Urology/Nephrology (Pt. 1)

Question 1

Why is the urinary system important?

Answer 1

The urinary system is responsible for several very important processes necessary to maintain homeostasis, a stable internal environment. These processes include:

• Removing waste products
• Adjusting water and electrolyte levels in the body
• Maintaining normal pH

Question 2

Kidneys

Answer 2

The organ which in which uneeded and unwanted substances are removed from the body along with excess water to produce urine.

Question 3

What is the path through which urine flows after leaving kidneys?

Answer 3

Urine then flows from each kidney through a ureter to the urinary bladder where it is stored. When urine is released from the body, it flows out through the urethra.

Question 4

What is unique about the relationship of the urinary and reproductive systems in men?

Answer 4

In males, the reproductive system is closely associated with the urinary system because both share the urethra.

For this reason, these two systems are sometimes referred to as the genitourinary system.

Question 5

Urology/Nephrology

Answer 5

The two medical specialty areas which are involved in the diagnosis and treatment of conditions affecting the urinary system: urology and nephrology.

Question 6

Urology

Answer 6

Treat conditions of the female and male urinary tract; in addition, because of the overlap between organs of the urinary tract and male reproductive system, urologists treat conditions affecting the testes, epididymis, vas deferens, prostate gland, seminal vesicles, bulbourethral glands, and penis.

Question 7

Nephrology

Answer 7

More specifically involved with treating kidney disease; conditions commonly treated by nephrologists include:

• Renal Failure
• Problems with Fluid and Electrolyte Balance
• Kidney Transplants
• Kidney Disease in Dialysis Patients

Question 8

What is the role of the testes and what are the associated organs?

Answer 8

The testes are responsible for producing sperm and secreting testosterone, the male sex hormone. The remaining organs of this system include:

• Epididymis
• Vas deferens
• Seminal Vesicles
• Prostate Gland
• Bulbourethral Gland
• Urethra
• Penis

Question 9

balan/o

Answer 9

glans penis

Question 10

cyst/o

Answer 10

bladder

Question 11

epididym/o

Answer 11

epididymis

Question 12

glomerul/o

Answer 12

glomerulus

Question 13

lith/o

Answer 13

stone

Question 14

nephr/o

Answer 14

kidney

Question 15

orchid/o

Answer 15

testes

Question 16

orchi/o

Answer 16

testes

Question 17

orch/o

Answer 17

testes

Question 18

prostat/o

Answer 18

prostate gland

Question 19

pyel/o

Answer 19

renal pelvis

Question 20

ren/o

Answer 20

kidney

Question 21

semin/i

Answer 21

semen

Question 22

spermat/o

Answer 22

sperm

Question 23

sperm/o

Answer 23

sperm

Question 24

testicul/o

Answer 24

testes

Question 25

ur/o

Answer 25

urine

Question 26

ureter/o

Answer 26

ureter

Question 27

urethr/o

Answer 27

urethra

Question 28

urin/o

Answer 28

urine

Question 29

vas/o

Answer 29

vas deferens

Question 30

vesicul/o

Answer 30

seminal vesicle

Question 31

albumin/o

Answer 31

albumin

Question 32

azot/o

Answer 32

nitrogen waste

Question 33

bacteri/o

Answer 33

bacteria

Question 34

corpor/o

Answer 34

body

Question 35

crypt/o

Answer 35

hidden

Question 36

genit/o

Answer 36

genitals

Question 37

glycos/o

Answer 37

sugar, glucose

Question 38

hemat/o

Answer 38

blood

Question 39

hem/o

Answer 39

blood

Question 40

hydr/o

Answer 40

water

Question 41

noct/i

Answer 41

night

Question 42

olig/o

Answer 42

scanty (few)

Question 43

py/o

Answer 43

pus

Question 44

rect/o

Answer 44

rectum

Question 45

ven/o

Answer 45

vein