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Urinary System Anatomy

1. After diagnosis of renal cell carcinoma (made by renal biopsy), Dr. Davis advised Donna that ------------------ would be necessary.

2. Ever since Bill’s condition of gout was diagnosed, he has been warned that uric acid crystals could accumulate in his blood and tissues, leading to -----------------

3. The voiding cystourethrogram demonstrated blockage of urine flow from Jim’s bladder and ------------------

4. Narrowed arterioles in the kidney increase blood pressure, so ----------- is often associated with hypertension.

5. Eight-year-old Willy continually wet his bed at night while sleeping. His pediatrician instructed his mother to limit Willy’s intake of fluids in the evening to discourage his ----------

6. David’s chronic type I diabetes eventually resulted in --------------- which led to renal failure.

7. After Sue’s bilateral renal failure, her doctor advised dialysis and possible ------------------

8. When Maria’s left kidney stopped functioning her contralateral kidney overdeveloped or ----------------------- to meet the increased workload.

9. A popular diet program recommends eating foods high in fats and protein. People on this diet check their urine for the presence of ---------------

10. Andrea’s urinalysis revealed proteinuria, and her ankles began to swell, demonstrating pitting, a condition known as ---------. Her --------- diagnosed Andrea’s condition as ---------------- and recommended drugs to heal leaky glomeruli and diuretics to reduce swelling.

11. X-ray pictures of the urinary bladder and urethra are taken while the patient urinates.

12. Crushing of stones

13. Surgical incision into the kidney to remove a stone -----------------

14. KUB stands for

15. ESRD stands for

16. Hormone made by the kidney increases blood pressure

17. Trigone is

18. Narrowed area in a tube

19. This endoscopic procedure is used to examine the interior of the urinary bladder

20. Surgical formation of an opening from the bladder to the outside of the body

21. Destruction of tissue by freezing

22. TURP stands for

23. Combining form means few:

24. Combining form means hidden:

25. Suffix means beginning:

26. Prefix means within:

27. Combining form meaning male:

28. What is the condition in which testes do not descend?

29. The outer covering of kidney:

30. Which is not a division of kidneys?

31. The inner portion of kidneys:

32. The smooth area inside bladder:

33. The narrow tube connecting kidney and bladder:

34. Which of the following is NOT a surface of urinary bladder?

35. Combining form that means stone:

36. Term meaning painful urination:

37. Combining form meaning scanty:

38. Term that describes renal failure that is acute:

39. Where is urine formed?

40. Urine is expelled from the body through the:

41. Which organ is not considered part of the urinary system?

42. ------------------- acts as a funnel for urine flowing to the ureter.

43. The portion of the urethra passing through the prostate is known as -----------------

44. Match the terms
-cele
herniation or prolapse

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renal pelvis

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calcification / stone

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fixation or suspension

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bladder

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- pexy
herniation or prolapse

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renal pelvis

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calcification / stone

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fixation or suspension

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bladder

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pyelo
herniation or prolapse

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renal pelvis

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calcification / stone

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fixation or suspension

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bladder

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cysto / vesico
herniation or prolapse

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renal pelvis

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calcification / stone

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fixation or suspension

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bladder

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litho
herniation or prolapse

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renal pelvis

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calcification / stone

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fixation or suspension

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bladder

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45. The structural and functional unit of kidney

46. If urine is not properly emptied and it is stagnant in the kidneys, it can lead to a condition called -----------------

47. What is Cowper's gland?

48. The base of the bladder is referred as

49. The head of nephron made of a ball of capillaries is referred as

50. The proximal opening of the urethra is called --------------------