CH13
Normally, a person has ______ urethra(s). - ✅✅-one
✅✅
The organ(s) responsible for the removal of the majority of wastes from the body
is/are the ______. - -kidneys
Which of the following is true regarding renal cell carcinoma? - ✅✅-occurs twice as
often in men as in women
A kidney disorder that occurs in diabetic nephropathy is ______. - ✅✅-chronic
glomerulonephritis
An agent that increases urine output is a(n) ______. - ✅✅-diuretic
Normally, a person has ______ ureter(s). - ✅✅-two
Deconstruct the term nephrectomy. - ✅✅-nephr -- ectomy
✅✅-nephrons
There are more than 1 million ______ in each kidney's cortex. -
A malignant childhood kidney tumor is called a(n) ______. - ✅✅-nephroblastoma
Wilms tumor
Deconstruct the term nephrosis. - ✅✅-nephr -- osis
What is nephritis? - ✅✅-inflammation of the kidneys
✅✅
An x-ray image of the renal pelvis and ureters is called a(n) ______. -
-pyelogram
Deconstruct the term diuretic - ✅✅-di -- ur -- etic
Which of the following is an inherited kidney disease? - ✅✅-Polycystic kidney
disease
The procedure for the removal of a kidney is a(n) ______. - ✅✅-nephrectomy
✅✅
A patient with chronic renal failure often requires ______ to stay alive. -
-hemodialysis
In the medical term hydronephrosis, the hydro means ______. - ✅✅-water
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