Exam 11: Urology-Urinary System

Epispadias or hypospadias is corrected surgically with a ________.

The medical language definition of the word ________ is "condition (of)blood (in the)urine."

What is erythropoietin and what is its function?

Which procedure uses x-rays to create multiple images as "slices" through the kidney?

The ________ gland sits like a cap on top of the kidney.

Nocturnal enuresis is the medical word for bedwetting.

An infection that involves the renal pelvis as well as the kidney is known as ________.

In addition to creating and excreting urine to rid the body of wastes,the kidney also influences ________.

The pH of the urine is related to the ________.

Another name for albuminuria is ________.

In nephrolithotomy,an endoscope is inserted through a surgical incision to remove a kidney stone from the kidney.

The inability to voluntarily retain urine is ________.

Glucose in the urine is known as ________.

A person with uremia would have a higher-than-normal level for which of these laboratory tests?

Which process involves contractions of smooth muscle that propel urine through the ureter?

A surgical procedure using a cystoscope and an instrument with interwoven wires to grasp and remove a calculus is known as ________ basketing.

After the filtrate passes through the proximal convoluted tubule,it enters the ________.

The adjective form of ureter is ________.

The kidneys are located in the ________.

Renal colic is a spasm of the smooth muscle of the ureter or bladder.