Chapter 15- Urinary System

Question 0

Urethra

Answer 0

The canal from the bladder that takes urine to the outside of the body

Question 1

Ureters

Answer 1

10-12” tubes that carry urine from the renal pelvis to the bladder

Question 2

Anuria

Answer 2

Without urine

Question 3

Calculus

Answer 3

Stone

Calculi = 2 or more stones

Question 4

Diuresis

Answer 4

Increase in urinary output

Question 5

Dysuria

Answer 5

Related to difficult or painful urination

Question 6

Frequency

Answer 6

The urge to urinate often

Question 7

Hematuria

Answer 7

Related to blood in the urine

Question 8

Nephrolithiasis or renal calculi

Answer 8

Condition of kidney stones

Question 9

Nocturia

Answer 9

Related to night time urination

Question 10

Oliguria

Answer 10

Related to scanty urination

Question 11

Polyuria

Answer 11

Related to excessive urination

Question 12

Pyuria

Answer 12

Related to bacteria in urine

Question 13

Urgency

Answer 13

Extreme sensation of need to urinate

Question 14

Catheterization

Answer 14

The process of using a flexible plastic tube

Question 15

Dialysis

Answer 15

Process by which blood is artificially filtered

Question 16

Lithotripsy

Answer 16

Procedure or process of crushing or destroying stones