Exam 6: Urinary System

The outer portion of the kidney is called the ____________________.

Hardening of the arteries of the kidney is:

Which of the following is parenchymal tissue in the urinary system?

Nephr/o and ren/o both mean "urinary."

The bladder contains parenchymal tissue.

A condition of excessive thirst is termed ____________________.

The renal pelvis contains microscopic units termed nephrons.

An inherited disorder characterized by enlargement of the kidneys due to many bilateral renal cysts is:

The urinary meatus is the opening of the urethra.

The sac that stores urine is the urinary ____________________.

An indwelling catheter is used for what type of dialysis?

The U in IVU stands for ____________________.

What is an incision of the urinary bladder?

Removal of a kidney is termed ____________________.

An opening made in the kidney so that a catheter can be inserted is a:

Herniation of the urinary bladder is a:

A group of metabolic disorders characterized by high glucose levels that result from inadequate amounts of insulin, resistance to insulin, or a combination of both is diabetes ____________________.

Severe pain associated with stones lodged in the ureter is dysuria.

Glycosuria is the presence of sugar in the urine.

The combining form for the tube that conducts urine from the bladder to the outside of the body is: