Exam 6: Urinary System

The term for an inflammation of the urethra is ____________________.

What is the taking of a piece of tissue for microscopic study?

What is radiographic imaging of the kidneys and bladder with an intravenously injected contrast medium?

What is the term for a herniation of the urinary bladder? ____________________

Inflammation of the urinary bladder is called:

The condition of increased formation and excretion of urine is ____________________.

The process of releasing urine from the body is termed micturition.

An accumulation of fluid in the tissue that may result from kidney failure is:

Tiny balls of renal capillaries are:

A closed biopsy is done by endoscopy or aspiration.

A sectional radiographic exam of the kidneys is a KUB.

Severe pain associated with stones lodged in the ureter is:

The process of diffusing blood across a semipermeable membrane to remove wastes, poisons, and unwanted elements is called renal ____________________.

The tube that carries urine from the kidney to the bladder is the ____________________.

Renal hypertension is high blood pressure secondary to kidney disease.

A creatinine clearance test measures the function of the bladder.

Methionine and ammonium chloride are examples of:

An inability to hold urine is urinary retention.

Bed-wetting that occurs during the day is _________ bed-wetting:

The combining form for the sac that stores urine is: