Mod 9

Question 1

Kidneys

Answer 1

• two bean shaped organs that remove waste products from the blood.

Question 2

Ureters

Answer 2

long tubes that pass urine from the kidneys to the bladder.

Question 3

Bladder

Answer 3

a reservoir for urine.

Question 4

Urethra

Answer 4

a tube like structure that passages urine from the bladder to the outside of the body.

Question 5

suprarenal glands, also know as adrenal glands,

Answer 5

sit on top of the kidney but they are not part of the urinary system. They furnish epinephrine and hormones to the body.

Question 6

Micturation

Answer 6

means urination or the act of voiding.

Question 7

renal pyramid, minor calyx, major calyx and renal pelvis

Answer 7

internal structures of the kidney.

Question 8

nephron

Answer 8

the microscopic component of the kidney.

Question 9

Cali/o or calic/o

Answer 9

refers to calyces

Question 10

Pyel/o

Answer 10

refers to the renal pelvis of the kidney which is an internal structure

Question 11

Pyelonephritis

Answer 11

an inflammation of the renal pelvis

Question 12

Wilms’ tumor

Answer 12

a malignant tumor of the kidney occurring in childhood.

Question 13

blood urea nitrogen, or BUN

Answer 13

measures the amount of urea in the body.

Question 14

creatinine clearance test

Answer 14

measures the ability of the kidney to remove creatinine (a break-down product from muscle) from the blood.

Question 15

KUB

Answer 15

type of x-ray exam where a single image visualizes the kidneys, ureters and bladder.

Question 16

excretory urography exam, or an intravenous pyelogram, (IVP)

Answer 16

a radiological examination where contrast media is injected into a vein and the urinary system is demonstrated.

Question 17

cystourethrogram

Answer 17

also a radiological study where contrast media is placed in the urinary bladder and the patient voids in order to demonstrate the urethra.

Question 18

etrograde pyelogram

Answer 18

a radiological study where contrast media is introduced directly into the bladder and ureters through a cystoscope

Question 19

Dialysis

Answer 19

when waste materials are separated from the bloodstream when the kidneys can no longer function.