Exam 11: Urology-Urinary System

Mr.Jones has a large kidney stone that is obstructing the flow of urine,resulting in backup of urine in the ureter and into the kidney.This is known as ________.

In the medical word nephrolithiasis,the combining form lith/o- means ________.

What tube connects the bladder to the outside of the body?

Which of the following words does NOT refer to the process of eliminating urine from the body?

The ________ is a 12-inch tube that connects the renal pelvis to the bladder.

Which of the following is TRUE about a renal scan?

The word pyelonephritis can be separated into these types of word parts ________.

Which procedure uses sound waves to create an image of a kidney stone?

Which finding in a urinalysis would indicate the presence of a urinary tract infection?

Which finding in a urinalysis would indicate the presence of a urinary tract infection?

A nephropexy is done to correct ________.

The urethras of men and women are the same length.

Both combining forms ren/o- and nephr/o- mean ________.

The renal ________ is the layer of tissue just beneath the fibrous capsule of the kidney.

The medical word for any disease process involving the kidney is nephroptosis.

A decreased amount of potassium in the blood due to a diuretic drug is known as ________.

Bacterial urinary tract infections are most often caused by streptococcus.

Which of the following is NOT one of the definitions for the combining form cyst/o-?

The combining form pyel/o- means ________.

The combining form cali/o- means ________.