IPHY 2400 Final Exam Questions with
Guaranteed Pass Solutions 2025-2026
Updated.
Urology - Answer the medical specialty that studies the anatomy and physiology of the
urinary system
ur/o - Answer urinary system; urine
-logy - Answer study of
Urinary (Genitourinary) System - Answer the function of the urinary system is to remove
waste products of cellular metabolism from the blood by producing, transporting, storing, and
excreting urine.
ureter - Answer a 12 inch tube that connects the kidney to the urinary bladder.
urethra - Answer drains the bladder
Glomerulonephritis - Answer An infection and inflammation of the glomeruli of the kidney.
This disease occurs when there is a complication of acute viral or streptococcal infection when
antibody complexes clog the pores of capillaries
glomerulus/o- - Answer glomerulus
nephr/o - Answer kidney
-itis - Answer infection or inflammation of
hydronephrosis - Answer condition which urine distends the renal pelvis and calices or
ureter. This occurs when a there is a block in the flow of urine.
Nephrolithiasis - Answer Formation of kidney stone in the urinary system. Causes severe
pain due to stone rubbing on the inside of the muscle.
lith/o- - Answer stone
,-iasis - Answer process or state
nephropathy - Answer any disease of the kidney
nephroptosis - Answer abnormally low position of a kidney
-ptosis - Answer state of dropping
polycystic kidney disease - Answer hereditary disease characterized by cysts in the kidney.
Growth of cysts can destroy the phonos and cause kidney failure
pyelonephritis - Answer infection and inflammation of the renal pelvis of the kidney; caused
by bacteria that travel upward from the bladder.
pyel/o- - Answer renal pelvis
renal cell cancer - Answer a cancerous tumor that starts in the epithelial cells in the tubules
of the nephron
renal failure - Answer disease where urine production decreases and at times may even stop
acute kidney injury (AKI) - Answer occurs suddenly and is usually caused by blood loss or an
infection. A type of renal failure
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) - Answer occurs gradually, with renal insufficiency progressing
to renal failure.
Uremia - Answer Condition in which there is excessive buildup of urea in the blood due to
renal failure.
Urinary tract infection (UTI) - Answer Bacterial infection somewhere in the urinary tract;
typically involves E. coli that have traveled from the rectum into the urethra
cyst/o - Answer bladder. more commonly used when talking about a bladder disease
vesic/o- - Answer bladder
,vesical NOT vesicle - Answer bladder
bladder cancer - Answer presence of tumor in the epithelial cells of the bladder
cystitis - Answer infection of bladder due to bacterial infection
cystocele - Answer hernia in which the bladder bulges through a weakness in the muscular
wall of the vagina or rectum, causing retention of urine inside the hernia
-cele - Answer hernia
neurogenic bladder - Answer condition where nerves to the bladder are not working
correctly, causing urinary retention
neur/o- - Answer nerve
gen/o- - Answer arising from
overactive bladder - Answer condition which the bladder had too many involuntary
contractions, resulting in urge incontinence
urinary retention - Answer inability to empty bladder
vesicovaginal fistula - Answer abnormal passageway connecting the bladder to the vagina.
Leaking from vagina
vagin/o- - Answer vagina
internal urethral sphincter - Answer under the involuntary control
external urethral sphincter - Answer is under voluntary control. Ability to hold a piss
incontinence - Answer inability to voluntarily hold urine
stress urinary incontinence(SUI) - Answer is caused by weak pelvic floor muscles
, in- - Answer not
continue/o- - Answer hold together
-ence - Answer state
urethritis - Answer infection or inflammation of the urethra
albuminuria - Answer presence of album in the urine; also called proteinuria
anuria - Answer complete absence of the urine production
an- - Answer without
bacteriuria - Answer presence of bacteria in the urine
dysuria - Answer difficult of painful urination
dys/o- - Answer abnormal, difficult, painful
enuresis - Answer involuntary release of urine
enur/o- - Answer urinate
frequency - Answer urinating often, usually in small amount
glycosuria - Answer presence of glucose in the urine; associated with uncontrolled diabetes
mellitus
glycol/o - Answer glucose
hematuria - Answer blood in the urine; may be gross/frank or microscopic
hesitancy - Answer inability to initiate a normal stream of urine, with dribbling and a
decrease in the width of the urinary stream
Guaranteed Pass Solutions 2025-2026
Updated.
