Question 1

What is the name for the process that allows water,salts,wastes,and practically everything except blood cells and proteins to pass through the filter?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hesitancy 
B)  Renal hypertension 
C)  Voiding 
D)  Glomerular filtration 
A)  Hesitancy 
B)  Renal hypertension 
C)  Voiding 
D)  Glomerular filtration

Question 2

What does glycosuria mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  Increased blood sugar 
B)  Decreased blood sugar 
C)  Excretion of pus in the urine 
D)  Excretion of sugar in the urine 
A)  Increased blood sugar 
B)  Decreased blood sugar 
C)  Excretion of pus in the urine 
D)  Excretion of sugar in the urine

Question 3

Which is another term for urination?

Accepted Answer

A)  Filtration 
B)  Tubular reabsorption 
C)  Pyelostomy 
D)  Voiding 
A)  Filtration 
B)  Tubular reabsorption 
C)  Pyelostomy 
D)  Voiding

Question 4

Which structure provides a fibrous covering for the kidney?

Accepted Answer

A)  Capsule 
B)  Medulla 
C)  Peritubular capillaries 
D)  Renal pyramid 
A)  Capsule 
B)  Medulla 
C)  Peritubular capillaries 
D)  Renal pyramid

Question 5

What is hematuria?

Accepted Answer

A)  Toxic waste products in the blood 
B)  Urine constituents in the blood 
C)  Blood in the urine 
D)  Discharge of blood from the urinary tract 
A)  Toxic waste products in the blood 
B)  Urine constituents in the blood 
C)  Blood in the urine 
D)  Discharge of blood from the urinary tract

Question 6

What does nephrolysis mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dissolving of erythrocytes within the kidney 
B)  Destruction of kidney tissue 
C)  An abnormal condition of the kidney 
D)  Any kidney disease 
A)  Dissolving of erythrocytes within the kidney 
B)  Destruction of kidney tissue 
C)  An abnormal condition of the kidney 
D)  Any kidney disease

Question 7

What is the name of an instrument that is inserted through the external meatus into the urethra and then passed to the bladder to collect urine?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ureteral catheter 
B)  Urethral catheter 
C)  Intravenous cannula 
D)  Transurethral resector 
A)  Ureteral catheter 
B)  Urethral catheter 
C)  Intravenous cannula 
D)  Transurethral resector

Question 8

What does the term ureterocele mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  Herniation of a tube that carries urine from the bladder 
B)  Herniation of a tube that carries urine to the bladder 
C)  A polyp in a ureter 
D)  A polyp in the urethra 
A)  Herniation of a tube that carries urine from the bladder 
B)  Herniation of a tube that carries urine to the bladder 
C)  A polyp in a ureter 
D)  A polyp in the urethra

Question 9

What is the function of the urethra?

Accepted Answer

A)  To collect substances that filter through the glomerular walls 
B)  To store urine until it is excreted 
C)  To carry urine from the bladder 
D)  To carry urine to the bladder 
A)  To collect substances that filter through the glomerular walls 
B)  To store urine until it is excreted 
C)  To carry urine from the bladder 
D)  To carry urine to the bladder

Question 10

Which of the following occurs when the kidney-supporting tissues are weakened by sudden strain or a blow?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nephroptosis 
B)  Nephrolithiasis 
C)  Glomerulonephritis 
D)  Abdominocystic carcinoma 
A)  Nephroptosis 
B)  Nephrolithiasis 
C)  Glomerulonephritis 
D)  Abdominocystic carcinoma

Question 11

What is uremia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Blood in the urine 
B)  Toxic products in the urine 
C)  Accumulation of waste products in the blood 
D)  The in vitro mixing of elements from the urine and the blood 
A)  Blood in the urine 
B)  Toxic products in the urine 
C)  Accumulation of waste products in the blood 
D)  The in vitro mixing of elements from the urine and the blood

Question 12

Which term means an abnormal backward or return flow of urine from the bladder into the ureters?

Accepted Answer

A)  Urinary continence 
B)  Urinary incontinence 
C)  Urinary reflux 
D)  Uropathy 
A)  Urinary continence 
B)  Urinary incontinence 
C)  Urinary reflux 
D)  Uropathy

Question 13

Write one word for the following.
-Pertaining to the bladder and vagina ____________________

Accepted Answer

The answer of Write one word for the following.
-Pertaining to...

