Urinary System- Unit 6

Question 1

nephr/o

ren/o

Answer 1

kidney

• removes waste from the blood

Question 2

pyel/o

Answer 2

renal pelvis

• collects urine and passes to ureter

Question 3

ureter/o

Answer 3

ureter

• carries urine from kidneys to the bladder

Question 4

cyst/o

vesic/o

Answer 4

bladder

• hollow organ that holds urine

Question 5

urethr/o

Answer 5

urethra

• passes urine from bladder outside the body

Question 6

urin/o
ur/o
-uria

Answer 6

urine

• liquid waste produce by the kidney

Question 7

albumin/o

Answer 7

albumin

• type of protein

Question 8

glyc/o

glycos/o

Answer 8

sugar

• glucose; in urine sign of diabetes

Question 9

lith/o

Answer 9

stones(s)

• form in the kidney and travel through urinary system

Question 10

calculus

calculi (pl)

Answer 10

terms that refer to stone(s)

Question 11

urea

Answer 11

waste product

• physicians use to diagnose kidney disorders

Question 12

UA

ua

Answer 12

urinalysis

Question 13

KUB

Answer 13

kidneys-ureter- bladder

Question 14

IVP

Answer 14

intravenous pyelogram

-gram= record, image

Question 15

cath

Answer 15

catheter; catheterization

flexible tube inserted into the bladder to drain urine

Question 16

ARF

Answer 16

acute renal failure

• 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

micturation, voiding

Answer 20

urination, excretion of urine from the body

Question 21

incontinence, enuresis

Answer 21

involuntary urination, inability to control excretory functions

Question 22

olig/o

Answer 22

scanty, few, very little

Question 23

oliguria

Answer 23

very little urine produced or excreted

Question 24

cystolithotomy

Answer 24

surgical incision to remove the stone from the bladder

Question 25

noct/i

Answer 25

night

Question 26

nocturia

Answer 26

excessive urination at night

Question 27

uremia

Answer 27

blood in the urine

Question 28

-ptosis

Answer 28

drooping, sagging, floating

Question 29

nephroptosis

Answer 29

drooping, sagging, "floating" kidneys

Question 30

-pexy

Answer 30

surgical fixation

Question 31

nephropexy

Answer 31

surgical fixation of a floating kidney

Question 32

-tripsy

Answer 32

surgical crushing

Question 33

nephrolithotripsy

Answer 33

surgical crushing a kidney stone to aid it in passing through

Question 34

hemodialysis

Answer 34

hem/o- blood dia- through lysis- breaking down; destruction

Question 35

-rrhaphy

Answer 35

suturing (stitching)

Question 36

diuretic

Answer 36

agent that increases the amount of urine

Question 37

sepsis

Answer 37

an infection that spreads through the bloodstream

Question 38

septic

Answer 38

pertaining to sepsis