Urology - Answer the medical specialty that studies the anatomy and physiology of the
urinary system
ur/o - Answer urinary system; urine
-logy - Answer study of
Urinary (Genitourinary) System - Answer the function of the urinary system is to remove
waste products of cellular metabolism from the blood by producing, transporting, storing, and
excreting urine.
ureter - Answer a 12 inch tube that connects the kidney to the urinary bladder.
urethra - Answer drains the bladder
Glomerulonephritis - Answer An infection and inflammation of the glomeruli of the kidney.
This disease occurs when there is a complication of acute viral or streptococcal infection when
antibody complexes clog the pores of capillaries
glomerulus/o- - Answer glomerulus
nephr/o - Answer kidney
-itis - Answer infection or inflammation of
hydronephrosis - Answer condition which urine distends the renal pelvis and calices or
ureter. This occurs when a there is a block in the flow of urine.
Nephrolithiasis - Answer Formation of kidney stone in the urinary system. Causes severe
pain due to stone rubbing on the inside of the muscle.
lith/o- - Answer stone
,-iasis - Answer process or state
nephropathy - Answer any disease of the kidney
nephroptosis - Answer abnormally low position of a kidney
-ptosis - Answer state of dropping
polycystic kidney disease - Answer hereditary disease characterized by cysts in the kidney.
Growth of cysts can destroy the phonos and cause kidney failure
pyelonephritis - Answer infection and inflammation of the renal pelvis of the kidney; caused
by bacteria that travel upward from the bladder.
pyel/o- - Answer renal pelvis
renal cell cancer - Answer a cancerous tumor that starts in the epithelial cells in the tubules
of the nephron
renal failure - Answer disease where urine production decreases and at times may even stop
acute kidney injury (AKI) - Answer occurs suddenly and is usually caused by blood loss or an
infection. A type of renal failure
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) - Answer occurs gradually, with renal insufficiency progressing
to renal failure.
Uremia - Answer Condition in which there is excessive buildup of urea in the blood due to
renal failure.
Urinary tract infection (UTI) - Answer Bacterial infection somewhere in the urinary tract;
typically involves E. coli that have traveled from the rectum into the urethra
cyst/o - Answer bladder. more commonly used when talking about a bladder disease
vesic/o- - Answer bladder
,vesical NOT vesicle - Answer bladder
bladder cancer - Answer presence of tumor in the epithelial cells of the bladder
cystitis - Answer infection of bladder due to bacterial infection
cystocele - Answer hernia in which the bladder bulges through a weakness in the muscular
wall of the vagina or rectum, causing retention of urine inside the hernia
-cele - Answer hernia
neurogenic bladder - Answer condition where nerves to the bladder are not working
correctly, causing urinary retention
neur/o- - Answer nerve
gen/o- - Answer arising from
overactive bladder - Answer condition which the bladder had too many involuntary
contractions, resulting in urge incontinence
urinary retention - Answer inability to empty bladder
vesicovaginal fistula - Answer abnormal passageway connecting the bladder to the vagina.
Leaking from vagina
vagin/o- - Answer vagina
internal urethral sphincter - Answer under the involuntary control
external urethral sphincter - Answer is under voluntary control. Ability to hold a piss
incontinence - Answer inability to voluntarily hold urine
stress urinary incontinence(SUI) - Answer is caused by weak pelvic floor muscles
, in- - Answer not
continue/o- - Answer hold together
-ence - Answer state
urethritis - Answer infection or inflammation of the urethra
albuminuria - Answer presence of album in the urine; also called proteinuria
anuria - Answer complete absence of the urine production
an- - Answer without
bacteriuria - Answer presence of bacteria in the urine
dysuria - Answer difficult of painful urination
dys/o- - Answer abnormal, difficult, painful
enuresis - Answer involuntary release of urine
enur/o- - Answer urinate
frequency - Answer urinating often, usually in small amount
glycosuria - Answer presence of glucose in the urine; associated with uncontrolled diabetes
mellitus
glycol/o - Answer glucose
hematuria - Answer blood in the urine; may be gross/frank or microscopic
hesitancy - Answer inability to initiate a normal stream of urine, with dribbling and a
decrease in the width of the urinary stream
