Urinary System

Which morpheme means bladder?

• cyst/o

• hem/o

• lith/o

• scler/o

Which morpheme means sifted out?

• calc/i

• nephr/o

• excret/o

• meat/o

Which morpheme means stone?

• hemat/o

• lith/o

• scler/o

• albumin/o

Which morpheme means kidney?

• nephr/o

• perine/o

• ur/o

• cyst/o

Which morpheme means blood?

• albumin/o

• micturit/o

• corpore/o

• hemat/o

The correct medical term meaning a decrease in urine production and secretion caused by a medication is _____

• anuria

• antidiuretic

• diuretic

• dialysis

The correct medical term meaning presence of red blood cells in urine is _____

• excretory

• hematuria

• hemopathy

• incontinence

The correct medical term meaning loss of urination or defecation control is _______

• incontinence

• nephrology

• polyuria

• uremia

The correct medical term meaning excessive removal of urine from the body is __________

• polyphagia

• polyuria

• uremia

• ketonuria

The correct medical term defining a procedure which takes place when the kidneys are not properly functioning to remove waste and excess water from the blood is _______

• dialysis

• nephrology

• nephropathy

• periurethral