Genitourinary self study (big packet)

The term used for a little amount of urine is:

oliguria

In diabetes mellitus, the medical disorder the doctor will most likely find is:

glycosuria

The word part which refers to the kidney is:

nephr/o

Blood is brought to the kidney via the:

renal artery

Term for when glucose is found in abundance in the urine:

glycosuria

Medications used to increase the volume of urine excreted are called:

diuretics

The physiological unit of the kidney is the

nephron

The root word in orchiectomy means:

testis

The structure of the male repro system which is located on the top and side of each testis and connected to the back side of the testis by a fold of serous membrane is:

the epididymis

The function of the epididymis is:

to store sperm and allow it to ripen

Which of the following are responsible for producing the sperm and testosterone?

the testicles

The urethra:

conducts urine and sperm to the outside

The prostate is:

situated beneath the urinary bladder and surrounds the part of the urethra closest to the bladder

The long tubes that unite with the vas and give the appearance of pouches lie lateral to the bladder and contribute nutrients to the semen are:

seminal vesicles

Which gland is located on either side of the membranous portion of the ureter, contributes nutrients to semen, and manufactures alkaline viscid fluid that removes urine residue which might be harmful to sperm, as well as mucous for lubrication?

Cowper's glands

The ureter, blood vessels, lymph vessels, and nerves enter or leave the kidney near the center of the concave border called the:

hilum

Micturition is:

expelling of urine

Anuria means:

absence of urine

The unit of the kidney that forms the dilation resembling a funnel from which the ureters emerge is the:

renal pelvis

The urinary bladder in the male is located:

in front of the rectum, above the prostate gland

The area where the ureters and the urethra enter the bladder is called the:

the trigone area

The structure within the kidney whose function is to filter blood, remove liquid wastes, and collect urine is what?

the glomerulus

The cortex of the kidney is the:

outer layer

The fibrous capsule that surrounds each kidney is called:

Bowman's capsule

The terminal portion of the penis which is slightly enlarged is called the:

the glans penis

The semen is composed of fluid from which glands?

testes, seminal vesicles, epididymis, prostate, and cowper's

The testes lie within the:

the scrotum

Surgical fixation or suspension of a kidney is called:

a nephropexy

The right kidney lies lower than the left kidney because of the space occupied by:

the liver

The ejaculatory ducts are formed by the union of the ducts from the:

vas deferens and seminal vesicles

A ureterolithotomy is:

removal of calculus from the ureter

The ejaculatory duct opens into the:

the prostatic urethra

The structure of the kidney which contains the renal pyramids is the:

the medulla

The ureter is a continuation of:

the renal pelvis

In the male, the terminal portion of the urinary and reproductive tract is the:

the urethra

The testes are enclosed in a serous membrane called the:

the tunica vaginalis

The function of the prostate gland is to:

to secrete a highly alkaline fluid that dilutes testicular secretions

The desire to urinate is due to:

stimulation of pressure receptors in the bladder

The inner lining of the ureter is:

epithelial tissue

The middle layer of the kidney is called the:

the medulla

Which structure lies immediately beneath the renal capsule?

the renal cortex

The ureters begin as cup-like tubes known as:

calyces

Gonads is a term used when referring to the:

the testes

The testicles are found:

in the scrotum

The vas deferens:

conveys the sperm from the epididymis to the seminal vesicles

Suspension of the bladder neck to the posterior surface of the pubis in the female patient for treatment of stress incontinence is called:

Marshall-Marchetti procedure

Opening the bladder for drainage by blind puncture with needles and insertion of a Pezzar or Malacot catheter is:

a cystostomy

Tightness of the foreskin which cannot be drawn back over the glans is called:

phimosis

When a circumcision is performed, which of the following is involved?

the prepuce

The structure which is a continuation of the epididymis is called the:

the vas deferens

One of the main functions of the kidney is to:

excrete urine

When a heminephrectomy is performed, what will the surgeon will remove?

a section of the kidney

Dialysis aids in:

removing metabolic waste products

The surgical removal of the kidney is called:

nephrectomy

Temporary or permanent drainage of the kidney is called a:

a nephrostomy

Removing the prostate through an incision through the prostatic capsule is called:

a retropubic prostatectomy

A vasectomy is the excision of a section of what?

of the vas deferens

Which instrument is used for excising tissue during a TUR?

a resectoscope

An orchiectomy is:

the surgical excision of the testes

When the urinary meatus is located on the underside of the penis or on the perineum, the condition is known as:

hypospadias

An incision into the bladder for the removal of calculi is a:

cystolithotomy

The urinary meatus is incised for the purpose of enlarging it. This is called a:

meatotomy

The patient is having a nephrectomy for the excision of a large kidney tumor which involves the ureter. The incision the surgeon will make is:

a flank incision

A ureterectomy is:

surgical removal of a ureter

A position often used when performing a TUR:

knee-crutch position

Removal of a kidney and the entire ureter that drains it is called a:

a nephroureterectomy

Surgical excision of the tunica vaginalis to remove the fluid filled sac is callled a:

a hydrocelectomy

What is the name of the surgical procedure performed to correct an undescended testicle?

an orchiopexy

An adrenalectomy is done primarily to:

to control hormone secretions in carcinoma of the breast and prostate

the main muscles involved when removing a kidney through a lumbar incision are:

the latissimus dorsi, and internal and external oblique muscles

Division of the ureter from the urinary bladder and reimplantation of the ureter into the bladder at another site is called a:

a ureteroneocystostomy

When removing a kidney through a lumbar approach, the nerves which are identified and retracted are:

the vagus and phrenic nerves

The patient is placed in lithotomy position for a prostatectomy. Which approach would be used?

the perineal approach

Surgery to correct phimosis is:

a circumcision

Surgical incision into the pelvis of the kidney for the purpose of drainage is a:

a pyelostomy

A prostatectomy may be performed for:

benign hypertrophy of the prostate, malignancy of the prostate, or urinary obstruction caused by enlarged prostate

When the kidney is removed using a transthoracic incision, which instruments would not be needed?

rib spreader

doyen raspatory

bakes dilators

finochetto retractor

bakes dilators

The name of the procedure for ligation and partial excision of dilated veins in the scrotum is:

a varicocelectomy

the vas deferens is found encased in which structure in the inguinal area?

the spermatic cord

The operation performed to create a better anatomical relationship between the pelvis of the kidney and the ureter is called a:

pyeloplasty

When a scope is passed via the urethra into the bladder for visual inspection of the bladder, the procedure is a:

cystoscopy

The accessory sex gland in the male is the:

the prostate

When a resectoscope is used for fulgurating the prostate gland in a prostatectomy, which approach is used?

the transurethral approach

When the prostate is removed through a low transverse abdominal incision and the bladder is entered, the approach is:

the suprapubic approach

The glans penis encases:

sensory nerve endings, motor nerve endings, and the urinary meatus

A perineal prostatectomy would be performed in which position?

in high lithotomy position

During a kidney transplant, the recipient kidney is placed:

in the contralateral iliac fossa of the patient so the anterior surface is posterior to the patient

Ureteral transplants must be carried out when:

when the urinary bladder is removed

Adrenal glands rest on top of the:

the kidneys

removal of testis may be performed for:

atrophy or trauma, hormonal control in malignancy, or sterilization purposes

which of the following convey urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder?

the ureters

The suprapubic tube which is commonly used to drain the bladder is called a:

Pezzar catheter

TUR stands for:

transurethral resection

When the ureter is brought through a stab wound in the flank and sewn to the skin, the procedure is called:

a ureterocutaneous transplant

Division of the ureter and reconstruction in continuity with another ureteral segment is called a:

a ureteroureterostomy

Marshall Marchetti, cystectomy, and Y-V plasty are all surgical procedures involving the:

the bladder

The operation site for prostate surgery may be:

suprapubic, retropubic, or perineal

Spermatocelectomy, varicocelectomy, hydrocelectomy, and epididymectomy are surgical procedures that may be done on:

the scrotum

Hypospadias repair is usually:

associated with chordee, accomplished in several stages, and associated with the urethra

Phimosis, circumcision, and prepuce are terms associated with ___ surgical procedures.

penile