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Unit XiI (Book Notes) Flashcards

1
Q

serves a crucial biochemical role in the physiological pH buffering system

A

Bicarbonate (HCO3)

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It is called a base which the body needs to help keep a normal acid-base (pH) balance

A

Bicarbonate (HCO3)

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3
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pH ___ is neutral

A

7

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4
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pH of face and body

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between 4.7 - 5.75

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5
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ACE means

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angiotensin-converting enzyme

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6
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___ are medications needed to treat and manage hypertension (HPN)

A

ACE inhibitors

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7
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___ is a corticosteroid hormone that stimulates the absorption of sodium by the kidneys and regulates water and salt balance

A

Aldosterone -

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8
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The ___ system is the major excretory system of the body.

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urinary

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9
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Urine consists of:

A

Excess water
Excess ions
Metabolic wastes
Toxic substances

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10
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As long as about ___ of one kidney remains functional, survival is possible.

A

⅓

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11
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The kidney functions include:

A

Excretion
Regulation of blood volume and pressure
Regulation of blood solute concentrations
Regulation of extracellular fluids
Regulation of blood cell synthesis
Regulation of vitamin D synthesis

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12
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The kidneys secrete the hormone ___ which regulates the synthesis of red blood cells in bone marrow.

A

erythropoietin

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13
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A layer of connective tissue called a ___ surrounds each kidney.

A

renal capsule

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14
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On the medial side of each kidney is the ___, where the renal artery and nerves enter and where the renal vein, ureter, and lymphatic vessels exit the kidney.

A

hilum

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15
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The hilum opens into a cavity called the ___ which contains blood vessels, part of the system for collecting urine, and adipose tissue.

A

renal sinus

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16
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The kidneys are organized into two major regions:

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The outer cortex
Inner medulla

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17
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The ___ is the location for the blood-filtering structures of the kidney.

A

cortex

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18
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The ___ is composed of many cone-shaped structures called renal pyramids, whose bases project into the cortex.

A

medulla

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19
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The ___ are a collection of tubes and ducts that transport fluid throughout the kidney and modify it into urine.

A

renal pyramids

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20
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Once urine is formed, ducts in the renal pyramids transport it toward the ___.

A

renal sinus

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21
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The tips of the pyramids, the ___, point toward the renal sinus.

A

renal papillae

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22
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In the ___, another set of tubes collects urine for movement to the urinary bladder.

A

renal sinus

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23
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In the renal sinus, another set of tubes collects urine for movement to the ___.

A

urinary bladder

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24
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When urine leaves a renal papillae, it empties into a small, funnel-shaped chamber surrounding the tip of the papilla called a ___.

A

calcyx

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25
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Urine from several calyces is emptied into a single, enlarged, funnel-shaped chamber called the ___

A

renal pelvis.

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26
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At the hilum, the renal pelvis narrows significantly, forming the small diameter tube called the ___.

A

ureter

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27
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The ___ is the histological and functional unit of the kidney. It consists of specialized structures including small tubes that are called tubules.

A

nephron

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28
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The nephron is the histological and functional unit of the kidney. It consists of specialized structures including small tubes that are called ___.

A

tubules

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29
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There are approximately ___ nephrons distributed throughout the cortex and medulla of each kidney.

A

1.3 million

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30
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The four regions of a nephron are:

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A renal corpuscle
A proximal convoluted tubule
A loop of Henle
A distal convoluted tubule

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31
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Generally speaking, the ___ filters the blood, the ___ returns filtered substances to the blood, the ___ helps conserve water and solutes, and the ___ rids the blood of additional wastes.

A

renal corpuscle
proximal convoluted tubule
loop of Henle
distal convoluted tubule

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32
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The fluid in the distal convoluted tubule then empties into a ___ which carries the newly formed urine from the cortex of the kidney toward the renal papillae deep in the medulla.

A

collecting duct

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33
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Near the tip of the renal papillae, several collecting ducts merge into a large-diameter tubule called a ___, which empties into a calyx.

A

papillary duct

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34
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There are two types of nephrons in the kidney:

A

Juxtamedullary nephron
Cortical nephron

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35
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___ have renal corpuscles that are found deep in the cortex near the medulla. They have long loops of Henle which extend deep into the medulla. Longer loops of Henle are well adapted for water conservation.

