Renal System Study guide

Question 1

Know where the kidneys are located

Answer 1

Inside the upper abdominal cavity on either side of the vertebrae

Question 2

Know what the fibrous connective tissue that holds the kidneys stationary called

Answer 2

Renal Fascia

Question 3

Know where blood enters the kidneys

Answer 3

Renal artery

Question 4

Know what is reabsorbed into the body and the circulatory system

Answer 4

Sodium and chloride

Question 5

What is the function of the kidneys?`

Answer 5

Filter blood, Reabsorb electrolytes, and eliminate waste

Question 6

Know what is the function of the renal vein

Answer 6

Returns blood to the body after filtering process

Question 7

Know what the function of the Uterus

Answer 7

Carries waste to the bladder from the kidneys

Question 8

Know what the function is of the bladder

Answer 8

Holding tank where waste is stored for excretion

Question 9

Know what Ureters are

Answer 9

Tubes leading from the kidneys to the bladder

Question 10

Know what the function of the Urethra

Answer 10

A tube leading from the bladder that eliminates waste

Question 11

Know what the four major functions are in the body?

Answer 11

Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, and Excretion

Question 12

Know how much urine the bladder can store?

Answer 12

1,000 mL

Question 13

Know how much urine the body excretes daily?

Answer 13

960mL

Question 14

Know what urine contains and where it is produced

Answer 14

Urea and it is produced in the liver

Question 15

Know what fluids the kidneys balance in the body?

Answer 15

Blood, water, plasma, and ions

Question 16

Know what is Acidosis?

Answer 16

Too many free hydrogen ions

Question 17

Know what is Alkalosis?

Answer 17

Too many hydroxide ions

Question 18

Know what blood urea nitrogen test are for?

Answer 18

To check how much acid is in a patient’s system

Question 19

Know how much blood the kidneys filter daily

Answer 19

50 gallons

Question 20

Know what regulates all the fluids, solutes, and waste in the kidneys?

Answer 20

Nephrons

Question 21

Know what the two mechanisms affecting the balance of ions

Answer 21

Ion exchange and Active transport

Question 22

Know what is eliminated in the first secretion?

Answer 22

Ions, Toxins, and Water

Question 23

Know what weak acids are

Answer 23

Aspirin and Penicillin

Question 24

Know what weak bases are?

Answer 24

Narcotic analgesics, Metformin, and antihistamines