Unit 6 (Urinary System)

Question 1

nephr/o

Answer 1

kidney(s) (removes waste from blood)

Question 2

ren/o

Answer 2

kidney(s) (removes waste from blood)

Question 3

pyel/o

Answer 3

renal pelvis (collects urine and passes to ureter)

Question 4

ureter/o

Answer 4

ureter (carries urine from kidneys to bladder)

Question 5

cyst/o

Answer 5

bladder (hollow organ that holds urine)

Question 6

vesic/o

Answer 6

bladder (hollow organ that holds urine)

Question 7

urethr/o

Answer 7

urethra (passes urine from bladder to outside of body)

Question 8

urin/o

Answer 8

urine (liquid waste produced by the kidneys)

Question 9

ur/o

Answer 9

urine (liquid waste produced by the kidneys)

Question 10

-uria

Answer 10

urine (liquid waste produced by the kidneys)

Question 11

albumin/o

Answer 11

albumin (type of protein)

Question 12

glyc/o

Answer 12

sugar (in glucose; in urine sign of diabetes)

Question 13

glycos/o

Answer 13

sugar (glucose; in urine sign of diabetes)

Question 14

lith/o

Answer 14

stone(s) (form in the kidney and travel through the urinary system)

Question 15

calculus

Answer 15

refers to stone(s)

Question 16

calculi (pl)

Answer 16

refers to stone(s)

Question 17

urea

Answer 17

waste product (physicians use to diagnose kidney disorders

Question 18

UA

Answer 18

urinalysis

Question 19

ua

Answer 19

urinalysis

Question 20

KUB

Answer 20

kidneys

Question 21

KUB

Answer 21

ureter

Question 22

KUB

Answer 22

bladder

Question 23

IVP

Answer 23

intravenous pyelogram (a special x-ray exam of the kidney, bladder, and ureters)

Question 24

-gram

Answer 24

record, image

Question 25

cath

Answer 25

catheter; catheterization (a flexible tube inserted into the bladder to drain urine)

Question 26

ARF

Answer 26

acute renal failure (sudden kidney failure)

Question 27

CRF

Answer 27

chronic renal failure (loss of kidney function slowly over time)

Question 28

UTI

Answer 28

urinary tract infection (bacterial infection of bladder or urethra)

Question 29

BUN

Answer 29

blood urea nitrogen (test done to see how well kidneys are working)

Question 30

micturition, voiding

Answer 30

urination, excretion of urine from the body

Question 31

incontinence, enuresis

Answer 31

involuntary urination, inability to control excretory functions

Question 32

olig/o

Answer 32

scanty; few; very little

Question 33

oliguria

Answer 33

very little urine produced or excreted

Question 34

cystolithotomy

Answer 34

surgical incision to remove stone from the bladder

Question 35

noct/i

Answer 35

night

Question 36

nocturia

Answer 36

excessive urination at night

Question 37

uremia

Answer 37

blood in the urine

Question 38

-ptosis

Answer 38

drooping, sagging, floating

Question 39

nephroptosis

Answer 39

drooping, sagging, “floating” kidney

Question 40

-pexy

Answer 40

surgical fixation

Question 41

nephropexy

Answer 41

surgical fixation of a floating kidney

Question 42

-tripsy

Answer 42

surgical crushing

Question 43

nephrolithotripsy

Answer 43

surgical crushing of a stone in the kidney

Question 44

hemodialysis

Answer 44

filtering the blood to remove waste

Question 45

-lysis

Answer 45

breaking down; destruction

Question 46

-rraphy

Answer 46

stitching

Question 47

cystorraphy

Answer 47

stitching the bladder

Question 48

diuretic

Answer 48

agent that increases the amount of urine

Question 49

sepsis

Answer 49

an infection that spreads through the bloodstream

Question 50

septic

Answer 50

pertaining to sepsis