A

Juxtamedullary nephrons

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36
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Only about ___% of nephrons are juxtamedullary nephrons.

A

15%

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37
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___ have renal corpuscles that are distributed throughout the cortex. Their loops of Henle are shorter and are closer to the outer edge of the cortex.

A

Cortical nephrons

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38
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The filtration portion of the nephron is housed in the ___

A

renal corpuscle.

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39
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The renal corpuscle consists of:

A

The glomerulus
The bowman capsule

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40
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The ___ is a network of capillaries twisted around each other like a ball of yarn.

A

glomerulus

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41
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Fluid filtered from the glomerular capillaries is called the ___.

A

filtrate

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42
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The ___ is an indented, double-walled chamber surrounding the glomerulus. From here, the filtered fluid flows into the proximal convoluted tubule region of the renal tubule.

A

bowman capsule or glomerular capsule

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43
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A bowman capsule consists of two layers:

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An outer layer
An inner layer

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44
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The outer layer of the Bowman capsule is constructed of _ cells.

A

simple squamous epithelial

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45
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The inner layer of the Bowman capsule is constructed of specialized cells called _ which wrap around the glomerular capillaries.

A

podocytes

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46
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The renal corpuscle has several unique characteristics that make it particularly efficient at filtration:

A

Porous capillaries
Porous inner layer of Bowman capsule
High pressure

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47
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An ___ arteriole supplies blood to the glomerulus for filtration.

A

afferent

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48
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An ___ arteriole transports the filtered blood away from the glomerulus.

A

efferent

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49
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The ___ capillaries have higher pressure than other capillaries due to the smaller diameter of the efferent arteriole compared to the afferent arteriole.

A

glomerular

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50
Q

The ___ performs the first major step in urine production

A

filtration membrane

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51
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Urine production begins when the filtration membrane filters the blood. The filtered fluid, called filtrate, then enters the ___

A

lumen or space inside the bowman’s capsule.

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52
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An important regulatory structure called the ___ is located next to the glomerulus. It consists of a unique set of afferent arteriole cells and specialized cells in the distal convoluted tubule that are in close contact with each other.

A

juxtaglomerular apparatus

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53
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___ can be found at the point where the afferent arteriole enters the renal corpuscle. It is a cuff of specialized smooth cells around it.

A

Juxtaglomerular cells

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54
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___ can be found at the part where the distal convoluted tubule of the nephron lies between the afferent and efferent arterioles next to the renal corpuscle.

A

Macula densa

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55
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Secretion of the enzyme ___ by the juxtaglomerular apparatus plays an important role in the regulation of filtrate formation and blood pressure.

A

renin

56
Q

Once the blood is filtered, the resulting fluid is modified to form urine as it passes through each section of the renal tubule. The first section is the ___

A

proximal convoluted tubule.

57
Q

The wall of the proximal convoluted tubule is composed of ___ cells

A

simple cuboidal epithelium.

58
Q

Every loop of Henle has two limbs:

A

The descending limb
The ascending limb

59
Q

The distal convoluted tubule is shorter/longer than the proximal convoluted tubule? Its epithelium is ___

A

shorter

simple cuboidal.

60
Q

A system of blood vessels allows the exchange of materials that occurs in the kidneys. The renal arteries branch off the ___ and enter the kidneys.

A

abdominal aorta

61
Q

The ___ arteries pass between the renal pyramids.

A

interlobar

62
Q

The ___ arteries branch from the interlobar arteries. They arch between the cortex and medulla.

A

arcuate

63
Q

___ arteries branch off the arcuate arteries and project into the cortex.

A

Interlobular

64
Q

The ___ arterioles arise from the branches of the interlobular arteries.

A

afferent

65
Q

The ___ arterioles carry blood to the glomerular capillaries.

A

afferent

66
Q

___ arterioles carry blood from the glomerular capillaries.

A

Efferent

67
Q

The ___ capillaries branch from the efferent arterioles. They surround the proximal convoluted tubules, the distal convoluted tubules, and the loops of Henle.

A

peritubular

68
Q

The ___ are specialized portions of the peritubular capillaries that extend deep into the medulla of the kidney and surround the loops of Henle and collecting ducts.

A

vasa recta

69
Q

The primary function of the kidney is the ___

A

regulation of body fluid composition.

70
Q

The ___ is the organ that sorts the substances from the blood for either removal in the urine or return to the blood.

