The outer region of the kidney:

renal cortex

hilum

nephron

calyx

(a)  

Tiny ball of capillaries in the kidney:

nephron

renal medulla

renal cortex

glomerulus

(a)  

Combination of glomerulus and renal tubule where filtration, reabsorption, and secretion take place in the kidney:

nephron

renal medulla

arterioles

hilum

(a)  

Central collecting region in the kidney:

renal medulla

renal tubule

renal cortex

renal pelvis

(a)  

Depression in an organ where blood vessels and nerves enter and exit:

nephron

renal medulla

hilum

glomerulus

(a)  

The inner region of the kidney:

renal cortex

renal pelvis

renal tubule

renal medulla

(a)  

Microscopic tube in the kidney where urine is formed after filtration:

renal tubule

renal cortex

renal pelvis

renal medulla

(a)  

Triangular area in the urinary bladder:

ureter

urinary bladder

trigone

urethra

(a)  

Major nitrogenous waste excreted in urine:

renin

urea

sodium

potassium

(a)  

One of the two tubes leading from the kidneys to the urinary bladder:

trigone

urinary bladder

urethra

ureter

(a)  

Tube leading from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body:

urethra

urinary bladder

trigone

ureter

(a)  

Muscular sac that holds and stores urine:

urethra

trigone

ureter

urinary bladder

(a)  

Opening or canal:

medulla

cortex

meatus

hilum

(a)  

Nitrogenous waste excreted in urine:

potassium

erythropoietin

electrolyte

creatinine

(a)  

Electrolyte essential for allowing muscle contraction and conduction of nervous impulses:

erythropoietin

sodium

potassium

electrolyte

(a)  

Process of expelling urine:

secretion

reabsorption

micturition

filtration

(a)  

A combining form that means urinary bladder:

urin/o

cyst/o

ren/o

trigon/o

(a)  

The term caliceal means pertaining to (-al) the (a)   (calic/o).

ureter

calyx

kidney

urinary bladder

The term cystitis means inflammation (-itis) of the (a)   (cyst/o).

ureter

kidney

urinary bladder

calyx

The term paranephritic means pertaining to (-al) near (para-) the (a)   (nephr/o).

kidney

ureter

urethra

urinary bladder

The term pyelolithotomy means incision (-tomy) of the (a)   (pyel/o) to remove a stone (lith/o).

glomerul/o

renal pelvis

trigone

urinary bladder

The term renal colic means intermittent spasms of pain caused by calculi in the (a)   (ren/o).

urethra

kidney

urinary bladder

ureter

The term intravesical means pertaining to (-al) within (intra-) the (a)   (vesic/o).

kidney

urinary bladder

ureter

urethra

The term glomerular means pertaining to (-ar) the (a)   glomerul/o.

meatus

renal pelvis

trigone

glomerulus

The term trigonitis means inflammation (-itis) of the (a)   (trigon/o).

ureter

urinary bladder

urethra

trigone

The term ureteroplasty means surgical repair (-plasty) of a (a)   (ureter/o).

urethra

urinary bladder

trigone

ureter

The term urethral stricture means narrowing of the (a)   (urethr/o).

ureter

urinary bladder

urethra

kidney

Nitrogen in the blood:

azotemia

hyponatremia

polyuria

albuminuria

(a)  

Condition of increased thirst:

nocturia

anuria

polydipsia

bacteriuria

(a)  

Low levels of sodium in the blood:

hematuria

hyponatremia

hyperkalemia

azotemia

(a)  

High levels of potassium in the blood:

hyperkalemia

hyponatremia

hematuria

azotemia

(a)  

Protein in the urine:

azotemia

albuminuria

hyponatremia

polyuria

(a)  

Excessive urination at night:

polyuria

nocturia

anuria

dysuria

(a)  

Scanty urination:

polyuria

nocturia

dysuria

oliguria

(a)  

Process of crushing a stone in the urinary tract:

lithotripsy

diuresis

enuresis

nephrolithiasis

(a)  

Urea in the blood:

hyperkalemia

hyponatremia

uremia

azotemia

(a)  

Abnormal condition of ketones in the blood and body tissues:

ketosis

enuresis

diuresis

nephrolithiasis

(a)  

Inflammation of the glomeruli within the kidney:

interstitial nephritis

pyleonephritis

nephrolithiasis

glomerulonephritis

(a)  

Kidney stones:

interstitial nephritis

pyelonephritis

nephrolithiasis

glomerulonephritis

(a)  

Group of clinical signs and symptoms caused by excessive protein loss in urine:

nephrotic syndrome

interstitial nephritis

nephrolithiasis

glomerulonephritis

(a)  

Multiple fluid-filled cysts within and on the kidney:

hypernephroma

Wilms tumor

pyelonephritis

polycystic kidney disease

(a)  

Inflammation of the lining of the renal pelvis and renal parenchyma:

polycystic kidney disease

hypernephroma

pyelonephritis

Wilms tumor

(a)  

Malignant tumor of the kidney occurring in childhood:

hypernephroma

polycystic kidney disease

pyelonephritis

Wilms tumor

(a)  

A condition in which antidiuretic hormone is not secreted adequately or the kidney is resistant to its effect:

renal hypertension

Wilms tumor

diabetes insipidus

diabetes mellitus

(a)  

A condition is which insulin is not secreted adequately or not used properly in the body:

diabetes insipidus

renal hypertension

Wilms tumor

diabetes mellitus

(a)  

Inflammation of the connective tissue that lies between the renal tubules:

nephrolithiasis

glomerulonephritis

nephrosis

interstitial nephritis

(a)  

Cancerous tumor of the kidney in adulthood:

PKD

Wilms tumor

hypernephroma

bladder cancer

(a)  

Measurement of urea levels in blood

KUB

BUN

creatinine clearance

VCUG

(a)  

X-ray exam (without contrast) of the kidneys, ureters, and bladder:

KUB

BUN

VCUG

RP

(a)  

X-ray imaging of the renal pelvis and ureters after injection of contrast through a urinary catheter into the ureters from the bladder:

RP

KUB

BUN

VCUG

(a)  

X-ray image (with contrast) of the urinary bladder and urethra obtained while the patient is voiding:

RP

VCUG

BUN

KUB

(a)  

Direct visualization of the urethra and urinary bladder with a cystoscope:

hemodialysis

renal angioplasty

lithotripsy

cystoscopy

(a)  

Use of an artificial kidney machine that filters waste-filled blood from the patient and then returns it:

urinary catheterization

hemodialysis

lithotripsy

peritoneal dialysis

(a)  

A procedure in which urinary tract stones are crushed:

hemodialysis

urinary catheterization

peritoneal dialysis

lithotripsy

(a)  

Use of a peritoneal catheter to introduce fluids that cleanse the blood and then are removed:

urinary catheterization

hemodialysis

lithotripsy

peritoneal dialysis

(a)  

Dilation of narrowed areas in renal arteries:

renal biopsy

renal transplantation

renal angioplasty

urinary catheterization

(a)  

Passage of a Foley catheter through the urethra into the urinary bladder:

urinary catheterization

renal transplantation

renal biopsy

renal angioplasty

(a)