A pyelotomy is the surgical replacement of a kidney.

T/F

False

Norman Smith was born with the opening of the urethra on the upper surface of the penis. This is known as ______.

epispadias

Clue: a stone located anywhere along the ureter:

URETER/O -LITH

A ureterolith is a stone located anywhere along the ureter (URETER/O means ureter, and -LITH means stone).

Roberta Gridley is scheduled for surgical repair of the walls of her urethra. This procedure is a/an ______.

urethroplasty

A specialist in diagnosing and treating diseases and disorders of the kidneys is a/an ______.

nephrologist

Ureterectasis is the abnormal narrowing of a ureter.

T/F

False

Ureterectasis is the distention of a ureter.

See Pathology of the Urinary System

Clue: the absence of urine formation by the kidneys:

AN- -URIA

Anuria is the absence of urine formation by the kidneys (AN- means without, and -URIA means relating to urine).

Clue: the visual examination of the urinary bladder:

CYST/O -SCOPY

Cystoscopy is the visual examination of the urinary bladder (CYST/O means bladder, and -SCOPY means visual examination).

Ablation is a treatment that involves the removal of a body part or the destruction of its function.

T/F

True

The presence of abnormally low concentrations of protein in the blood is known as ______.

hypoproteinemia

An indwelling catheter is one that remains inside the body for a prolonged time.

T/F

True

Acute renal failure has sudden onset and is characterized by ______. This condition can be caused by many factors, including a sudden drop in blood volume or blood pressure due to injury orsurgery.

uremia

Doris Volk has a chronic bladder condition involving inflammation within the wall of the bladder. This is known as ______ ______.

interstitial cystitis

What occurs when the muscles in the wall of the bladder contract involuntarily?

overactive bladder

A cystectomy is an incision into the urinary bladder.

T/F

False

A cystectomy is the surgical removal of all or part of the urinary bladder.

See Treatment Procedures of the Urinary System

Glomerulonephritis is an inflammation of the bladder.

T/F

False

Glomerulonephritis is an inflammation of the kidney involving primarily the glomeruli.

See Additional Kidney Conditions

The term meaning the distention of the ureter is _______.

ureterectasis

Which condition is also known as uremic poisoning?

uremia

The term ______ _______ means urinary incontinence during sleep. It is also known as bed-wetting.

nocturnal enuresis

Mr. Baldridge suffers from excessive urination during the night. The medical term for this is _______.

nocturia

John Danielson has an enlarged prostate gland. This caused narrowing of the urethra, which is known as ______.

urethrostenosis

Rosita LaPinta inherited ______ kidney disease. These cysts slowly reduce the kidney function, and this eventually leads to kidney failure.

polycystic

Henry Wong's kidneys failed. He is being treated with ______ _______, which involves the removal of waste from his blood through a fluid exchange in the abdominal cavity.

peritoneal dialysis

Dysuria is difficult or painful urination.

T/F

True

Which term means suppuration of the kidney?

nephropyosis