Word Parts
Nephr/o
What is kidney?
This is a temporary storage place for urine before excreting.
What is the bladder?
Nephritis
What is inflammation of the kidney?
Kidneys full of many cysts
What is polycystic kidney disease (PKD)?
Sound waves that break up kidney stones.
What is lithotripsy?
Who was the first Disney princess?
Who is Snow White?
Ur/o
What is urine?
These organs filter waste products from the blood.
What are the kidneys?
Renal
What is p/t the kidney?
This is a bacterial infections that affects the renal pelvis and kidney.
What is pyelonephritis?
The viewing of the urethra and lining of the urinary bladder.
What is a cystoscopy?
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
Who is Leonardo Da Vinci?
Lith/o
What is stone?
This structure carries urine from the bladder to the outside of the body.
What is the urethra?
Cystectomy
What is removal of the urinary bladder?
Kidney stones
What is Nephrolithiasis?
Taking a sample of tissue from the kidney to examine for a diagnosis.
What is a renal biopsy?
What is the national animal of Scotland?
What is the unicorn?
Noct/o
What is night?
Peristalsis happens in these tubes to move urine from the kidneys to the bladder.
What are the ureters?
Hematuria
What is urination of blood?
This inflammation affects the glomeruli within the kidney.
What is glomerulonephritis?
Artificial means of filtering the blood when kidneys fail.
What is dialysis?
How many hockey players from each team on the ice at once?
What is 6?
Dips/o
What is thirst?
This brings blood into the kidneys.
What is the renal artery?
Nephrosclerosis
What is hardening of the kidney?
This disorder is genetic and may need a kidney transplant.
What is PKD?
A device used to drain urine during surgery.
What is a catheter?
What do the Olympic rings stand for?
What are the 5 inhabited continents in the world?
Azot/o
What is Nitrogen?
The vessel that brings blood into the kidneys is a branch from what other vessel?
What is the aorta?
Pyelonephritis
What is inflammation of the renal pelvis and kidney?
This disorder may require sound waves to resolve the symptoms
What is nephrolithiasis?
How many times a week does a person usually need to have dialysis done?
What is 3?
What does NASA stand for?
What is National Aeronautics and Space Administration?