Question 14

Which of the following refers to several types of polyuria in which the urinary output exceeds 3000 mL/day?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gestational diabetes 
B)  Diabetes insipidus 
C)  Diabetes mellitus 
D)  Glomerulonephritis 
A)  Gestational diabetes 
B)  Diabetes insipidus 
C)  Diabetes mellitus 
D)  Glomerulonephritis

Question 15

What is the relationship of the urinary tract and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Microbes that cause STDs sometimes gain entrance through the urinary tract because of its proximity to reproductive organs. 
B)  Except for the reproductive organs,the urinary tract is the only source of entry of microbes that cause STDs. 
C)  Microbes that are responsible for 90% of urinary tract infections are responsible also for STDs. 
D)  None of the above are correct. 
A)  Microbes that cause STDs sometimes gain entrance through the urinary tract because of its proximity to reproductive organs. 
B)  Except for the reproductive organs,the urinary tract is the only source of entry of microbes that cause STDs. 
C)  Microbes that are responsible for 90% of urinary tract infections are responsible also for STDs. 
D)  None of the above are correct.

Question 16

Write the meaning of each abbreviation.
-IVP ____________________

Accepted Answer

Intravenou

Question 17

What is surgical repair of the renal pelvis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cystostomy 
B)  Cystoplasty 
C)  Pyelotomy 
D)  Pyeloplasty 
A)  Cystostomy 
B)  Cystoplasty 
C)  Pyelotomy 
D)  Pyeloplasty

Question 18

Which of the following means an excessive number of white blood cells in the urine?

Accepted Answer

A)  Albuminuria 
B)  Leukorrhea 
C)  Pyuria 
D)  Uremia 
A)  Albuminuria 
B)  Leukorrhea 
C)  Pyuria 
D)  Uremia

Question 19

What is ureterocystostomy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Surgical transplantation of a ureter to a different place in the bladder 
B)  Incision of the urinary bladder 
C)  Formation of a new opening into the renal pelvis 
D)  Excision of the bladder from the ligaments that hold it in position 
A)  Surgical transplantation of a ureter to a different place in the bladder 
B)  Incision of the urinary bladder 
C)  Formation of a new opening into the renal pelvis 
D)  Excision of the bladder from the ligaments that hold it in position

Question 20

Elevation or increase in which of the following generally represents impairment of renal function?

Accepted Answer

A)  Blood urea nitrogen 
B)  Candida albicans 
C)  Lipids 
D)  Urination 
A)  Blood urea nitrogen 
B)  Candida albicans 
C)  Lipids 
D)  Urination

What is the name for the process that allows water,salts,wastes,and practically everything except blood cells and proteins to pass through the filter?

What does glycosuria mean?

Which is another term for urination?

Which structure provides a fibrous covering for the kidney?

What is hematuria?

What does nephrolysis mean?

What is the name of an instrument that is inserted through the external meatus into the urethra and then passed to the bladder to collect urine?

What does the term ureterocele mean?

What is the function of the urethra?

Which of the following occurs when the kidney-supporting tissues are weakened by sudden strain or a blow?

What is uremia?

Which term means an abnormal backward or return flow of urine from the bladder into the ureters?

Write one word for the following. -Pertaining to the bladder and vagina ____________________

Which of the following refers to several types of polyuria in which the urinary output exceeds 3000 mL/day?

What is the relationship of the urinary tract and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)?

Write the meaning of each abbreviation. -IVP ____________________

What is surgical repair of the renal pelvis?

Which of the following means an excessive number of white blood cells in the urine?

What is ureterocystostomy?

Elevation or increase in which of the following generally represents impairment of renal function?

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Exam 8: Urinary System

What is the name for the process that allows water,salts,wastes,and practically everything except blood cells and proteins to pass through the filter?

What does glycosuria mean?

Which is another term for urination?

Which structure provides a fibrous covering for the kidney?

What is hematuria?

What does nephrolysis mean?

What is the name of an instrument that is inserted through the external meatus into the urethra and then passed to the bladder to collect urine?

What does the term ureterocele mean?

What is the function of the urethra?

Which of the following occurs when the kidney-supporting tissues are weakened by sudden strain or a blow?

What is uremia?

Which term means an abnormal backward or return flow of urine from the bladder into the ureters?

Write one word for the following. -Pertaining to the bladder and vagina ____________________

Which of the following refers to several types of polyuria in which the urinary output exceeds 3000 mL/day?

What is the relationship of the urinary tract and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)?

Write the meaning of each abbreviation. -IVP ____________________

What is surgical repair of the renal pelvis?

Which of the following means an excessive number of white blood cells in the urine?

What is ureterocystostomy?

Elevation or increase in which of the following generally represents impairment of renal function?

Building Medical Terms Starting With Medical Specialties

Diseases and Disorders: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Terms

Organization of the Body

Body Fluids

Circulatory System

Respiratory System

Digestive System

Reproductive System

Musculoskeletal System

Nervous System

Peripheral Nervous System: Special Sense Organs

Integumentary System

Endocrine System

Filters