A

kidney

71
Q

The structural components that perform the sorting of body fluid composition are the ___. They are the functional units of the kidney.

A

nephrons

72
Q

Scientists usually categorize urine formation into three major processes:

A

Filtration
Tubular Respiration
Tubular secretion

73
Q

With ___, blood pressure in the glomerular capillaries forces fluid and small molecules out of the blood to create filtrate. It is nonselective and separates based only on the size or charge of molecules.

A

filtration

74
Q

An average of ___% of the blood pumped by the heart each minute flows through the kidney.

A

21%

75
Q

With ___ , cells in the renal tubules contain many transport proteins. They move water and some filtered molecules from the filtrate back into the blood in the peritubular capillaries.

A

tubular respiration

76
Q

With ___, certain tubule cells transport additional solutes from the blood into the filtrate. Some of the solutes may not have been filtered by the filtration membrane.

A

tubular secretion

77
Q

For the filtration membrane, three forces or pressures determine the amount of filtrate formed:

A

Glomerular capillary pressure
Capsular pressure
Colloid osmotic pressure

78
Q

The ___ is essentially the blood pressure inside the glomerular capillaries. It is an outward pressure from blood pressing on the fenestrated capillary walls.

A

glomerular capillary pressure

79
Q

The ___ is the inward pressure that opposes filtration. It is due to pressure from the filtrate fluid in the capsular space.

A

capsular pressure

80
Q

The ___ is also an inward pressure that opposes filtration. It is due to the osmotic pressure of plasma proteins in the glomerular capillaries.

A

colloid osmotic pressure

81
Q

The combination of the three pressures is called ___

A

filtration pressure.

82
Q

In a normal kidney, is glomerular capillary pressure is greater than the combination of capsular and colloid osmotic pressure?

A

Yes

83
Q

Intense sympathetic stimulations, like those that occur during circulatory shock or vigorous exercise, will it significantly decrease filtrate formation and urine volume?

A

Yes

84
Q

One of the dangers of ___ is that renal blood flow can be so low that the kidneys suffer from a lack of O2.

A

circulatory shock

85
Q

___ is the transport of water and solutes from the filtrate into the blood.

A

Tubular reabsorption

86
Q

Water movement in the kidney is governed by ___. It is the movement of water toward solutions with higher solute concentrations or high osmotic pressure.

A

osmosis

87
Q

___ is the net movement of solutes down their concentration gradient.

A

Diffusion

88
Q

The ___ convoluted tube is the site of the majority of reabsorption.

A

proximal

89
Q

___ is the movement of nonfiltered substances from the blood into the filtrate.

A

Tubular secretion

90
Q

The kidney’s ability to control the volume and concentration of the urine depends on three factors:

A

Countercurrent mechanisms
Medullary concentration gradient
Hormonal mechanism

91
Q

A ___ is one where fluid in separate structures flows in opposite directions relative to each other. As the fluids pass by each other, materials can be exchanged between the fluids.

A

countercurrent mechanism

92
Q

The interstitial fluid of the medulla of the kidney has a higher solute concentration than that of the cortex. This is called the ___

A

medullary concentration gradient.

93
Q

Three major hormonal mechanisms are involved in regulating urine concentration and volume:

A

Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone mechanism
Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) mechanism
Atrial natriuretic hormone (ANH) mechanism

94
Q

The ___ mechanism is initiated under low blood pressure conditions.

A

renin-angiotensin-aldosterone

95
Q

When blood pressure decreases, cells of the juxtaglomerular apparatuses in the kidneys secrete the enzyme ___.

A

renin

96
Q

Upon secretion, renin enters the blood and converts ___, a plasma protein produced by the liver, to angiotensin I.

A

angiotensin

97
Q

___ is an enzyme produced by capillaries of organs such as the lungs. It converts angiotensin I to angiotensin II.

A

Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE)

98
Q

___ increases blood pressure and increases the sensation of thirst and salt appetite. It also stimulates the adrenal cortex to secrete aldosterone.

A

Angiotensin II

99
Q

___ stimulates an increase in the reabsorption of Na+ and Cl- in the distal convoluted tubules and collecting ducts.

A

Aldosterone

100
Q

___ is secreted by neurons in the posterior pituitary when the concentration of the blood or the interstitial fluid increases.

