Chapter 9 Quiz: Urinary System

Question 1

diuretics

Answer 1

medication administered to increase urine secretion, primarily to rid the body of excess water and salt.

Question 2

nephrolysis

Answer 2

freeing of kidney from adhesions.

Question 3

renal artery

Answer 3

blood enters the kidney through this vessel and flows into the nephrons ( microscopic functional units of each kidney )

Question 4

nephropathy

Answer 4

any disease of the kidney

Question 5

cystoscopy

Answer 5

visual examination of interior urinary bladder with specialized endoscope.

Question 6

stress incontinence

Answer 6

inability to control the voiding of urine under physical stress such as running, sneezing, laughing or coughing.

Question 7

nephrologist

Answer 7

physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating diseases and disorders of the kidneys.

Question 8

urinary catheterization

Answer 8

insertion of a sterile tube through the urethra and into the urinary bladder.

Question 9

enuresis

Answer 9

involuntary discharge of urine

Question 10

nephrolithotomy

Answer 10

removal of kidney stone through surgical incision into the kidney

Question 11

extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy

Answer 11

destruction of stones with the use of high-energy ultrasonic waves traveling through water or gel.

Question 12

KUB

Answer 12

radiographic study of the kidneys, ureters and bladder without contrast medium

Question 13

renal colic

Answer 13

acute pain caused by blockage during the passage of a kidney stone

Question 14

prostatitis

Answer 14

inflammation of prostate gland

Question 15

nocturia

Answer 15

excessive urination during the night

Question 16

suprapubic catheterization

Answer 16

placement of catheter into the bladder through a small incision made through the abdominal wall.

Question 17

nephroptosis

Answer 17

floating kidney, prolapse of the kidney.

Question 18

ureterolith

Answer 18

stone located anywhere along the ureter

Question 19

urethrotomy

Answer 19

surgical incision into the urethra for relief of a stricture.

Question 20

interstitial cystitis

Answer 20

chronic inflammation with the walls or lining of the bladder

Question 21

cystolith

Answer 21

presence of stone in the urinary bladder

Question 22

lithotomy

Answer 22

surgical incision to remove stone

Question 23

nephrolith

Answer 23

presence of a stone in the kidney

Question 24

nephrolithiasis

Answer 24

condition of having a kidney stone

Question 25

ureterolith

Answer 25

presence of stone in ureter

Question 26

acute renal failure

Answer 26

sudden onset condition is characterized by uremia

Question 27

oliguria

Answer 27

scanty urination

Question 28

cystocele

Answer 28

hernia of the bladder through the vaginal wall

Question 29

prostatism

Answer 29

condition of having symptoms resulting from compression or obstruction of the urethra due to benign prostatic hypertrophy

Question 30

renal cortex

Answer 30

term to describe the outer layer of the kidney

Question 31

pyelonephritis

Answer 31

inflammation of both the renal pelvis and the kidney. Usually due to bacterial infection that is spread upward from the bladder

Question 32

ureterectasis

Answer 32

distention of the ureter

Question 33

anuria

Answer 33

complete suppression of urine formation by the kidneys