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The abnormal accumulation of urine in the bladder because of an inability to urinate is called


A) renal hypertension
B) polycystic kidney disease
C) urinary suppression
D) urinary retention

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The term cystocele is defined as a(n)


A) stone in the bladder
B) drooping of the bladder
C) protrusion of the bladder
D) inflammation of the bladder

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The patient recovered well after a procedure to surgically remove stones from his kidney or a


A) nephrolithotomy
B) pyelolithotomy
C) cystolithotomy
D) lithotripsy

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The combining forms that mean kidney are


A) nephr/o and ren/o
B) vesic/o and cyst/o
C) ren/o and cyst/o
D) nephr/o and vesic/o

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A synonym for micturate is


A) void
B) diuresis
C) enuresis
D) incontinence

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The term hematuria is defined as


A) pus in the urine
B) blood in the urine
C) absence of urine
D) night urination

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The reservoir in the kidney that collects the urine is the


A) nephron
B) renal pelvis
C) urinary meatus
D) ureters

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An instrument used for visual examination of the bladder is called a


A) urethroscope
B) cystoscope
C) cystoscopy
D) urethroscopy

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opening through which urine passes to outside
filtering blood, forming urine, begins here
urine-producing microscopic structure
remove(s) waste products from blood and aid(s) in maintaining water and electrolyte balances
two tubes that receive urine from kidney and carry to bladder
funnel-shaped reservoir that collects urine and passes it to the ureters
tube approximately 1.5" in female, 8" in male
organ that temporarily holds the urine, increasing in size as it fills
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glomerulus
kidneys
urinary meatus
nephron
urethra
ureters
renal pelvis
urinary bladder

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opening through which urine passes to outside
filtering blood, forming urine, begins here
urine-producing microscopic structure
remove(s) waste products from blood and aid(s) in maintaining water and electrolyte balances
two tubes that receive urine from kidney and carry to bladder
funnel-shaped reservoir that collects urine and passes it to the ureters
tube approximately 1.5" in female, 8" in male
organ that temporarily holds the urine, increasing in size as it fills

The combining form that means night is


A) noct/i
B) lith/o
C) son/o
D) cyst/o

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The term that means inflammation of the renal pelvis and the kidneys is


A) pyelitis
B) pyelonephritis
C) glomerulonephritis
D) nephrolithiasis

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The term that means a stone in the bladder is


A) nephroma
B) cystocele
C) cystitis
D) cystolith

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Which of the following laboratory procedures is used to measure the concentrating or diluting ability of the kidneys?


A) KUB
B) blood urea nitrogen
C) specific gravity
D) urinalysis

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The radiographic image of the bladder is called a


A) nephrogram
B) cystogram
C) nephrography
D) cystography

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Which of the following is not a function of the urinary system?


A) regulates fluid volume
B) removes waste from the body
C) maintains electrolyte concentration
D) maintains sugar level in the blood

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Which of the following terms is spelled incorrectly?


A) catheter
B) distended
C) urinary catheterization
D) incontenence

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The patient's UA showed a presence of pus, which is called


A) hematuria
B) pyuria
C) oliguria
D) dysuria

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The term that means abnormal condition of water in the kidney is


A) hydronephrosis
B) nephrohypertrophy
C) polycystic kidney
D) nephromegaly

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The term ureterostenosis is defined as a(n)


A) condition of stones in the ureter
B) protrusion of the ureter
C) inflammation of the ureter
D) narrowing of the ureter

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The term that means condition of urea in the blood is


A) dysuria
B) azotemia
C) anuria
D) polyuria

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