Chapter 9 & 10

Question 1

which combining form means renal pelvis?

Answer 1

pyel/o

Question 2

which structures are the functional units within the kidneys that form urine?

Answer 2

nephrons

Question 3

which condition is excessive urination during the night?

Answer 3

nocturia

Question 4

which term means abnormal softening of the kidney?

Answer 4

nephromalacia

Question 5

which term means distention of a ureter?

Answer 5

ureterectasis

Question 6

which term means an inflammation of the walls of the bladder?

Answer 6

interstitial cystitis

Question 7

which term means a stone located in the urinary bladder?

Answer 7

cystolith

Question 8

which term means inflammation of the renal pelvis and of the kidney?

Answer 8

pyelonephritis

Question 9

which term means the surgical fixation of the bladder to the abdominal wall?

Answer 9

cystopexy

Question 10

which term means difficult or painful urination?

Answer 10

dysuria

Question 11

which term describes an inflammation of the brain?

Answer 11

encephalitis

Question 12

which type of neurons carries impulses toward the muscles and glands?

Answer 12

efferent neurons

Question 13

which condition is commonly known as sleepwalking?

Answer 13

somnambulism

Question 14

which condition is also known as a bleed?

Answer 14

hemorrhagic stroke

Question 15

which term means an excessive fear of being in high places?

Answer 15

acrophobia

Question 16

which term means a condition of excessive sensitivity to stimuli?

Answer 16

hyperesthesia

Question 17

which condition is characterized by actions to avoid work?

Answer 17

malingering

Question 18

which type of drug is used to treat symptoms of severe disorders of thinking and mood?

Answer 18

antipsychotic

Question 19

which condition is characterized by the deterioration of intellectual functioning?

Answer 19

Alzheimer’s disease

Question 20

which term means bruising of the brain as the result of a head injury?

Answer 20

cerebral contusion