Ch. 7 Urinary System

Question 1

Cali/o; calic/o

Answer 1

calyx; cup-shaped

Question 2

Cyst/o

Answer 2

urinary bladder

Question 3

Glomerul/o

Answer 3

glomerulus

Question 4

Meat/o

Answer 4

meatus

Question 5

Nephr/o

Answer 5

kidney

Question 6

Pyel/o

Answer 6

renal pelvis

Question 7

Ren/o

Answer 7

kidney

Question 8

Trigon/o

Answer 8

trigone (region of the bladder)

Question 9

Ureter/o

Answer 9

ureter

Question 10

Urethr/o

Answer 10

urethra

Question 11

Vesic/o

Answer 11

urinary bladder

Question 12

Pyelolithotomy

Answer 12

incision of the renal pelvis to remove kidney stones

Question 13

Renal ischemia

Answer 13

Holding back of blood flow to the kidney.

Question 14

Albumin/o

Answer 14

albumin (a protein in the blood)

Question 15

Azot/o

Answer 15

nitrogen

Question 16

Dips/o

Answer 16

thirst

Question 17

Kal/o

Answer 17

potassium

Question 18

Ket/o; keton/o

Answer 18

ketone bodies

Question 19

Lith/o

Answer 19

stone

Question 20

Natr/o

Answer 20

sodium

Question 21

Noct/o

Answer 21

night

Question 22

Olig/o

Answer 22

scanty

Question 23

-poietin

Answer 23

substance that forms

Question 24

Py/o

Answer 24

pus

Question 25

-tripsy

Answer 25

crushing

Question 26

Ur/o

Answer 26

urine (urea)

Question 27

Urin/o

Answer 27

urine

Question 28

-uria

Answer 28

urination; urine condition

Question 29

Enuresis

Answer 29

bed wetting

Question 30

Nephrolithiasis

Answer 30

kidney stones

Question 31

Polycystic kidney disease

Answer 31

multiple cysts within and on the kidney

Question 32

Diabetes insipidus (DI)

Answer 32

antidiuretic hormone (ADH) is not secreted, or there is a resistance of the kidney to ADH

Question 33

Diabetes mellitus (DM)

Answer 33

insulin is not secreted adequately or tissues are resistant to its effects

Question 34

Blood urea nitrogen

Answer 34

measurement of urea levels in blood

Question 35

Kidneys, ureter, and bladder

Answer 35

x-ray examination (without contrast) of the kidneys, ureters, and bladder

Question 36

Renal angiography

Answer 36

x-ray examination (with contrast) of the blood vessels of the kidney

Question 37

Voiding cystourethrogram

Answer 37

x-ray image (with contrast) of the urinary bladder and urethra obtained while patient is voiding

Question 38

Dialysis

Answer 38

process of separating nitrogenous waste materials from the blood

Question 39

Lithotripsy

Answer 39

Crushing kidney stones

Question 40

Cortex

Answer 40

outer region

Question 41

Hilum

Answer 41

depression in an organ where blood vessels and nerves enter and leave

Question 42

Medulla

Answer 42

inner region of an organ