2nd semester: Renal 6

Question 1

Major step in urinary bladder emptying

Answer 1

contraction of detrusor muscles

Question 2

Mainly responsible for initiating the micturition reflex

Answer 2

stretch from the posterior urethra

Question 3

you would suspect a sensory denervation of the urinary bladder if the patient

Answer 3

unnoticingly urinates

Question 4

Major source of non-volatile acids:

Answer 4

oxidation of proteins and amino acids

Question 5

contraction of the detrusor muscles in urination is made possible by which of the following junctional complex?

Answer 5

Nexus

Question 6

vitamin D is rendered active by hydroxylation at the 1st carbon atom at which part of the kidney tubule?

Answer 6

proximal tubule

Question 7

Hydroxylation of calcifediol is made possible by the action of a hormone synthesized by the

Answer 7

parathyroid gland

Question 8

dominant mechanism of urine acidification during chronic acidosis:

Answer 8

formation of ammonia

Question 9

Aside from the kidneys, erythropoietin can be synthesized by which tissue/organ in oxygen scarcity?

Answer 9

Brain

Question 10

Renin secretion increases, if there is an increase in:

Answer 10

Renal sympathetic discharge

Question 11

Bicarbonate reabsorption in the distal tubule is primarily associated with:

Answer 11

potassium reabsorption and hydrogen secretion

Question 12

In the renal tubules, bicarbonate ions are reabsorbed in the form of:

Answer 12

CO2

Question 13

Sign of partially compensated respiratory alkalosis

Answer 13

decrease in plasma levels of bicarbonate

Question 14

the pudendal nerve innervates the:

Answer 14

external bladder sphincter