Urinary System

Question 1

What is the main function of the kidneys?

Answer 1

Remove toxic products from blood via forming urine

Question 2

What structures make up the renal corpuscle?

Answer 2

Glomerulus and Bowman capsule

Question 3

What are the functions of the glomerulus and
Bowman capsule?

Answer 3

The glomerulus brings blood to
the nephron for filtration; the Bowman capsule
begins the urine-formation process

Question 4

CF for kidney

Answer 4

nephr/o or ren/o

Question 5

CF for renal pelvis

Answer 5

pyel/o

Question 6

ureter cf

Answer 6

ureter/o

Question 7

bladder

Answer 7

cyst/o, vesic/o

Question 8

urethra

Answer 8

urethr/o

Question 9

meatus or opening

Answer 9

meat/o

Question 10

glomerulus cf

Answer 10

glomerul/o

Question 11

ketone bodies (acids and acetones)

Answer 11

keton/o

Question 12

Pus cf

Answer 12

py/o

Question 13

scanty

Answer 13

olig/o

Question 14

scanty

Answer 14

olig/o

Question 15

potassium

Answer 15

kal/i

Question 16

nitrogenous products

Answer 16

azot/o

Question 17

instrument used to examine the bladder

Answer 17

cystoscope

Question 18

inflammation of the renal pelvis

Answer 18

pyel/itis

Question 19

expansion of the ureter

Answer 19

ureter/ectasis

Question 20

stricture of the urethra

Answer 20

urethr/o/stenosis

Question 21

incision of the meatus

Answer 21

meat/o/tomy

Question 22

crushing of a stone

Answer 22

lith/o/tripsy

Question 23

inflammation of the glomerulus and kidney

Answer 23

glomerul/o/nephr/itis

Question 24

fixation of a kidney:

Answer 24

nephr/o/pexy

Question 25

excessive urination

Answer 25

poly/uria

Question 26

scanty urine

Answer 26

olig/uria

Question 27

stone in the urinary tract:

Answer 27

ur/o/lith

Question 28

resembling albumin

Answer 28

albumin/oid

Question 29

herniation or swelling of the kidney

Answer 29

nephr/o/cele

Question 30

process of recording the ureter

Answer 30

ureter/o/graphy

Question 31

disease of the renal pelvis

Answer 31

pyel/o/pathy

Question 32

tumor of the kidney

Answer 32

nephr/oma

Question 33

urine with blood

Answer 33

hemat/uria

Question 34

urine with pus

Answer 34

py/uria

Question 35

Cystocele

Answer 35

Prolapse or downward
displacement of the
bladder
* Commonly caused by
weakening of supporting
muscular tissues

Question 36

dysuria

Answer 36

painful urination

Question 37

Urolithiasis

Answer 37

presence of stones (calculi) in any part of the urinary tract

Question 38

• Extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy (ESWL)—

Answer 38

powerful sound waves used to break up calculi
(using ultrasound to locate and monitor calculi
destruction)

Question 39

enuresis

Answer 39

involuntary discharge of urine;
also called incontinence

Question 40

filtrate

Answer 40

fluid that passes from the
glomerulus into the Bowman capsule to
begin urine formation

Question 41

fistula

Answer 41

abnormal passage from one hollow
organ to another or the surface of the body

Question 42

percutaneous

Answer 42

any procedure or medication
that passes through the skin