MMSC200 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2025
,Sp gr is the abbreviation for: - ANSWERSspecific gravity
What is specific gravity? - ANSWERSa comparison of the density of urine with that
water
What does the specific gravity of urine reflect? - ANSWERSthe amount of waste,
minerals, and solids in urine
The abbreviation for voiding cystourethrogram is: - ANSWERSVCUG
What is voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG)? - ANSWERSa diagnostic procedure that
can reveal abnormalities of the bladder
What occurs during a VCUG? - ANSWERSthe 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: - ANSWERSlith/o
What is ket/o? - ANSWERSketone bodies
What is azot/o? - ANSWERSnitrogen
What is a lithotripsy? - ANSWERSa procedure that crushes urinary tract stones
What is a pyelolithotomy? - ANSWERSa surgical procedure to remove a large stone
from the renal pelvis
What is nephrolithiasis? - ANSWERSthe presence of kidney stones
The combining form for meatus is: - ANSWERSmeat/o
What is the meatus? - ANSWERSthe external opening of the urethra through which
urine leaves the body
The combining form for renal pelvis is: - ANSWERSpyel/o
What is retrograde pyelogram? - ANSWERSan x-ray imaging study of the kidneys,
ureters, and bladder using contrast material
What is pyelonephritis? - ANSWERSa bacterial urinary tract infection
, What is pyelolithotomy? - ANSWERSa surgical incision into the renal pelvis to remove a
large stone
A combining form for the urinary bladder is: - ANSWERScyst/o
The suffix meaning condition of urine is: - ANSWERS-uria
What is pyuria? - ANSWERSpus in the urine
What is polyuria? - ANSWERSexcessive urination
What is hematuria? - ANSWERSblood in the urine
What is dysuria? - ANSWERSpainful urination
The term for kidney disorder is: - ANSWERSnephropathy
Albumin in the urine is called: - ANSWERSalbuminuria
What is albumin? - ANSWERSa protein in the blood
What does albuminuria/proteinuria indicate? - ANSWERSkidney malfunction
______________ is the inflammation of the glomeruli of the kidney -
ANSWERSglomerulonephritis
The use of shock waves to crush urinary tract stones is called: - ANSWERSlithotripsy
What is -tripsy? - ANSWERSto crush
What is extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL)? - ANSWERSthe 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: - ANSWERSglycosuria
What is diabetes mellitus? - ANSWERSthe inadequate secretion or ineffective use of
insulin
What happens if someone lacks insulin? - ANSWERSthe 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: -
ANSWERShematuria
ANSWERS 2025
,Sp gr is the abbreviation for: - ANSWERSspecific gravity
What is specific gravity? - ANSWERSa comparison of the density of urine with that
water
What does the specific gravity of urine reflect? - ANSWERSthe amount of waste,
minerals, and solids in urine
The abbreviation for voiding cystourethrogram is: - ANSWERSVCUG
What is voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG)? - ANSWERSa diagnostic procedure that
can reveal abnormalities of the bladder
What occurs during a VCUG? - ANSWERSthe 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: - ANSWERSlith/o
What is ket/o? - ANSWERSketone bodies
What is azot/o? - ANSWERSnitrogen
What is a lithotripsy? - ANSWERSa procedure that crushes urinary tract stones
What is a pyelolithotomy? - ANSWERSa surgical procedure to remove a large stone
from the renal pelvis
What is nephrolithiasis? - ANSWERSthe presence of kidney stones
The combining form for meatus is: - ANSWERSmeat/o
What is the meatus? - ANSWERSthe external opening of the urethra through which
urine leaves the body
The combining form for renal pelvis is: - ANSWERSpyel/o
What is retrograde pyelogram? - ANSWERSan x-ray imaging study of the kidneys,
ureters, and bladder using contrast material
What is pyelonephritis? - ANSWERSa bacterial urinary tract infection
, What is pyelolithotomy? - ANSWERSa surgical incision into the renal pelvis to remove a
large stone
A combining form for the urinary bladder is: - ANSWERScyst/o
The suffix meaning condition of urine is: - ANSWERS-uria
What is pyuria? - ANSWERSpus in the urine
What is polyuria? - ANSWERSexcessive urination
What is hematuria? - ANSWERSblood in the urine
What is dysuria? - ANSWERSpainful urination
The term for kidney disorder is: - ANSWERSnephropathy
Albumin in the urine is called: - ANSWERSalbuminuria
What is albumin? - ANSWERSa protein in the blood
What does albuminuria/proteinuria indicate? - ANSWERSkidney malfunction
______________ is the inflammation of the glomeruli of the kidney -
ANSWERSglomerulonephritis
The use of shock waves to crush urinary tract stones is called: - ANSWERSlithotripsy
What is -tripsy? - ANSWERSto crush
What is extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL)? - ANSWERSthe 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: - ANSWERSglycosuria
What is diabetes mellitus? - ANSWERSthe inadequate secretion or ineffective use of
insulin
What happens if someone lacks insulin? - ANSWERSthe 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: -
ANSWERShematuria
