Exam 11: Urology-Urinary System

Which type of drug treats hypertension by blocking sodium from being absorbed from the tubule back into the blood?

Cystoscopy is a procedure to visualize the ________.

Involuntary urination during sleep is known as nocturnal ________.

Which of the following is FALSE regarding chronic renal failure?

The combining forms cyst/o- and ________ mean "bladder."

What is polycystic kidney disease?

In hemodialysis,a shunt is placed into the patient's abdominal cavity to insert fluid and remove waste products.

Which word means the functional area of the kidney that contains many nephrons?

Which is a flexible tube to drain urine that is inserted through the abdominal wall just above the pubic bone?

The ________ connects the kidney to the bladder.

A drug screening test performed on a urine sample can detect the presence of ________.

The kidneys excrete urea,a waste product from protein metabolism.

Which of the following is an x-ray of the urinary system that uses contrast dye?

All of the following are associated with a urinalysis EXCEPT ________.

Which is the area of the kidney that includes the cortex and medulla?

The combining form glomerul/o- means ________.

The combining form micturi/o- means ________.

Which is a blood test that measures the amount of urea?

Drugs such as tolterodine (Detrol)that decrease the contractions of smooth muscle are helpful in treating ________.

Anuria is the opposite of the medical word ________,which means "condition of much urine."