Urinary System

Question 1

bacteri/o `

Answer 1

Bacteria (Bacteriuria indicates the presence of bacteria in the urine, usually from a urinary tract infection (UTI).)

Question 2

cyst/o

Answer 2

Bladder, sac (A cystoscopy is viewing the interior of the bladder with a lighted instrument.)

Question 3

glomerul/o

Answer 3

Glomerulus, filtering unit of a nephron (Glomerulonephritis is an inflammation of the glomerulus of the nephrons.)

Question 4

hemat/o

Answer 4

Blood (In some cases of nephrolithiasis, hematuria, or blood in the urine, is present.)

Question 5

lith/o

Answer 5

Stone, Calculus (Nephrolithiasis is a condition of having kidney stones.)

Question 6

nephr/o, ren/o

Answer 6

Nephron, functional cell of the kidney, kidney (A nephrectomy is the removal of a kidney; the renal artery supplies blood to the kidney.)

Question 7

noct/o

Answer 7

Night (Older patients frequently complain of nocturia, a condition of having to get up during the night to void.)

Question 8

py/o

Answer 8

Pus (Pyuria is the presence of pus in the urine.)

Question 9

pyel/o

Answer 9

Renal pelvis (Pyelolithotomy is the surgical removal of kidney stones from the renal pelvis.)

Question 10

ur/o, urin/o

Answer 10

Urine (Pyuria is an abnormal condition of pus in the urine; a urinometer is an antiquated device that was used to measure the specific gravity of urine.)

Question 11

ureter/o

Answer 11

Ureter (An ureteroscopy is the procedure of viewing the ureter(s) with a scope.)

Question 12

urethr/o

Answer 12

Urethra (A voiding cystourethrogram is an examination that is done while a patient is voiding, which allows visualization of the bladder and the urethra)