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The inability to voluntarily retain urine is ________.


A) incontinence
B) hesitancy
C) micturition
D) retention

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The adjective form of ureter is ________.

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Epispadias or hypospadias is corrected surgically with a ________.


A) lithotripsy
B) cystectomy
C) urethroplasty
D) nephropexy

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An infection that involves the renal pelvis as well as the kidney is known as ________.

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After the filtrate passes through the proximal convoluted tubule,it enters the ________.


A) calix
B) glomerular capsule
C) nephron loop
D) urethral meatus

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A person with uremia would have a higher-than-normal level for which of these laboratory tests?


A) BUN
B) C&S
C) PSA
D) I&O

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A surgical procedure using a cystoscope and an instrument with interwoven wires to grasp and remove a calculus is known as ________ basketing.

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Glucose in the urine is known as ________.


A) enuresis
B) bacteriuria
C) hematuria
D) glycosuria

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The kidneys are located in the ________.


A) thoracic cavity
B) pelvic cavity
C) abdominal cavity
D) retroperitoneal space

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In addition to creating and excreting urine to rid the body of wastes,the kidney also influences ________.


A) red blood cell production
B) blood pressure
C) the pH of the blood
D) all of the above

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Nocturnal enuresis is the medical word for bedwetting.

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The pH of the urine is related to the ________.


A) amount of blood in it
B) color and odor
C) amount of protein in it
D) acidity or alkalinity

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Another name for albuminuria is ________.


A) proteinuria
B) hematuria
C) pyuria
D) bacteriuria

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The medical language definition of the word ________ is "condition (of)blood (in the)urine."

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Which procedure uses x-rays to create multiple images as "slices" through the kidney?


A) nephrotomography
B) renal angiography
C) 24-hour creatinine clearance
D) cystometry

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In nephrolithotomy,an endoscope is inserted through a surgical incision to remove a kidney stone from the kidney.

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Renal colic is a spasm of the smooth muscle of the ureter or bladder.

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The ________ gland sits like a cap on top of the kidney.

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What is erythropoietin and what is its function?

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Erythropoietin is a hormone se...

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Which process involves contractions of smooth muscle that propel urine through the ureter?


A) reabsorption
B) peristalsis
C) filtration
D) micturition

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