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What is the physiologic pr[blank_start]o[blank_end]cesses occurring to filtrate when it is within the kidneys? (elimination / regulation of what?) 5 steps
Pregunta 2
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What enzyme does the kidney's release to regulate blood pressure, which hormone does it stimulate?
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Renin, angiotensin II
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Angiotensin II, Renin
Pregunta 3
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What ions do the kidneys regulate to control blood ion balance?
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CA, P, K, H
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CA, K , H, Phosphate
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NA, N, C, O
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NA, CA, K, Phosphate
Pregunta 4
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What functions do the kidney's perform?
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Formation of Calcitriol (increases absorption of Calcium in small intestine)
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Production and release of leukocytes (protects the body from attacks0
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Production and release of erythropoietin (Secretes EPO, stimulates RB marrow to increase RBC formation)
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Potential to engage in gluconeogenesis (produce glucose during fasting/starvation, maintains glucose levels
Pregunta 5
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In general, kidneys take care of our blood, remove unwanted blood materials, maintain blood plasma concentration of the ions, regulate blood pH, maintain blood glucose, maintain number of RBC's, helps blood pressure.
Pregunta 6
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Gluconeogenesis produces glucose in times of fasting/starvation from noncarbohydrate sources
Pregunta 7
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The urinary system is composed of what?
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Kidneys
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Ureters
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Urinary Bladder
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Urethra
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Heart
Pregunta 8
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One of the primary functions of the kidney's is to filter blood and convert it into urine
Pregunta 9
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The liquid waste from the kidneys is transported by what to what?
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Urinary bladder, Urethra
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Ureters, Urethra
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Urethra, Urinary Bladder
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Ureters, Urinary bladder
Pregunta 10
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What structure of the urinary system forms urine?
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Urinary Bladder
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Kidneys
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Urethra
Pregunta 11
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The urinary bladder is the expandable muscular sac which stores 1L of urine until it is eliminated from the body through the urethra
Pregunta 12
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What are the two means by which the kidney helps to regulate blood pressure?
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Fluid regulation
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Releasing angiotensin II, stimulates renin
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Releasing Renin, stimulates angiotensin II
Pregunta 13
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The hilum apart of the kidney functions as what?
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Vessels, nerves, and ureter connect to kidney
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Concave medial border
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vessels, nerves, lymph nodes connect to kidney
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Kidneys are located along _______ abdominal wall and ____ to the vertebral column?
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Anterior, Medial
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Anterior, Superior
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Posterior, Lateral
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Posterior, Medial
Pregunta 15
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The kidneys are positioned posterior to the parietal peritoneum in the retroperitoneal space.
Pregunta 16
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The kidneys are surrounded and supported by several tissue layers, which ones are they?
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FIbrous capsule
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Fibrous tract
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Perinephric fat
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Renal fascia
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Renal capsid
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Paranephric fat
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The fibrous capsule that surrounds the kidney directly is made of dense regular connective tissue.
Pregunta 18
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The perinephric fat, just behind the fibrous capsule contains adipose connective tissue.
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The renal fascia, external to the perinephric fat is composed of dense irregular adipose tissue.
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The paranephric fat, the outermost layer of the kidneys, is composed of adipose connective tissue.
Pregunta 21
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The right kidney is about 2 centimeters superior to the left kidney.
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Both kidneys are completely protected by the rib cage.
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The fibrous capsule of the kidney helps prevent infectious pathogens from penetrating it.
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The perinephric fat layer of the kidney helps anchor the kidney to surrounding structures.
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The perinephric fat provides cushion and support for the kidney.
Pregunta 26
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The paranephric fat also provides support and cushion for the kidney.
Pregunta 27
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What are the two distinct regions of the kidney?
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Renal Papilla
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Renal lobes
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Renal Cortex
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Renal Medulla
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The renal columns extend from the medulla into the cortex to subdivide it.
Pregunta 29
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The medially directed apex (tip) of the renal pyramid called renal papilla
Pregunta 30
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Which disease is the failure of a kidney to develop? (can have unilateral or bilateral)
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Renal agenesis
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Horseshoe kidney
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Supernumerary kidneys
Pregunta 31
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Which is asymptomatic, which one is fatal: unilateral renal agenesis or bilateral renal agenesis.
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Unilateral - fatal, bilateral, asymptomatic
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Unilateral - asymptomatic, bilateral - fatal
Pregunta 32
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A Pelvic kidney may occur if the developing kidney fails to migrate from the pelvic cavity to the abdominal cavity (are asymptomatic and function normally)
Pregunta 33
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What is the wide base of the renal pyramid lies at the external edge of the medulla, where it meets the cortex?
Pregunta 34
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The parenchyma of a human kidney can be dived into how many renal lobes?
Pregunta 35
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A renal lobe consists of a renal pyramid, portions of renal column, portions of renal columns adjacent to either side of the renal pyramid, and the renal cortex external to the pyramid base.
Pregunta 36
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Each kidney contains a medially located space that serves as a urine drainage area called what?
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renal calyces
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renal sinus
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minor sinus
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minor calyx
Pregunta 37
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The main function of the ________ is to filter blood and remove unwanted substances out of the body.
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renal medulla
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renal cortex
Pregunta 38
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Housed within the space around the renal ______ are the renal artery, renal vein, lymph vessels, nerves, and a variable amount of fat.
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sinus
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pelvis
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cortex
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medulla
Pregunta 39
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This kidney structure enwraps the apex of the renal pyramids. Following production in the kidney, urine enters into a minor calyx following a passage through a renal papilla located at the apex. It then enters into the Major calyx and is passed into the ureter through the renal pelvis.
Pregunta 40
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What is it called when extra kidneys that develop, but are rare and have no clinical significance.
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Horseshoe kidneys
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Supernumerary kidneys
Pregunta 41
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What develops when the inferior parts of the left and right kidneys fuse and they ascent from the pelvic cavity into the abdominal cavity?
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Supernumerary kidneys
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Horseshoe kidney
Pregunta 42
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The "dropping" or inferior movement of the kidney within the abdominal cavity.
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hydronephrosis
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hyponephrosis
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renal ptosis
Pregunta 43
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Urine backs up into the kidney which will result in a swelling of the kidney called hydronephrosis. If not treated, renal failure may occur.
Pregunta 44
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The loss of adipose connective tissue in very thin elderly people or individuals with anorexia may result in renal ptosis.
Pregunta 45
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What three anatomic structures of the kidney are innervated by the sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system?
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juxtaglomerular apparatus, afferent and efferent arterioles
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renal sinus, juxtaglomerular apparatus, renal pelvis
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juxtaglomerular apparatus, renal papilla, renal colums
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afferent and efferent arterioles, renal sinus
Pregunta 46
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The general effect of sympathetic stimulation of the kidneys is to increase urine production.
Pregunta 47
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What is the microscopic functional filtration unit of the kidney?
Pregunta 48
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Each nephron consists of two major structures: a renal corpuscle and a renal tubule.
Pregunta 49
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All of the renal corpuscles and almost all of the renal tubules reside in the medulla.
Pregunta 50
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What is the enlarged, bulbous portion of a nephron housed within the renal cortex. Composed of two structures: glomerulus and the glomerular capsule.
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Renal Tubule
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Renal Corpuscle
Pregunta 51
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The glomerulus is a thick tangle of capillary loops called the glomerular capillaries.