MT chapter 6 urinary system

1.kidney

2. ureter

3.urinary bladder

4. urethra

List the major structures of the urinary system, beginning with the organ responsible for filtration.

kidneys

The organs responsible for the removal of the majority of wastes from the body are the _blank​_.

kidney

The main filtration organ in the urinary system is the _blank​_.

calyx

The papillary ducts in the renal medulla lead to a renal _blank​_.

Filter

A porous substance through which a liquid or gas is passed to separate out contained particles is called a....

hilum

The part where nerves and blood vessels leave an organ, in this case the kidney, is termed the _blank​_.

Functions of the kidney

-Synthesize vitamin D

-Filter blood to eliminate waste

-Secrete erythropoietin

-Secrete renin

around

The prefix peri- in the term peritubular means _blank​_.

semi-perm-e-able

Deconstruct the term semipermeable. Enter hyphens

Which of the following is the definition for the central renal pelvis?

Funnel-shaped structure into which the calyces open.

Ureter

Which of the following receives urine formed by the kidney and transports urine to the urinary bladder?

filtr-ation

Deconstruct the word filtration. Enter hyphens in the appropriate blanks.

HIGH-lah

The word hilum means the part where the nerves and blood vessels enter and leave an organ. The plural form of this word, hila, is pronounced _blank​_.

1.5

in the female, the length of the urethra is about _blank​_ inches long.

peri-tubul-ar

Deconstruct the term peritubular. Enter hyphens in the appropriate blanks.

permeable

A membrane that allows all substances to freely pass is termed _blank​_.

posterior

The ureter is about 10 inches long and lies on the what side of the abdominal wall?

External

Which of the following is the outside structure or organ?

filtrate

Once a liquid has been passed through a porous membrane, it is separated by particle size. The substance that has been passed through a porous substance to remove larger particles is called the _blank​_.

Renal cell carcinoma

This type of carcinoma is the most common form of kidney cancer and occurs twice as often in men as in women.

carry urine outside the body

The function of the urethra is to _blank​_.

Pelvis

From Latin meaning "basin," this term refers to a cup-shaped cavity.

kidney tumor

A Wilms tumor is a type of nephroblastoma, which is a tumor in the

nephrotic syndrome

A glomerular disease with marked loss of protein, detectable in the urine, is termed _blank​_.

half

The prefix semi- in the term semipermeable means _blank​_.

pyelitis

Inflammation of the renal pelvis is termed _blank​_.

carcinoma

A cancerous malignant and invasive epithelial tumor is called a

intermittent

Alternately ceasing and beginning again is called

The are usually asymptomatic.

They are a type of benign tumor.

Which of the following are true of renal adenoma?

Glomerulonephritis

What is an infection of the glomeruli of the kidney?

malignant

Nephroblastoma is a kidney tumor that is _blank​_.

space

The root stit in the term interstitial means _blank​_.

Interstitual nephritis

Inflammation of the spaces between the renal tubules

Pyelonephritis

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Infection of the renal pelvis

It can begin in the bladder as a UTI.

It has a high mortality rate in the elderly.

It is treated with aggressive antibiotic therapy.

Which of the following are true of pyelonephritis?

adenoma

A benign tumor that originates from glandular tissue is a _blank​_.

nephr

Which of the following roots/combining forms mean kidney?

nitrogen

The root azot- in the term azotemia means _blank​_.

interstitial

The correct term for the spaces between cells in the kidney is _blank​_.

GLIE-koh-SYU-ree-ah

What is the correct pronunciation of glycosuria?

hemat-ur-ia

Deconstruct the term hematuria. Enter hyphens in the appropriate blanks.

pyelitis

Inflammation of the renal pelvis is termed _blank​_.

Polycystic

Which of the following means is composed of many cysts?

aden-oma

Deconstruct the term adenoma.

ur-emia

Deconstruct the term uremia.

azot-emia

Deconstruct the term azotemia.

nephrolithiasis

The correct medical term for the presence of a kidney stone is _blank​_.

glycosuria

The medical term for presence of glucose in the urine is...

UTI

The acronym for a urinary tract infection is

hematuria

Blood in the urine is termed _blank​_.

Specific gravity

Which of the following measures how to dilute or concentrated the urine is?

polyuria

The term for excessive production of urine is

percutaneous

The term for pertaining through the skin is

uremia

A condition caused by excess urea and other nitrogenous wastes in the blood is called _blank​_.

calculi or calculus

The professional medical term for kidney/ureteral stones is renal

urinary

A urinary tract infection occurs when bacteria invade and multiply in the _blank​_ tract.

cranberry juice

The most effective way to treat a UTI is with the appropriate antibiotic after the microorganism is identified through a urine culture and sensitivity test. An adjunct therapy to treat a UTI is for the patient to drink _blank​_.

protime

A routine urinalysis does NOT include testing for _blank​_.

nephroscope

An endoscope to view the inside of the kidney is called

Retrovirus

Which of the following are a virus with RNA core genetic material?

blood condition

The suffix -emia means _blank​_.

Dysfunction

The term for difficulty in performing is called

Hypokalemia

deficient level of potassium in the blood

Urine culture

Urine dipstick

Chemical urinalysis

Which of the following are procedures to assist in diagnosing urinary tract infections?

BPH

The abbreviation of the medical term benign prostatic hyperplasia is

antiretroviral

An agent that inhibits or kills any virus of the family is called

Diuretic

Which of the following is an agent that increases urine output?

Genitalia

Which of the following is the external and internal organs of reproduction?

Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis

Which of the following is the definition for the abbreviation CAPD?