Exam 6: Urinary System

GN is the abbreviation for glomerulonephritis.

The ureters, bladder, and urethra are all stromal tissue.

Intravenous urography images the kidneys, ureters, and bladder using a contrast medium.

An instrument used to measure the specific gravity of urine is a:

The combining form for the tubes that move urine from the kidneys to the bladder is:

Long-term inability of the kidney to excrete waste is:

The inability to hold urine is urinary ____________________.

The location of the kidneys behind the lining of the abdominal cavity is described as:

An abbreviation for the destruction of urinary calculi is:

The condition of painful urination is ____________________.

A condition of blood in the urine is:

The combining form for the renal pelvis is ____________________.

A cystocele is a tumor of the urinary bladder.

A nephrotomy is an opening made in the kidney so a catheter can be inserted.

A hollow, flexible tube that can be inserted into a vessel, organ, or cavity of the body to withdraw or instill fluid is a(n) ____________________.

In a BUN, the U stands for ____________________.

Long-term inability of the kidney to excrete waste is acute renal failure.

The term for sugar in the urine is ____________________.

What is the term meaning "inflammation of the kidney"? ____________________

The calyces and the renal pelvis are extensions of the ureters.