Unit 6- Urinary System

Question 1

nephr/o

Answer 1

kidney(s)

Question 2

ren/o

Answer 2

kidney(s)

Question 3

kidneys

Answer 3

removes waste from blood

Question 4

pyel/o

Answer 4

renal pelvis

Question 5

renal pelvis

Answer 5

collects urine and passes to ureter

Question 6

ureter/o

Answer 6

ureter

Question 7

ureter

Answer 7

carries urine from kidneys to bladder (tube-like structure)

Question 8

cyst/o

Answer 8

bladder

Question 9

vesic/o

Answer 9

bladder

Question 10

bladder

Answer 10

hollow organ that holds urine

Question 11

urethr/o

Answer 11

urethra

Question 12

urethra

Answer 12

passes urine from bladder to outside of the body

Question 13

urin/o

Answer 13

urine

Question 14

ur/o

Answer 14

urine

Question 15

-uria

Answer 15

urine

Question 16

urine

Answer 16

liquid waste produced by the kidneys

Question 17

albumin/o

Answer 17

albumin (type of protein)

Question 18

glyc/o

Answer 18

sugar (glucose; in urine sign of diabetes)

Question 19

glycos/o

Answer 19

sugar (glucose; in urine sign of diabetes)

Question 20

lith/o

Answer 20

stones (form in the kidney and travel through urinary system)

Question 21

calculus

Answer 21

stones

Question 22

calculi (pl)

Answer 22

stones

Question 23

urea

Answer 23

waste product; physicians use to diagnose kidney disorders (note: uria means urine)

Question 24

urinalysis

Answer 24

UA or ua; analysis of urine

Question 25

KUB (cub)

Answer 25

kidneys, ureter, bladder

Question 26

IVP

Answer 26

intravenous pyelogram- a special x-ray exam of the kidney, bladder, and ureters (-gram mean record/image)

Question 27

cath

Answer 27

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

Question 28

ARF

Answer 28

acute renal failure (sudden kidney failure)

Question 29

CRF

Answer 29

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

Question 30

UTI

Answer 30

urinary tract infection (bacterial infection of bladder or urethra)

Question 31

BUN

Answer 31

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

Question 32

micturition, voiding

Answer 32

urination, excretion of urine from the body

Question 33

incontinence, enuresis

Answer 33

involuntary urination, inability to control excretory functions

Question 34

olig/o

Answer 34

scant; few; very little

Question 35

oliguria

Answer 35

very little urine produced or excreted

Question 36

cystolithotomy

Answer 36

surgical incision to remove stone from the bladder

Question 37

noct/i

Answer 37

night

Question 38

nocturia

Answer 38

excessive urination at night

Question 39

uremia

Answer 39

blood in the urine

Question 40

-ptosis

Answer 40

drooping, sagging, floating

Question 41

nephroptosis

Answer 41

drooping, sagging, "floating kidney"

Question 42

-pexy

Answer 42

surgical fixation

Question 43

nephropexy

Answer 43

surgical fixation of a floating kidney

Question 44

-tripsy

Answer 44

surgical crushing

Question 45

nephrolithotripsy

Answer 45

surgical crushing of a stone in the kidney

Question 46

hemodialysis

Answer 46

filtering of the blood to remove waste

Question 47

-lysis

Answer 47

breaking down; destruction

Question 48

-rraphy

Answer 48

suturing (stitching)

Question 49

cystorraphy

Answer 49

suturing the bladder

Question 50

diuretic

Answer 50

agent that increases the amount of urine

Question 51

sepsis

Answer 51

an infection that spreads through the bloodstream

Question 52

septic

Answer 52

pertaining to sepsis