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USMLE® Step 1 flashcards
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  1. glomerulus
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tiny ball of capillaries in the kidney

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  1. glomerular capsule
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enclosing structure surrounding each glomerulus. It collects material that is filtered from the blood

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  1. renal tubule
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tube in the kidney where urine if former after filtration

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  1. renal pelvis
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collecting region in the pelvis

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  1. Ureter(s)
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tube leading from the kidneys to the urinary bladder

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How many ureters do humans have?

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2

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  1. urethra
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tube leading from the urinary bladder to the outside

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  1. Urinary Meatus
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opening or canal

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  1. Urinary bladder
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muscular sac that holds and store urine

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what are the 3 nitrogenous waste

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urea, creatinine, uric acid

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what is erythropoietin?

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the creation of red blood cells

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where are your kidneys located?

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lower back

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13
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what is voiding?

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urination

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about how many nephrons are in the kidney
A.100,000
B.1,000,000,000
C. 1,000,000
D. 10,000

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C. 1,000,000

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Arteriole

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small artery

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calyx or calix

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part in the renal pelivs

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catheter

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tube for injecting or removing fluids

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cortex

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outer regin of a organ

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creatinine

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waste

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electrolyte

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element that carries electric charge when dissolved in water contains potassium and sodium

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Erythropoietin (EPO)

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Hormone that stimulates the production of red blood cells

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Filtration

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process where some substances, not all, pass through a filter

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Kidney

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Two bean-shaped organs used to get rid of waste

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Meatus

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opening used to void

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Medulla

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Inner region of an organ

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Hilum

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place in the kidney where blood vessels and never enter and leave

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nephron

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the functional unit of the kidney

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Potassium (K+)

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Electrolyte

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Reaborsption

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reneal tubules return materials necessary to the body back into the bloodstream

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renal artery

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blood vessel that carries blood o the kidney

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renal pelvis

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Renal tubule

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Renal vein

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vessel that carries blood away from the kidney to the heart

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renin

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enzyme secreted bu the kidney

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Sodium (Na+)

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electrolyte

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Trigone

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triangular area in the urinary bladder

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Urea

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Waste

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ureter

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one of the tywo tubes connecting the kidney to the urinary bladder

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Urethra

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Tube leading from the urinary bladder to the outside of the bodyU

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Uric acid

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waste

40
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What is albumin?

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protein in the blood

41
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What causes kidney stones?

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  • too much sodium, oxalate and/or uric acid
  • not enough water
42
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what is hyperkalemia?

A

to much potassium in the blood

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