MEDS 201 Chapter 12 - Uro/genital System

The process of forming urine begins in the:

glomeruli

The tubes that carry urine from the kidneys to the bladder are the:

ureters

The muscular, hollow organ that temporarily holds the urine is the:

bladder

The organ whose functions are the remove waste products from the blood and aid in maintaining water and acid base balance in the body is the:

kidney

The root word nephr/o- in its combining form means:

kidney

What is the increase in the size and development of the tissues in the prostate referred to as?

prostatic hyperplasia

The male secretory structures that produce a fluid necessary for adequate sperm motility after ejaculation are called the:

seminal vesicles and prostate gland

The suffix means drooping, sagging, or prolapsed is:

-ptosis

Ureteroscopy is most often used:

where ureteral stones are suspected

Aborior in Latin literally means:

a miscarriage

The diagnostic term that means “state of undescended testes” is:

cryptorchidism

The diagnostic term for a congenital defect in which the urinary meatus is located on the upper surface of the penis is:

epispadias

The surgical term lithotripsy means:

crushing of a stone

The diagnostic term hydro/cele in males literally means:

water-like fluid build-up in the scrotal sac

The term that means twisted or enlarged and distoreted spermatic cord veins is:

varicocele

The diagnostic term “cystoscopy” literally means:

procedure to view and examine the bladder

The diagnostic term “stag horn calculus” refers to:

kidney stone in deer antler shape

The diagnostic term “incontinence” literally means ___________ and is seen with a lack of bladder or rectal control.

not contained

The surgical term that actually means male sterilization is:

vasectomy

The diagnostic term placenta previa actually indicates:

low implantation

What is the twisting of blood vessels that supply blood to the male gonad?

testicular torsion

The term mastectomy literally means:

the process of cutting out the breast

Orchitis literally means:

an inflammation of the testes

Phimosis literally means:

a condition of being muzzled

The medical term py/uria means:

pus in the urine

The medical term hemat/uria means:

blood in the urine

The diagnostic term that means painful menstrual discharge is:

dys/men/o/rrhea

The diagnostic term abruptio placentae actually indicates:

placental miscarriage

After conception, the developing cells are referred to as a(n) ___________, meaning yolk.

zygote

What is abnormal dispersion of endometrial-like lining throughout the abdominal pelvic area?

Peritoneal endometriosis

What does mictur/ition mean?

process of urinating or voiding urine

The diagnostic term hydro/nephr/o/sis actually means:

condition of water backing up into kidney

The diagnostic term for an infection which normally ascends from the vagina, cervix, uterus, oviducts, and broad ligament and may be accompanied by a mucopurulent discharge is:

pelvic inflammatory disease

The surgical term that means excision of the uterus is:

hyster/ectomy

The term “gestation” literally means:

the process of bearing or separating

An unborn child from approximately the third month of pregnancy to birth is referred to as a/an:

fetus

The term gravida usually means ___________, but literally means ___________.

pregnant and heavy

The term multi/cyesis literally means:

many or multiple/pregnancy

Cervic/itis literally means:

neck/inflamed

The combining forms that mean “milk” are:

lact/o- and galact/o-

Parturition literally means:

the process or the desire to bring forth

The combining form fet/o- actually means:

young

The diagnostic term that means pregnancy occurring outside the uterus is:

ectopic

When the oviducts are inflamed it is referred to as:

salpingitis

The procedural term for the incision into the perineum at the end of the 2nd stage of labor to avoid tearing is ___________

Episi/o/tom/y

OV, OVAR, OVA, OVARIO, and OOPHORO all refer to:

Ovaries

Parturition in which the feet, arms, or buttock emerge first is called:

breech birth

___________ is a puncture through the abdominal wall into the uterus to remove amniotic fluid.

amniocentesis

A “footed cell” may also be referred to as a:

podocyte

What term is used to describe the blood vessels which take blood away from the Bowman’s capsule in the kidney?

efferent

Concentration of urine occurs in the renal “medullary” zone. Based on its name, where is the medullary zone located in the kidney?

inner marrow-like pyramids

A terat/oma is:

kinds of tissue not normally found in the location of the tumor

A human has ___________ pair of chromosomes.

23

Which of the following refers to a procedure which literally means “canal/viewing/procedure?”

ureteroscopy

The condition of epispadias results in:

a defect in the top of the urethra

The accumulaton of serous fluid in a sac-like cavity results in a condition whose literal meaning is:

water/protrusion

Fibromas are:

connective tissue tumors

The muscular wall of the uterus is called the:

myometrium

The vagina leads from the labia to a structure whose name literally means “neck.” The structure is called the:

cervix

Circum/cis/ion literally means:

around/to cut/procedure

During parturition, a patient may present with “dystocia.” Dystocia literally means:

difficult/birth

During parturition, an “episiotomy” prevents lacerations. Episiotomy literally means:

pelvic floor/to cut/procedure

The vagina is lined with ___________ and secretes a glycogenous substance.

a membranous mucosa

A patient with “colpoptosis” is expected to display protrusion of the:

vagina

Your patient is being treated with antibiotics for “mastitis.” What is their infection?

breast