Exam 11: Urology-Urinary System

Which of the following is a disease that affects the kidneys?

Hematuria is the presence of excessive urea in the blood.

The ________ is a tube that carries urine from the bladder to the outside of the body.

The urinary system is also known as the excretory system.

Which of the following words is MISSPELLED?

What is renal failure?

Placing a tube into the bladder in order to drain the urine is called ________.

A BUN tests the urine for the presence of urea.

Hydroureter is most often caused by a ________.

Which of the following is used to drain urine from the bladder?

The functional unit of the kidney is known as the ________.

Why are women more prone to urinary tract infections than men?

Waste products excreted by the kidney include all of the following EXCEPT ________.

In which renal disease do substances from the immune response to streptococcus bacteria collect in the capillary network of the nephron?

Damage to the pores of the capillaries of the glomeruli is known as ________.

If a patient is taking a diuretic drug such as Lasix,it will be necessary to replace the potassium lost in the urine with the medication ________.

A urinometer or a refractometer is used to measure the ________ of urine.

The suffix -ptosis means "state of drooping;state of falling."

The study of the anatomy and physiology of the urinary system plus related diseases and procedures is known as ________.

A hernia in which the bladder bulges through a weakness in the muscular wall of the vagina or rectum is known as ________.