Unit 6

Question 1

kidney(s)

Answer 1

nephr/o
ren/o
(remove waste from blood)

Question 2

renal pelvis

Answer 2

pyel/o

collects urine and passes to ureter

Question 3

ureter

Answer 3

ureter/o

carries urine from kidneys to bladder

Question 4

bladder

Answer 4

cyst/o
vsic/o
(hollow organ that holds urine)

Question 5

urethra

Answer 5

urethr/o

passes urine from bladder to outside the body

Question 6

urine

Answer 6

urin/o
ur/o
-uria
(liquid waste produced by the kidneys)

Question 7

albumin

Answer 7

albumin/o

type of protein

Question 8

sugar

Answer 8

glyc/o
glycos/o
(glucose; in urine sign of diabetes)

Question 9

stone(s)

Answer 9

lith/o

form in the kidney and travel through urinary system

Question 10

terms that refer to stone(s)

Answer 10

calculus

calculi (pi)

Question 11

waste product

Answer 11

urea

physicians use to diagnose kidney disorders

Question 12

UA, ua

Answer 12

urinalysis

examining the urine

Question 13

KUB

Answer 13

kidneys
ureters
bladder

Question 14

IVP

Answer 14

Intravenous pyelogram
(-gram= record, image)

Question 15

cath

Answer 15

catheter; catheterization

Question 16

ARF

Answer 16

sudden kidney failure

Question 17

CRF

Answer 17

(chronic renal failure)

loss of kidney function slowly over time

Question 18

UTI

Answer 18

(urinary tract infection)

bacterial infection of bladder or urethra

Question 19

BUN

Answer 19

(blood urea nitrogen)

test done to see how well kidneys are working

Question 20

micturition, voiding

Answer 20

urination, excretion of urine from the body

Question 21

incontinece, enuresis

Answer 21

involuntary urination

inability to control excretory functions

Question 22

olig/o

Answer 22

scanty; few; very little urine produced or excreted

Question 23

cystolithotomy

Answer 23

surgical incision to remove stone from the bladder

Question 24

noct/i

Answer 24

night

nocturia excessive urination at night

Question 25

uremia

Answer 25

blood in the urine

Question 26

-ptosis

Answer 26

drooping, sagging, floating

Question 27

-pexy

Answer 27

surgical fixation

Question 28

-tripsy

Answer 28

surgical crushing

Question 29

hem/o

Answer 29

blood

Question 30

-lysis

Answer 30

breaking down; destruction

filtering blood to remove waste

Question 31

-rraphy

Answer 31

suturing (stitching)

Question 32

diuretic

Answer 32

agent that increases the amount of urine

Question 33

sepsis

Answer 33

an infection that spreads through the bloodstream

Question 34

septic

Answer 34

pertaining to sepsis