What is the medical term for the act of voiding urine? |
micturition |
Which term means an increase in nitrogenous compounds in the blood? |
azotemia |
What is the surgical procedure that involves crushing a stone or calculus? |
lithotripsy |
What is the surgical procedure to correct a prolapsed kidney? |
nephropexy |
Herniation of the urethra is a disorder known as: |
urethrocele |
The instrument used to inspect the urinary bladder is a: |
cystoscope |
Excessive accumulation of fluid within body tissues is called |
edema |
What is the abbreviation for intravenous pyelogram? |
IVP |
The medical term for scanty urinary output is: |
oliguria |
Polyuria means excessive discharge of urine? |
True |
The microscopic filtering units responsible for maintaining homeostasis are: |
nephrons |
Hematuria means blood in the urine T/F |
True |
A diagnosis of adenodynia means there is pain in: |
a gland |
Agents that promote the secretion of urine are: |
diuretics |
When urotoxin is suspected, it means there is a poisonous substance in the: |
urine |
The funnel-shaped reservoir that is the basin of the kidney is the: |
renal pelvis |
The abbreviation UTI is used to denote: |
urinary tract infection |
A suprarenal tumor is located: |
upon the kidney |
Painful urination is known as: |
dysuria |
What is the small tubular structure that drains urine from the bladder? |
urethra |
What is the urinary tract composed of? |
kidneys, ureters, and bladder |
Are Urethrodynia and Urethralgia synonyms? |
Yes |
Urinary incontinence, such as bedwetting, is called: |
enuresis |
What is the congenital opening of the urethra on the undersurface of the penis called? |
hypospadias |
What is the term that means uncontrolled loss of urine from the bladder? |
incontinence |
Cystectomy is the surgical procedure for: |
excision of the bladder |
A patient with a calculus in the ureter would most likely experience: |
ureterodynia |
An inability to control urination is called: |
enuresis |
The ureters carry urine from the kidneys to the: |
bladder |
Suturing of the kidney is also known as nephrorgraphy? |
suturing of the kidney |
Which urinary structure expels urine from the body? |
urethra |
What surgical procedure is a fixation of a floating kidney? |
nephropexy |
Ureteroliths may result in Proctalgia |
False |
BUN |
BUN |
What does nephrolithotomy imply? |
incision to remove a renal calculus |
Med Term Chap 7
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