Kidneys

Question 1

What is ammonia

Answer 1

Broken down amino acids

Question 2

What is ammonia converted to

Answer 2

Urea

Question 3

How is urea excreted

Answer 3

In the urine

Question 4

Where is urine made

Answer 4

In the kidney

Question 5

What is in urine [4 things]

Answer 5

Waste urea
Excess mineral ions
Excess water
Urobilins (makes urine yellow)

Question 6

What system is the kidney involved in

Answer 6

Digestive

Question 7

What is the name of the vein and artery to the kidney

Answer 7

Renal

Question 8

Out of glucose, mineral ions, water, urea and protein which is not absorbed

Answer 8

Protein

Question 9

What does ADH stand for

Answer 9

anti-diuretic hormone

Question 10

What is released when the water concentration is low

Answer 10

ADH

Question 11

What is in clean dialysis solution

Answer 11

The same concentration of protein, glucose as the blood

Question 12

How often are you on dialysis

Answer 12

About 2 times a week

Question 13

How much is dialysis a year

Answer 13

30,000

Question 14

What are the positives of dialysis

Answer 14

Machines usually available
No problems with tissue matching

Question 15

What are the negatives of dialysis

Answer 15

-Has to happen at least twice a week for life
-Expensive long-term
-Have to watch diet
-Chance of infection

Question 16

Positives of transplant

Answer 16

• No special diet required
• Relatively inexpensive, particularly after surgery.
• No dialysis needed

Question 17

Negatives of transplant

Answer 17

• Donors often unavailable
• Immunosuppressant drugs needed for life
• Limited transplant lifespan (approx 9 yrs)