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MULTIPLE CHOICE
5. The muscular, hollow organ that temporarily holds the urine is the
a. urinary meatus
b. urethra
c. urinary bladder
d. nephron
ANS: C REF: 218 OBJ: 1 TOP: Anatomy
6. The opening through which urine passes to the outside of the body is the
a. urinary meatus
b. internal sphincter
c. lumen
d. urethra
ANS: A REF: 218 OBJ: 1 TOP: Anatomy
7. The combining forms that mean kidney are
a. nephr/o and ren/o
b. vesic/o and cyst/o
c. ren/o and cyst/o
d. nephr/o and vesic/o
ANS: A REF: 222 OBJ: 2 TOP: Word Parts
22. The term that means abnormal condition of water in the kidney is
a. hydronephrosis
b. nephrohypertrophy
c. polycystic kidney
d. nephromegaly
ANS: A REF: 227 OBJ: 3
TOP: Disease and Disorder Terms Built from Word Parts
26. The term that means inflammation of the renal pelvis and the kidneys is
a. pyelitis
b. pyelonephritis
c. glomerulonephritis
d. nephrolithiasis
ANS: B REF: 227 OBJ: 3
TOP: Disease and Disorder Terms Built from Word Parts
29. A congenital defect in which the urinary meatus is located on the upper surface of the penis is
known as a
a. hydrocele
b. epispadias
c. varicocele
d. hypospadias
ANS: B REF: 230 OBJ: 3
TOP: Disease and Disorder Terms Not Built from Word Parts
33. A condition in which the kidney is enlarged and contains many cysts is
a. renal calculi
b. renal hypertension
c. polycystic kidney disease
d. septicemia
ANS: C REF: 231 OBJ: 3
TOP: Disease and Disorder Terms Not Built from Word Parts
39. A noninvasive treatment using ultrasound and fluoroscopy for the removal of stones from the
kidneys or ureters is called
a. ureterotomy
b. fulguration
c. vesicourethral suspension
d. extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy
ANS: D REF: 238 OBJ: 4
TOP: Surgical Terms Not Built from Word Parts
41. The term cystolithotomy is built from which of the following combinations of word parts?
a. a prefix, a word root, and a suffix
b. a word root and a suffix
c. two word roots, two combining vowels, and a suffix
d. a prefix, a word root, a combining vowel, and a suffix
ANS: C REF: 233 OBJ: 4
TOP: Surgical Terms Built from Word Parts
46. A radiographic image of the urinary tract with contrast media instilled through the urethra via
a cystoscope is called a(n)
a. renogram
b. retrograde urogram
c. cystopyelogram
d. intravenous urogram
ANS: B REF: 241 OBJ: 5
TOP: Diagnostic Terms Built from Word Parts
49. Which of the following laboratory procedures is used to measure the concentrating or diluting
ability of the kidneys?
a. KUB
b. blood urea nitrogen
c. specific gravity
d. urinalysis
ANS: C REF: 246 OBJ: 5
TOP: Diagnostic Terms Not Built from Word Parts
54. The term diuresis is built from which of the following combinations of word parts?
a. word root and suffix
b. prefix, word root, and suffix
c. word root, combining vowel, and suffix
d. prefix, word root, combining vowel, and suffix
ANS: B REF: 248 OBJ: 6
TOP: Complementary Terms Built from Word Parts
63. Which of the following is the abbreviation for the procedure used to determine kidney
function by measuring the amount of urea in the blood?
a. UTI
b. ESWL
c. BUN
d. cath
ANS: C REF: 246 | 255 OBJ: 7 TOP: Abbreviations
64. The abbreviation for multiple routine tests done on a urine specimen is
a. VCUG
b. UA
c. BUN
d. VCUG
ANS: B REF: 246 | 255 OBJ: 7 TOP: Abbreviations
68. To evaluate the lower urinary tract, a diagnostic visual examination of the bladder was
performed or a
a. UA
b. cystourethrogram
c. nephroscopy
d. cystoscopy
ANS: D REF: 241 OBJ: 8 TOP: Practical Application
69. The physician first suspected diabetes when the patient complained of an excessive amount of
urine, or
a. polyuria
b. anuria
c. dysuria
d. oliguria
ANS: A REF: 248 OBJ: 8 TOP: Practical Application
70. The physician told the patient who had a drooping kidney that it was necessary to attach the
kidney back in place by performing a
a. nephrolysis
b. renal transplant
c. nephrotripsy
d. nephropexy
ANS: D REF: 233 OBJ: 8 TOP: Practical Application
72. The patient recovered well after a procedure to surgically remove stones from his kidney or a
a. nephrolithotomy
b. pyelolithotomy
c. cystolithotomy
d. lithotripsy
ANS: A REF: 233 OBJ: 8 TOP: Practical Application
MATCHING
a. urethra
b. urinary meatus
c. renal pelvis
d. kidneys
e. urinary bladder
f. ureters
g. nephron
h. glomerulus
1. funnel-shaped reservoir that collects urine and passes it to the ureters
2. two tubes that receive urine from kidney and carry to bladder
3. urine-producing microscopic structure
4. tube approximately 1.5” in female, 8” in male
5. opening through which urine passes to outside
6. filtering blood, forming urine, begins here
7. organ that temporarily holds the urine, increasing in size as it fills
8. remove(s) waste products from blood and aid(s) in maintaining water and electrolyte balances
a. urethr/o
b. pyel/o
c. olig/o
d. -iasis, -esis
e. lith/o
f. blast/o
g. ureter/o
h. cyst/o, vesic/o
i. noct/i
j. -trophy
k. -tripsy
l. -ptosis
9. night
10. ureter
11. urethra
12. bladder, sac
13. drooping
14. renal pelvis
15. surgical crushing
16. scanty, few
17. condition
18. stone, calculus
19. developing cell, germ cell
20. nourishment, development
a. nephroblastoma
b. ureterocele
c. epispadias
d. cystostomy
e. lithotripsy
f. retrograde urogram
g. cystoscope
h. nephroscopy
i. creatinine
j. hematuria
k. nocturia
l. enuresis
21. surgical crushing of a stone
22. instrument used for visual examination of the bladder
23. a blood test to evaluate kidney function
24. kidney tumor containing developing cells
25. blood in the urine
26. night urination
27. protrusion of a ureter
28. involuntary urination
29. radiographic image of the urinary tract
30. congenital defect in which the urinary meatus is located on the upper surface of the penis
31. visual examination of the kidney
32. creating an artificial opening into the bladder
a. catheter
b. micturate
c. nephromegaly
d. ureterostenosis
e. renal calculus
f. urethroplasty
g. nephropexy
h. cystolithotomy
i. fulguration
j. dysuria
k. nephrologist
l. nephrectomy
33. enlargement of a kidney
34. surgical repair of the urethra
35. surgical excision of a kidney
36. destruction of living tissue with an electric spark
37. to void
38. a physician who studies and treats diseases of the kidney
39. difficult or painful urination
40. device used for withdrawing or instilling fluids
41. surgical fixation of the kidney
42. incision of the bladder to remove a stone
43. narrowing of the ureter
44. stone in the kidney
a. CRF
b. UA
c. IVP
d. OAB
e. ARF
f. SG
g. cath
h. BUN
i. ESRD
j. UTI
45. blood urea nitrogen
46. catheterization, catheter
47. urinalysis
48. specific gravity
49. end stage renal disease
50. chronic renal failure
51. urinary tract infection
52. overactive bladder
53. intravenous pyelogram
54. acute renal failure