Exam 11: The Urinary System

Enuresis is the inability to pass urine.

The definition of polycystic kidney is:

Before surgery, a patient has a tube placed in his bladder to collect his urine. The medical term for a flexible tube inserted into the body is ________.

The medical term for an x-ray image of the renal pelvis after contrast dye is injected into the ureter is:

A specialist in the urinary system is called a(n) ________.

BUN is the abbreviation for ________. (three words)

A measurement of the density of substances in a liquid compared to water is:

Urinary catheterization is the insertion of a flexible tube into the bladder to drain urine.

In this diagnostic procedure, an x-ray image of the renal pelvis is obtained after contrast dye is injected into the bloodstream.

When a malfunctioning kidney is replaced with a donor kidney, it is called a kidney or ________. (two words)

Match the combining form on the left with the correct definition on the right. -ur/o

Provide the term based on the brief definition. -Surgical removal of the kidney

A congenital defect in which the urinary meatus is positioned on the dorsal surface of the penis is ________.

An ultrasound procedure in which a kidney is imaged with the use of sound waves is:

The medical term for the need to urinate at night is:

Surgical fixation of the urethra to correct stress incontinence is urethropexy.

The suffix -uresis means "________."

A surgical procedure that destroys living tissue with an electric spark is fulguration.

Provide the term based on the brief definition. -Painful or difficult urination

The abbreviation UTI stands for ________. (three words)