative of blood in the urine, or: -
(ANSWER)hematuria
What is a cystoscopy? - (ANSWER)the visual examination of the bladder by means
of a lighted instrument inserted into the urethra
