Exam 6: Urinary System

The combining form for the tube that carries urine from the bladder to the outside of the body is urethr/o.

An increased level of nitrogenous waste in the blood is an indication of kidney dysfunction.

An intense sensation of the need to urinate immediately is urgency.

What is the term for destruction of adhesions in the urethra? ____________________

Albuminuria is the same as proteinuria.

Suspension or fixation of the kidneys is:

In vesicoureteral reflux, the urine flows from the ureters into the bladder.

The trigone is the area between the hilum of the kidney and the medulla.

The plural of urinalysis is ____________________.

Prolapse or sagging of the kidney is called ___________.

The combining form for the inner portion of the kidney is:

A urethral stricture is another term for urethral stenosis.

Urethrolysis means to cleanse the urethra.

The inability to hold urine is incontinence.

Which is a type of renal dialysis?

What test of kidney function measures the rate at which nitrogenous waste is removed from the blood by comparing its concentration in the blood and urine over a 24-hour period?

The condition of high blood pressure is:

The loop of Henle is another name for the nephronic loop.

Renal afferent arteries carry blood to the kidneys.

A KUB is the same as an IVU.