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Renal Flashcards

1
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Anuria

A

No urine is being passed from the body

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2
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Correct path of urinary excretion

A

kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, urethra.

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3
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ADH

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Antidiuretic hormone

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3
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Erythropoietin

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Hormone necessary for red blood cell production

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4
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What is the term for the presence of glucose in urine?

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Glycosuria

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5
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What is urolithiasis?

A

Condition of having urinary stones

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6
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Where does most tubular secretion take place?

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In the distal convoltued tubule (DCT).

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6
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What is the difference between polyuria and pollakuria?

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Polyuria means an increase in volume of urine

Pollakiuria means in an increase in frequency of urination

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7
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What does the kidney maintain?

A

Homeostasis

BODY LIKE SAME

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7
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Which substances are eliminated by secretion?

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Hydrogen, potassium and ammmonia.

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9
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What does it mean when the kidneys are referred to be located retroperitoneal?

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outside (behind or dorsal to) the abdominal cavity

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10
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Function of kidneys?

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Filtration, reabsorption, secretion
Fluid balance regulation
Acid-base balance regulation
Production of hormones

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10
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The urinary system removes…

A

urea, salts, water, and other soluble waste products

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11
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Diuresis

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Producing and passing large amounts of urine

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13
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where does reabsorbtion take place

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in the PCTs and the loop of Henle

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14
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the inside of the Bladder is lined with ?

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transitional epithelium cells

16
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What does the Hormone Aldosterone do

A

stimulates sodium reabsorption in the Kidney

17
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What hormones do the kidneys produce?

A

erythropoietin and prostaglandin

18
Q

Where do blood and lymph vessels, nerves and ureters enter/leave the kidney?

A

Hilus

20
Q

List the 4 parts of a nephron in order.

A

Renal corpuscle, proximal convoluted tubule, loop of Henle, and a distal convoluted tubule.

20
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What are the 3 main mechanisms by which the kidneys carry out their waste elimination role?

A
  1. Filtration of blood 2. Reabsorption of useful substance back into the bloodstream. 3. Secretion of waste products from the blood into the tubules of the nephron.
22
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What is glomerular filtration rate (GFR)?

A

The term used to describe how fast plasma is filtered as it passes through the glomerulus.

23
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Where does blood filtration occur?

A

Renal corpuscle

24
Q

The kidney’s nerve supply comes from where?

A

Sympathetic portion of the Autonomic nervous system.

24
Q

What organs make up the Renal system

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2 kidney’s 2 ureters 1 urinary blader and 1 urethra

25
Q

Where does most tubular secretion take place?

A

The distal convoluted tubule

27
Q

Name the artery and the vein that supply and drain blood from the kidney?

A

Renal artery and the Renal Vein

27
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What is micturition?

A

Urination

29
Q

What symptom is common in FLUTD?

A

Presesnce of Uroliths(stones)

30
Q

Oliguria

A

passing small amounts of urine

31
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The renal corpuscle is made up of the ____ and _____.

A

Glomerulus, Bowman’s capsule

32
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What is urolithiasis?

A

The presence of urinary stones

33
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What is the nephron?

A

The basic functional unit of the kidney

34
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What is the functional unit if the kidney?

A

Nephron

35
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What are the 2 parts of the renal corpuscle?

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outer - bowmans capsule , inner - glomerulus

36
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What are 2 other names for urination?

A

Uresis, Micturition

37
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The kidneys are covered by what?

A

Fibrous connective tissue capsule

38
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The efferent glomerular arterioles divide into capillaries that surrond the nephron, what are these capillaries called?

A

peritubular capillaries

39
Q

Where is the Renal corpuscle located?

A

in the cortex of the kidney

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