Module 7: Exam

Question 1

Sp gr is the abbreviation for:

Answer 1

Specific gravity

Question 2

The abbreviation for voiding cystourethrogram is:

Answer 2

VCUG

Question 3

A combining form for stone is:

Answer 3

Lith/o

Question 4

The combining form for meatus is:

Answer 4

Meat/o

Question 5

The combining form for renal pelvis is:

Answer 5

Pyel/o

Question 6

A combining form for the urinary bladder is:

Answer 6

Cyst/o

Question 7

The suffix meaning condition of urine is:

Answer 7

-uria

Question 8

The term for kidney disorder is _______pathy.

Answer 8

nephro

Question 9

Albumin in the urine is called albumin____.

Answer 9

-uria

Question 10

________nephritis is the inflammation of the glomeruli of the kidney.

Answer 10

Glomerulo

Question 11

The use of shock waves to crush urinary tract stones is called litho________.

Answer 11

-tripsy

Question 12

A major sign of diabetes mellitus, detected in urinalysis, is glucose (sugar) in the urine, or _______uria.

Answer 12

glycos

Question 13

A smoky red color to the urine is indicative of blood in the urine, or ________uria.

Answer 13

hemat

Question 14

A(n) __________ is the visual examination of the bladder by means of a lighted instrument inserted into the urethra.

Answer 14

cystoscopy

Question 15

____________, abbreviated ____, is the use of an artificial kidney machine to remove waste materials from the bloodstream when the kidneys no longer function.

Answer 15

Hemodialysis, HD

Question 16

____________, abbreviated ____, can help detect small renal tumors by producing images using a magnetic field and radio waves.

Answer 16

Magnetic resonance imaging, MRI

Question 17

The functional unit of the kidney is the:

Answer 17

Nephron

Question 18

The pH of urine is normally:

Answer 18

Slightly acidic

Question 19

An acute reaction to certain drugs that leads to poor renal function, fever, and rash accompanied by eosinophils in the urine is called:

Answer 19

Interstitial nephritis

Question 20

A malignant tumor of the kidney occurring in childhood is known as:

Answer 20

Wilms tumor

Question 21

Which clinical procedure is not used to help diagnose renal calculi or obstructions?

Answer 21

Voiding cystourethrogram

Question 22

Mr. Carusa has chronic hypertension. He is scheduled for a procedure in which x-rays are taken after contrast material is injected into the bloodstream to outline renal blood vessels. This procedure is called:

Answer 22

Renal angiography

Question 23

The inner region of the kidney is the:

Answer 23

Medulla

Question 24

The cup-like collecting region of the renal pelvis is the:

Answer 24

Calyx

Question 25

The __________ is the microscopic tube where urine is formed.

Answer 25

renal tubule

Question 26

The tube leading from the bladder to the outside of the body is the:

Answer 26

Urethra

Question 27

The outer region of the kidney is the:

Answer 27

Cortex

Question 28

The __________ is the cup-shaped capsule surrounding the glomeruli.

Answer 28

Bowman’s capsule

Question 29

A combining form for urine is:

Answer 29

Ur/o

Question 30

When the kidney fails to excrete urine, __________ has occurred.

Answer 30

renal failure

Question 31

High blood pressure resulting from kidney disease is called:

Answer 31

Renal hypertension

Question 32

Diabetes insipidus occurs when __________ is inadequately produced or improperly used in the body.

Answer 32

antidiuretic hormone

Question 33

One of the substances tested for in urinalysis is the hemoglobin pigment called _______________.

Answer 33

bilirubin

Question 34

Excessive blood acidity due to dangerous levels of blood ketones is called:

Answer 34

ketoacidosis

Question 35

Which laboratory value is used to stage chronic kidney disease (CKD)?

Answer 35

creatinine clearance

Question 36

Which procedure does the surgeon use to create an arteriovenous fistula aiding hemodialysis (HD) in the patient with renal failure?

Answer 36

anastomosis