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The visual examination of the bladder for evidence of pathology, to obtain biopsies, and to remove pathological tissue is called:a. cystoscopy.b. cystopexy.c. cystotomy.d. vesicocele.e. vesicostomy.
An inherited disease in which sacs of fluid develop in the kidney is called:a. Wilms tumor.b. nephroma.c. nephroblastosis.d. polycystic kidney.e. nephrocele.
Excessive or frequent urination after going to bed is called:a. polyuria.b. hyperuria.c. enuresis.d. nocturia.e. dysuria.
The two most common causes of end-stage renal disease include diabetes and:a. arteriosclerosis.b. hypertension.c. ischemia.d. necrosis.e. nephroptosis.
Another term for enuresis is:a. dysuria.b. anuria.c. incontinence.d. aspermia.e. azotemia.
Wilms tumor is a:a. malignant tumor of the kidney, usually occurring in children.b. malignant tumor of the prostate gland associated with the aging process.c. nonmalignant tumor resulting from kidney stones.d. nonmalignant tumor present at birth.e. malignant tumor of the bladder.
Which hormone is produced by the kidneys?a. Vasopressinb. Antidiuretic hormonec. Erythropoietind. Calcitonine. Androgen
The condition in which excess amounts of urea, creatinine, and uric acid build up in the blood is called:a. anuria.b. azotemia.c. hyperkalemia.d. hypernatremia.e. bilirubinemia.
The CF olig/o means:a. odor.b. oily.c. excessive.d. foreign.e. scanty.
Waste products are transported to kidneys via the:a. renal artery.b. renal vein.c. collecting tubule.d. renal pelvis.e. ureter.
Which of the following pairs of words and definitions is mismatched?a. Oliguria—decrease in urine volumeb. Diuresis—painful urinationc. Polyuria—increase in urine flowd. Anuria—complete absence of urine flowe. Hematuria—blood in the urine
The suffix -genesis means:a. forming, producing, origin.b. generate.c. genital.d. glomerulus.e. stricture.
The suffix -uria means:a. urea.b. ureter.c. structure.d. urine.e. stricture.
The loss of large amounts of plasma protein in urine, causing systemic edema, is called:a. pyelonephritis.b. hydronephrosis.c. nephrohydrosis.d. nephrotic syndrome.e. nephropyosis.
Which term means blood in the urine?a. Hyperuricemiab. Hematuriac. Uremiad. Diuresise. Hemoptysis
The CF ren/o means:a. bladder.b. kidney.c. nephron.d. urethra.e. meatus.
The CF lith/o means:a. lip.b. stone, calculus.c. kidney.d. good, normal.e. renal pelvis.
The area at the base of the bladder delineated by the urethra and the ureters is called the:a. renal pelvis.b. renal cortex.c. trigone.d. renal medulla.e. Bowman capsule.
Solidified protein fragments, shaped like the tubules in which they form, are called:a. uroliths.b. concretions.c. casts.d. nephroliths.e. tubules.
In a frontal section of the kidney, the outer layer is the:a. hilum.b. cortex.c. medulla.d. trigone.e. meatus.