Ch. 10 Urology review

Ch. 10 Urology review

Multiple Choice

1. The meatus of the urethra is a/an ________.

• muscle

• gland

• opening

• sphincter

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2. What is the indentation where the renal artery enters and the renal vein and ureter exit the kidney?

• distal tubule

• urethra

• hilum

• glomerulus

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3. What tube connects the bladder to the outside of the body?

• ureter

• convoluted tubule

• urethra

• vesical

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4. The tip of each section of medulla tissue connects to a ________.

• cortex

• glomerulus

• distal convoluted tubule

• minor calyx

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5. Both combining forms ren/o- and nephr/o- mean ________.

• kidney

• bladder

• urine

• nephron

Urine Production in the Nephron

• Filtration-wastes and nutrients are removed from the blood in the glomerulus

• Reabsorption-most water and nutrients are removed at the proximal tubule to go back into the blood; continues into the nephron loop and proximal tubule

• Secretion-distal tubules from many nephrons empty into a collecting duct, where secretion occurs (creatinine, metabolized drugs, etc., move out of the blood and into the duct-> urine

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6. In addition to creating and excreting urine to rid the body of wastes, the kidney also influences ________.

• white blood cell production

• blood pressure

• the rate of digestion

• bile production

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7. Which is the correct order for the process of producing urine?

• filtration, collection of filtrate, reabsorption, secretion, excretion of urine

• collection of filtrate, secretion, filtration, reabsorption, excretion of urine

• secretion, reabsorption, filtration, collection of filtrate, excretion of urine

• excretion of urine, filtration, collection of filtrate, reabsorption, secretion

Selected Diseases, Procedures, and Drugs for the kidneys

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8. The inability to voluntarily retain urine is ________.

• incontinence

• hesitancy

• micturition

• retention

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9. Drugs that decrease the contractions of smooth muscle are helpful in treating ________.

• overactive bladder

• polycystic kidney disease

• cystocele

• interstitial cystitis

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10. The condition ________ may be found in a patient with diabetes who metabolizes fats instead of glucose for energy.

• oliguria

• polyuria

• ketonuria

• dysuria

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11. Which finding in a urinalysis would indicate the presence of a urinary tract infection?

• ketonuria

• pyuria

• polyuria

• oliguria

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12. Which is a radiologic procedure in which x-rays are taken as the patient urinates and expels a contrast dye that was previously inserted into the bladder?

• voiding cystourethrography

• retrograde pyelography

• intravenous pyelography

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13. Which type of drugs would be prescribed to treat a urinary tract infection?

• Antispasmodic drug

• Diuretic drug

• Urinary analgesic drug

• Antibiotic drug

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14. A person with uremia would have a higher-than-normal level for which of these laboratory tests?

• BUN

• C&S

• UA

• I&O

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15. A kidney stone is also called a/an ________.

• calculus

• calyx

• cyst

• cast