Exam 10: Urinary System

Urinary retention is:

Surgical crushing of a stone is called:

A term for excessive secretion and discharge of urine is:

In _________________, small pieces of tissue from a nearby structure are removed through the wall of the urethra.

An agent that causes increased urination is a:

The combining form _______ means renal pelvis.

A 32-year-old woman has kidney stones. Which is the proper term for a kidney stone?

_________ is defined as inflammation of the kidney.

The presence of protein in the urine is termed:

Surgical creation of a new opening into the bladder is called:

Cystitis is:

_________ means pertaining to the bladder.

Absence of urination or production of less than 100 mL of urine per day is:

An x-ray film of the kidneys and ureters produced after injection of radiopaque material into a vein is called an intravenous:

Removal of impurities from the blood is referred to as:

The term renal pertains to:

A type of nephritis in which the glomeruli of the kidney are inflamed is called:

A 72-year-old man suffers urethral obstruction and requires surgical creation of a new opening into the bladder for drainage. What is the term for this surgical procedure?

A record of the bladder and urethra obtained by filling the bladder with contrast material and taking radiographs while the patient is expelling urine is a:

Enlargement of both kidneys is called: