Ch.16 Urinalysis

Question 1

Function of the urinary system

Answer 1

To regulate fluid and electrolyte balance of the body, to remove waste products

Question 2

Function of the bladder

Answer 2

To store and expel urine

Question 3

External opening of the urethra

Answer 3

Urinary meatus

Question 4

A tube that extends from the bladder to the outside of the body

Answer 4

Urethra

Question 5

Functional unit of the kidney

Answer 5

Nephron

Question 6

Filters waste substances from the blood and diluted them with water to produce urine

Answer 6

Nephron

Question 7

Four organic waste products found in urine

Answer 7

Urea, uric acid, ammonia, creatinine

Question 8

Derived from breakdown of protein

Answer 8

Urea

Question 9

Some inorganic waste products in urine are

Answer 9

Chloride, sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, phosphate, sulfate

Question 10

A normal adult excreted approximately how many mLs of urine per day

Answer 10

750 - 2000 mL

Question 11

An excessive increase in urine output

Answer 11

Polyurea

Question 12

A decreased or scanty urine output

Answer 12

Oliguria

Question 13

The normal act of voiding urine

Answer 13

Micturition

Question 14

Failure of the kidneys to produce urine

Answer 14

Anuria

Question 15

Secretion and passage of large amounts of urine

Answer 15

Diuresis

Question 16

Difficult or painful urination

Answer 16

Dysuria

Question 17

The condition of having to urinate often

Answer 17

Frequency

Question 18

Blood present in the urine

Answer 18

Hematuria

Question 19

Excessive voluntary urination during the night

Answer 19

Nocturia

Question 20

Inability to control urination during sleep

Answer 20

Nocturnal enuresis

Question 21

Pus presente in the urine

Answer 21

Pyuria

Question 22

Inability to empty the bladder

Answer 22

Retention

Question 23

Immediate need to urinate

Answer 23

Urgency

Question 24

Inability to retain urine

Answer 24

Urinary incontinence