Exam 15: The Urinary System

Dialysis done outside the body is called a(n) ____________________ dialysis.

End-stage renal disease, or ESRD, is a ______ disease if not treated.

Identify the combining form trigon/o with its closest definition.

Which substance is measured in urinary test as an indicator of kidney function?

High blood pressure can be relieved when edema is reduced through the use of ____________________.

The presence of white cells in the urine, usually indicating infection, is called ____________________.

The blood vessels, nerves and ureters enter and leave the kidneys through a depression called a (n) ____________________.

The involuntary discharge of urine or feces is called ____________________.

The presence of acetones, ketones, and glucose may indicate __________.

Which of the following statements about the urinary system is not true?

A diuretic can reduce __________.

The hollow, muscular organ that stores urine is the ____________________.

The health care provider tells the medical assistant to schedule the patient for the removal of a kidney. The medical assistant notifies surgery that the patient needs a __________.

The collecting area for urine in the center of the kidney is (are) the __________.

The nurse is assessing a patient's urinary output and identifies the patient has had no urinary output in 10 hours. The nurse documents this condition is as __________.

Identify the combining form calic/o with its closest definition.

Surgical enlargement of the meatus is a(n) ____________________.

The removal of a diseased ureter is called a(n) __________.

A function of the nephron is to __________.

Identify the combining form glomerul/o with its closest definition.