Disorders
What is another name for nephroblastoma?
Wilms Tumor
What does MRI stand for?
Magnetic resonance imaging
Which is spelled correctly? 1)Glomerulus 2)Glomarulus.
1)Glomerulus
The term meatus comes from what Latin word?
A passage
What does the suffix -ical mean?
Pertaining to
This is the most common form of kidney cancer that develops in the lining cells of the renal tubules.
Renal cell carcinoma
What procedure is abbreviated to VCUG?
Voiding cystourethrogram
What is the correct spelling for the crushing of stones by sound waves?
L-i-t-h-o-t-r-i-p-s-y
What word comes from the Greek term urinary canal?
Ureter
What does the root -gen- mean?
create
Renal adenomas are also called this and are asymptomatic, discovered by chance, and not life threatening.
Renal adenomas
What procedure use’s X-rays with contrast material to assess blood flow to the kidneys?
Renal angiogram
What is the correct spelling for involuntary bedwetting?
Enuresis
What word comes from the Latin term pebble.
Calculus
What prefix means complete?
Dia
What is hematuria caused by?
Lesions or stones anywhere in the urinary system
What is a cystoscopy?
A tube-like optical instrument is inserted through the urethra into the bladder to examine the bladder’s lining and to take a biopsy if needed.
Which is spelled correctly 1)Extracorporeal 2)Extracorrporeal?
1) Extracorporeal
Kidney
What root/combining form means bladder? (two answers)
Vesic/o & cyst/o
What is acute glomerulonephritis?
Inflammation of the kidney’s filtration unit that damages the glomerular capillaries and allows protein and red blood cells to leak into the urine.
Describe what happens during a VCUG.
Contrast material is inserted into the bladder through catheter and X-rays are taken as the patient voids.
What is the correct spelling for the presence of a kidney stone?
N-e-p-h-r-o-l-i-t-h-i-a-s-i-s
What word comes from the Latin term to empty?
Void
What does the root -stalsis mean?
Constrict