MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY

THE URINARY SYSTEM MATCHING EXERCISES KEY

ANATOMICAL TERMS

1. urethral meatus f. opening in urethra to outside of body 2. creatinine d. waste product of muscle metabolism excreted in urine 3. ureter e. tube carrying urine from kidney to bladder 4. urethra i. canal carrying urine to outside of body 5. nephron c. microscopic functional unit capable of forming urine 6. hilum j. indented opening in kidney for incoming and exiting vessels 7. renal cortex a. outer part of kidney 8. urea h. waste product from liver excreted in urine 9. renal medulla b. inner part of kidney 10. calyces g. system of ducts carrying urine from nephrons to renal pelvis

1. principal organs of urinary system g. kidneys 2. microscopic ball of capillaries at top of j. glomerulus nephron 3. basin-like portion of ureter within kidney h renal pelvis 4. outer part of kidney i. renal cortex 5. pale yellow liquid waste (95% water) a. urine 6. strong fibrous tissue holding kidneys in place b. renal fascia 7. inner part of kidney d. renal medulla 8. vessel carrying blood to c. afferent arteriole glomerulus 9. stem portion of nephron e. renal tubule 10. vessel carrying blood from glomerulus f. efferent arteriole

SYMPTOMATIC AND DIAGNOSTIC TERMS

1. hematuria e. blood in urine 2. pyelonephrosis d. abnormal condition of renal pelvis 3. ureterolithiasis c. development of a calculus in urinary kidney to bladder tube 4. urethrodynia f. pain in canal carrying urine to outside of body 5. polydipsia b. excessive thirst 6. glycosuria a. sugar in urine

1. pain in bladder g. cystalgia MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY

2. distension of urinary kidney to b. ureterectasis bladder tube 3. abnormal discharge from urinary j. urethrorrhea tube 4.formation of pus in kidney h. nephropyosis 5. urinary incontinence c. enuresis 6. obstruction of outflow of urine from kidney i. hydronephrosis 7. non-urination d. anuresis 8. abnormal softening of kidney a. nephromalacia 9. hernia of the bladder e. cystocele 10. excess of urea and nitrogenous waste in f. azotemia blood

OPERATIVE AND THERAPEUTIC TERMS

1. renal angiogram f. x-ray of kidney's artery 2. cystourethrogram e. x-ray of bladder and urethra 3. pyeloplasty h. surgical repair of renal pelvis 4. urostomy g. creation of artificial passage for urine to exit body 5. diuretic i. drug that increases urination 6. hemodialysis b. removing blood impurities by artificial kidney machine 7. ESWL a. ultrasound from outside the body to disintegrate urinary stones 8. cystoscope c. instrument for examining the bladder 9. renal Bx d. removal of kidney tissue for pathological exam