Digestive and Urinary Systems Practice Quiz

The suffix -emesis means:

vomiting

The CFs or/o and stomat/o mean:

mouth

A decreased amount of potassium in the blood due to a diuretic drug is known as:

hypokalemia

The suffix -prandial means:

meal

Inflammation of the vermiform appendix is called:

appendicitis

Inflammation of the rectum and anus is called:

proctitis

Blood in the urine is known as:

hematuria

Which of the following words is misspelled?

neproblastoma

The combining form vesic/o- means:

bladder; fluid-filled sac

An excessive amount of urea in the blood because of renal failure is known as:

uremia

Inflammation of the gallbladder is called:

cholecystitis

A kidney stone is also called a/an:

calculus

Loss of appetite is also called:

anorexia

Inflammation of the bile vessels is:

cholangitis

Difficult or painful urination is known as:

dysuria

The presence of stones in the common bile duct is called:

choledocholithiasis

The suffix -orexia means:

appetite

A hernia in which the bladder bulges through a weakness in the muscular wall of the vagina or rectum is known as:

cystocele

The CF cholangi/o means:

bile vessel

The suffix -pepsia means:

digestion

Absence of urine production by the kidney is known as:

anuria

Antiemetics are prescribed to:

control nausea and vomiting

The CF chol/e means:

bile, gall

The medical condition of having kidney stones in the urinary system is known as ________.

nephrolithiasis

A patient with delayed bowel movements has difficulty with:

defecation

A synonym for rectitis is:

proctitis

The combining form glomerul/o- means:

glomerulus

The CF odont/o means:

teeth

The suffix -rrhea means:

discharge, flow

The combining form for lips is:

cheil/o

Glucose in the urine is known as:

glycosuria

A finding of albuminuria means there is ________ in the urine.

protein

One of the combining forms for abdomen is:

celi/o

Involuntary urination during sleep is known as:

enuresis

Another term for bloody vomitus:

hematemesis

Another term for stones:

calculi

A patient with hematemesis has:

blood in the vomit

Suture of the second portion of the small intestine is known as:

jejunorrhaphy

Inflammation of the large intestine is:

colitis

The suffix -tripsy means:

process of crushing

The CF cholecyst/o means:

gallbladder

Hepatomegaly is enlargement of the:

liver

A patient with cholecystitis has ____ disease.

GB

The CFs col/o and colon/o mean:

colon

Difficulty swallowing is:

dysphagia

The prefix peri- means:

around

A urinometer is a/an:

measuring device

The medical term stomatitis means inflammation of

the mouth

Which word means pertaining to the bladder?

cystic

The combining form pyel/o- means:

renal pelvis

The word eupepsia refers to:

normal digestion

The combining form urin/o- means:

urine; urinary system

The prefix dia- means:

through, across

Which abbreviation means pertaining to the stomach and intestine?

GI

Cystoscopy is a procedure to visualize the:

bladder

Which of the following words or phrases is misspelled?

nephrolithisis

The word pyelonephritis can be separated into these types of word parts:

combining form, combining form, and suffix

The CF choledoch/o means:

bile duct

The combining form olig/o- means:

scanty; few

Removal of the pancreas is called:

pancreatectomy

Two combining forms that mean bladder are cyst/o- and:

vesic/o-

Both combining forms ren/o- and nephr/o- mean:

kidney

The combining form (CF) proct/o means:

anus, rectum

The suffix -scope means:

instrument used to examine