B5 - Triple + Combined

Question 1

Kidneys
Give 3 things that would happen as a result of kidney failure

Answer 1

Waste substance build up in blood
Unable to control water content in body
Unable to control ion levels in body

Question 2

Kidneys
Kidney damage could lead to ____

Answer 2

Death

Question 3

Kidneys
What does dialysis treatment do?

Answer 3

Filters blood
Maintaining ion concentration in blood by removing excess ions/salts and waste substances like urea

Question 4

Kidneys
To filter metabolic waste, blood flows through _____

Answer 4

Fibres

Question 5

Kidneys
Dialysis administers ______ to stop blood clotting

Answer 5

Anti-coagulates

Question 6

Kidneys
Dialysis fluid has the same concentration of ____ and _____ as healthy blood

Answer 6

Glucose
Mineral ions

Question 7

Kidneys
Dialysis fluid has low concentrations of ____ and ____

Answer 7

Salt and urea

Question 8

Kidneys
Give 2 substances that are filtered out of the blood by dialysis - how do they move out of blood?

Answer 8

Excess salt and urea
Diffusion

Question 9

Kidneys
What kind of membrane is a dialysis membrane

Answer 9

Partially permeable

Question 10

Kidneys
Give 2 dietary changes you would need to make if you were on dialysis?

Answer 10

Avoid salty foods
Limit fluid intake