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Exam 5 Flashcards

1
Q

The three major functions of the ____ are: Excretion, Elimination, and Homeostatic regulation of blood volume and solute

A

urinary system

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2
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___ is discharge of these products to the environment

A

Elimination

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3
Q

Organs of the ___ are: Kidney, Ureter, Urinary bladder, Urethra

A

Urinary system

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4
Q

It’s the job of the __ to excrete those extra hydrogen ions

A

kidney

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5
Q

Some of the extra heme is cleared by the ___ which gives urine it’s color

A

kidney

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6
Q

It’s the job of the ___ to get rid of excess fluid and maintain fluid to maintain blood pressure

A

kidney

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7
Q

___ is when you take something back out and put it into the body

A

reabsorbtion

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8
Q

____ stimulates red blood cell production in bone marrow. Is secreted by Kidney when oxygen levels are low

A

EPO

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9
Q

The ___ are considered retroperitoneal

A

kidneys

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10
Q

____ means behind the abdominal cavity

A

Retroperitoneal

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11
Q

The ___ is covered by the 11th and 12th rib (floating ribs)

A

kidney

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12
Q

The corpuscle, PCT, and DCT, are located in the ___

A

cortex

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13
Q

Hormones work in the ____

A

DCT

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14
Q

When it reaches your collecting duct in the nephron, it is ____

A

urine

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15
Q

The ___ portion of the loop in the nephron is permeable to ions (ex:sodium)

A

ascending

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16
Q

The ___ portion of the loop in the nephron is permeable to water

A

descending

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17
Q

The rate of ___ must be constant or death may result

A

filtration

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18
Q

Large proteins and cells are not ____

A

filtered

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19
Q

___ means towards

A

afferent

20
Q

___ means away

A

efferent

21
Q

___ is dilation and constriction of afferent and efferent arterioles by stretch receptors

A

Autoregulation

22
Q

___ includes parasympathetic and sympathetic

A

Autonomic regulation

23
Q

Drop in glomerular blood pressure results in the release of ___ from the JGC

A

renin

24
Q

If you conserve sodium, water will follow by ___

A

osmosis

25
Q

The three mechanisms to control ___ are: Autoregulation, Hormonal, and Autonomic regulation

A

GFR

26
Q

___ hormone is released when calcium levels are too low

A

parathyroid

27
Q

____ (a hormone) is released when calcium levels are too high

A

calcitonin

28
Q

Reabsorption of Na+ and Cl- occur in the ___ as well as loss of K+, Aldosterone, ANP.

A

DCT

29
Q

Ca+ regulation occurs in the ___ as well in the presence of PTH and Calcitriol

A

DCT

30
Q

Secretion of H+ in exchange for Na+ occurs in the ___

A

DCT

31
Q

____ are smooth muscle tubes extending from the kidney to the bladder. They enter the bladder through ureteral openings and have transitional epithelium lining

A

Ureters

32
Q

The ____ is a hollow muscular organ that stores urine and is composed of transitional epithelium. It has two layers of smooth muscle called the detrusor muscle and also consists of the trigone

A

Urinary bladder

33
Q

___ = ureteral openings and urethra

A

Trigone

34
Q

The ____ reflex is a fancy term for urination

A

micturition

35
Q

The steps of the ___ reflex are: Sensory fiber in pelvic nerve, parasympathetic preganglionic motor fiber in pelvic nerve, interneuron relays sensation to thalamus, postganglionic neuron in intramural ganglion stimulates detrusor muscle contraction, projection fibers from thalamus deliver sensation to cerebral cortex, voluntary relaxation of external urethral sphincter causes relaxation of internal urethral sphincter

A

micturition reflex

36
Q

The ___ movement is sometimes called the three compartment model (?)

A

fluid

37
Q

Respiratory ___ develops when the respiratory system cannot eliminate CO2

A

acidosis

38
Q

Respiratory ___ is not as common but usually due to hyperventilation

A

alkalosis

39
Q

Hydrogen ions and a solution make up an ___

A

acid

40
Q

___ is responsible for excreting the extra hydrogen ions

A

urinary system

41
Q

Metabolic ____ occurs primarily because of: Latic acidosis, Ketoacidosis

A

acidosis

42
Q

Metabolic ___ is rare but can occur due to excessive vomiting

A

alkalosis

43
Q

If kidneys are not functioning and you are become acidic, your respiratory system accommodates by ____

A

hyperventilating

44
Q

For metabolic alkalosis, your body responds by excessive ___

A

vomiting

45
Q

The ____ is an endocrine structure that secrete EPO and Renin

A

juxtaglomerular complex

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