IPHY 2400 Med Term Exam 4
Questions All Answered.
Urology - Answer study of the urinary system
Function of the unitary system - Answer - remove waste products or cellular metabolism
from the blood by producing, transporting, storing and extracting urine
where are the kidneys located - Answer retroperitoneal space
a small area behind the peritoneum
retro- - Answer backward, back or behind
whats an ureter - Answer 12-inch tube connects the renal pelvis of kidney to bladder
carrying urine from kidney to bladder
glomerulonephritis - Answer infection + inflammation of the glomeruli of kidney
due to complication of acute viral or streptococcal infection when antigen-antibody complexes
clog the pores of capillaries in the glomeruli.
glomerul/o- - Answer glomerulus
What is the glomerulus (glomerui) - Answer network of capillaries located at the beginning
of a nephron in the kidney
-itis - Answer infection or inflammation of
hydronephrosis - Answer urine distends the renal pelvis and calices or ureter
occurs when blood clot, infection or kidney stone blocks flow of urine
nephrolithiasis - Answer Formation of a kidney stone (calculus) in the urinary system;
scraping of the stone against the mucosa of the ureter and bladder causes muscle spasm (renal
colic), severe pain, nausea, vomiting, and/or hematuria.
nephr/o- - Answer kidney; nephron
,lith/o- - Answer stone
-iasis - Answer process or state
nephropathy - Answer general term for any kidney disease
nephroptosis - Answer abnormally low position of kidney
-ptosis - Answer state of drooping; state of falling
polycystic kidney disease - Answer hereditary disease characterized by cysts in the kidney
that eventually destroy the nephrons, causing kidney failure
pyelonephritis - Answer infection and inflammation of the renal pelvis of the kidney
caused by bacteria that travel upward from the bladder
renal cell cancer - Answer cancerous tumor that begins in the epithelial cells in the tubes of
the nephron
renal failure - Answer urine production decreases and may even stop
Acute kidney injury - Answer AKI occurs suddenly usually due to trama, blood loss, or
overwhelming infection
Chronic kidney disease - Answer CKD occurs gradually, with renal insufficiency progressing to
renal failure
uremia - Answer excessive build up of urea in the blood due to renal failure
urinary tract infection - Answer UTI bacterial infection somewhere in the urinary tract
usually involves E.coli that has traveled from the rectum into the urethra
dome or fundus - Answer top of bladder
interior of bladder is lined with ___ which colapse into folds called ___ when the bladder is
empty - Answer mucosa. rugae
, internal urethral sphincter - Answer under involuntary control
external urethra sphincter - Answer under voluntary control
What are the two combining forms that mean bladder - Answer cyst/o (commonly used
when talking abt diseases of the bladder, vesic/o
bladder cancer - Answer cancerous tumor (carcinoma) in epithelial cells of bladder
cystitis - Answer infection of inflammation of the bladder
cystocele - Answer hernia of the bladder
-cele - Answer hernia, swelling
incontinence - Answer inability to control bladder
neurogenic bladder - Answer nerves of bladder are not working properly = urinary retention
b/c bladder does not contract
overactive bladder - Answer bladder has too many involuntary contractions = urgency +
frequency to pee
urinary retention - Answer inability to empty the bladder
vesicovaginal fistula - Answer abnormal passage way connecting the bladder to the vagina. =
leaks through vagina
urethra - Answer in males, apart of the urinary system and the genital system, tube carries
urine from the bladder to the outside of the body
in females, just apart of the urinary system
urethritis - Answer infection or inflammation of the urethra
albuminuria - Answer presence of albumin (blood) in the urine also called proteinuria
Questions All Answered.
Urology - Answer study of the urinary system
Function of the unitary system - Answer - remove waste products or cellular metabolism
from the blood by producing, transporting, storing and extracting urine
where are the kidneys located - Answer retroperitoneal space
a small area behind the peritoneum
retro- - Answer backward, back or behind
whats an ureter - Answer 12-inch tube connects the renal pelvis of kidney to bladder
carrying urine from kidney to bladder
glomerulonephritis - Answer infection + inflammation of the glomeruli of kidney
due to complication of acute viral or streptococcal infection when antigen-antibody complexes
clog the pores of capillaries in the glomeruli.
glomerul/o- - Answer glomerulus
What is the glomerulus (glomerui) - Answer network of capillaries located at the beginning
of a nephron in the kidney
-itis - Answer infection or inflammation of
hydronephrosis - Answer urine distends the renal pelvis and calices or ureter
occurs when blood clot, infection or kidney stone blocks flow of urine
nephrolithiasis - Answer Formation of a kidney stone (calculus) in the urinary system;
scraping of the stone against the mucosa of the ureter and bladder causes muscle spasm (renal
colic), severe pain, nausea, vomiting, and/or hematuria.
nephr/o- - Answer kidney; nephron
,lith/o- - Answer stone
-iasis - Answer process or state
nephropathy - Answer general term for any kidney disease
nephroptosis - Answer abnormally low position of kidney
-ptosis - Answer state of drooping; state of falling
polycystic kidney disease - Answer hereditary disease characterized by cysts in the kidney
that eventually destroy the nephrons, causing kidney failure
pyelonephritis - Answer infection and inflammation of the renal pelvis of the kidney
caused by bacteria that travel upward from the bladder
renal cell cancer - Answer cancerous tumor that begins in the epithelial cells in the tubes of
the nephron
renal failure - Answer urine production decreases and may even stop
Acute kidney injury - Answer AKI occurs suddenly usually due to trama, blood loss, or
overwhelming infection
Chronic kidney disease - Answer CKD occurs gradually, with renal insufficiency progressing to
renal failure
uremia - Answer excessive build up of urea in the blood due to renal failure
urinary tract infection - Answer UTI bacterial infection somewhere in the urinary tract
usually involves E.coli that has traveled from the rectum into the urethra
dome or fundus - Answer top of bladder
interior of bladder is lined with ___ which colapse into folds called ___ when the bladder is
empty - Answer mucosa. rugae
, internal urethral sphincter - Answer under involuntary control
external urethra sphincter - Answer under voluntary control
What are the two combining forms that mean bladder - Answer cyst/o (commonly used
when talking abt diseases of the bladder, vesic/o
bladder cancer - Answer cancerous tumor (carcinoma) in epithelial cells of bladder
cystitis - Answer infection of inflammation of the bladder
cystocele - Answer hernia of the bladder
-cele - Answer hernia, swelling
incontinence - Answer inability to control bladder
neurogenic bladder - Answer nerves of bladder are not working properly = urinary retention
b/c bladder does not contract
overactive bladder - Answer bladder has too many involuntary contractions = urgency +
frequency to pee
urinary retention - Answer inability to empty the bladder
vesicovaginal fistula - Answer abnormal passage way connecting the bladder to the vagina. =
leaks through vagina
urethra - Answer in males, apart of the urinary system and the genital system, tube carries
urine from the bladder to the outside of the body
in females, just apart of the urinary system
urethritis - Answer infection or inflammation of the urethra
albuminuria - Answer presence of albumin (blood) in the urine also called proteinuria
