Ch. 6 – Urinary System – Flashcards
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List three functions of the urinary system
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a. Removes waste from body b. Regulates fluid volumes c. Maintains electrolyte concentrations in the body fluid
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The urine-producing unit within the urinary system is the
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Nephron
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Urine is carried from the kidneys to the bladder by the
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ureters
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The reservoir in the kidney that collects the urine is the
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Renal pelvis
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The muscular, hollow organ that temporarily holds the urine is the
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Urinary bladder
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The opening through which urine passes to the outside of the body is the
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Urinary meatus
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The combining forms that mean kidney are
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nephr/o, ren/o
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The combining form pyel/o is defined as
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renal pelvis
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The combining form tom/o is defined as
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cut, section
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The combining form vesic/o is defined as
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Bladder, sac
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The combining form that means night is
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Noct/i
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The combining form that means sugar is
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Glyc/o, glycos/o
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The combining form that means urea, nitrogen is
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Azot/o
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The combining form that means stone, calculus is
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Lith/o
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The word part that means water is
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Hydr/o
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The prefix poly is defined as
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many
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The suffix iasis is defined as
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condition
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The word part for drooping, sagging, prolapse is
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-ptosis
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The suffix that means suturing, repairing is
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-rrhaphy
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The suffix that means nourishment, development is
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-trophy
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The term cystocele is defined as a(n)
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Protrusion of the bladder
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The term that means abnormal condition of water in the kidney is
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hydronephrosis
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The term ureterostenosis is defined as a(n)
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Narrowing of the ureter
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The term nephroptosis is defined as a(n
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Drooping of the kidney
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The term uremia means
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Condition of urea in the blood
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The term that means inflammation of the renal pelvis and the kidneys is:
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pyelonephritis
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The term that means excessive development of the kidney is:
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nephrohypertrophy
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The term that means a stone in the bladder is:
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cystolith
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A congenital defect in which the urinary meatus is located on the upper surface of the penis is known as a:
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epispadias
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The inability of the kidneys to produce urine is called:
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Urinary suppression
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Another term for renal calculi is
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Renal calculus
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When a cystorrhaphy is performed, the bladder is:
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Suturing the bladder
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The term nephrolysis is defined as the:
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Separating the kidneys (from other body structures)
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The term that means incision of the bladder is:
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cystolithotomy
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The creation of an artificial opening into the kidney is a:
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nephrostomy
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The term lithotripsy is defined as:
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Surgical crushing of a stone
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Surgical fixation of the urethra is called:
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urethroplasty
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The term pyelolithotomy is defined as the:
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Incision of the renal pelvis to remove a stone
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The term cystolithotomy is built from which of the following combinations of word parts?
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Cyst/o/lith/o/my
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A method that is commonly used to remove bladder growths and involves the destruction of living tissue with an electric spark is:
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fulguration
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X-ray imaging of the bladder and the renal pelvis is called:
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cystopyelography
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An x-ray image of the renal pelvis is called a:
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pyelogram
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An instrument used for visual examination of the bladder is called a:
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cystoscope
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A cystourethrogram is:
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Radiographic image of the bladder and the urethra
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The term nephrography is defined as the:
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Radiographic imaging of the kidney
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An x-ray image of the renal pelvis with contrast medium injected through the urethra via cystoscope is called a:
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Retrograde urogram
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An IVP is the abbreviation for an x-ray film of the:
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Urinary tract (with contrast medium)
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An instrument used to measure the specific gravity of urine is called a:
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Urinometer
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Which laboratory procedure(s) are (is) used to measure the concentrating or diluting ability of the kidneys?
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Specific gravity (SG)
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The term that means scanty urine is:
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oliguria
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The study of the urinary tract is called:
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urology
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The term hematuria is defined as:
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Blood in the urine
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The term that means absence of urine is:
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anuria
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The term diuresis is built from which of the following combinations of word parts?
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Di/ur/esis
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The term incontinence means:
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Inablilty to control bladder and/or bowels
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A flexible, tubelike device for withdrawing or instilling fluids is a:
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catheter
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The term enuresis is defined as
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Involuntary urination
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A synonym for urination is:
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micturate
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An agent that increases the amount of urine produced is called:
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diuretic
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The term that means pertaining to the force and flow of urine within the urinary tract is:
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urodynamic