A

Antidiuretic hormone (ADH)

101
Q

___ promotes water conservation in the kidneys by increasing the permeability of the distal convoluted tubules and collecting ducts to water.

A

ADH

102
Q

A low blood solute concentration inhibits ADH secretion, which reduces or increases urine volume?

A

Reduces it

103
Q

An increased blood pressure triggers the ___

A

atrial natriuretic hormone (ANH) mechanism.

104
Q

___ is secreted from cardiac muscle cells in the right atrium when blood pressure in the right atrium increases above normal. It acts on the kidneys to decrease Na+ reabsorption. It increases urine volume while reducing blood volume and blood pressure.

A

ANH

105
Q

ANH is secreted from ___ when blood pressure increases above normal. It acts on the kidneys to decrease Na+ reabsorption. It increases urine volume while reducing blood volume and blood pressure.

A

cardiac muscle cells in the right atrium

106
Q

The ___ are small tubes that carry urine from the renal pelvis of the kidney to the posterior inferior portion of the urinary bladder.

A

ureters

107
Q

The ___ is a hollow, muscular container that lies in the pelvic cavity just posterior to the pubic symphysis. It stores urine.

A

urinary bladder

108
Q

The urinary bladder can hold from a few mL to a maximum of about ___

A

1000 mL.

109
Q

_ is an inflammation of the urinary bladder that usually results from a bacterial infection. E coli is the most common cause of this.

A

Cystitis

110
Q

The ___ is the tube that carries urine from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body.

A

urethra

111
Q

The triangle-shaped portion of the urinary bladder located between the opening of the ureters and the opening of the urethra is called the ___.

A

trigone

112
Q

___ cells lines both the ureters and the urinary bladder.

A

Transitional epithelium

113
Q

___ is the presence of blood in the urine.

A

Macrohematuria

114
Q

___ is where a catheter is inserted into the bladder to view the wall and collect cells which are then examined under a microscope to look for abnormalities in appearance.

A

Cystoscopy

115
Q

___ is a live, attenuated strain of Myocobacterium bovis, the bacterium that causes tuberculosis in cattle.

A

Bacillus Calmette-Guerin

116
Q

___ is another name for kidney stones. The majority of kidney stones consist of mainly calcium oxalate.

A

Renal calculus

117
Q

___ is a common treatment for kidney stones. It uses an ultrasound to pulverize kidney stones into small particles that can pass easily through the ureter.

A

Lithotripsy

118
Q

_ is the act of urinating. It is activated by the stretch of the urinary bladder wall.

A

Micturition

119
Q

Water intake is controlled by neurons in the hypothalamus collectively called the ___.

A

thirst center

120
Q

___ ions are the dominant ions in the extracellular fluid.

A

Sodium

121
Q

___ is the recommended intake amount for daily sodium ions

A

2.4 grams

122
Q

___ is secreted by the parathyroid glands when blood CA2+ levels are too low.

A

Parathyroid hormone (PTH)

123
Q

___ is secreted by the parafollicular cells of the thyroid gland. This lowers extracellular CA2+ levels.

A

Calcitonin

124
Q

___ are chemicals that resist a change in pH of a solution when either acids or bases are added to the solution.

A

Buffers

125
Q

___ occurs when the blood pH falls below 7.35.

A

Acidosis

126
Q

___ occurs when the respiratory system is unable to eliminate adequate amounts of CO2 from the blood.

A

Respiratory acidosis

127
Q

___ occurs from excess production of acidic substances, such as lactic acid and ketone bodies.

A

Metabolic acidosis

128
Q

___ occurs when the blood pH increases above 7.45.

A

Alkalosis

129
Q

___ results from hyperventilation as can occur in response to stress.

A

Respiratory alkalosis

130
Q

___ usually results from the rapid elimination of H+ from the body.

A

Metabolic alkalosis

131
Q

___ is the inflammation of the filtration membrane within the renal corpuscle, causing increased membrane permeability.

A

Glomerulonephritis

132
Q

___ often occurs 1-3 weeks after a severe bacterial infection, such as strep throat. This normally subsides after several days.

A

Acute glomerulonephritis

133
Q

___ is a long-term and progressive process whereby the filtration membrane thickens and is eventually replaced by connective tissue and the kidneys become nonfunctional.

A

Chronic glomerulonephritis

134
Q

___ occurs when damage to the kidney is rapid and extensive. This leads to accumulation of wastes in the blood and may eventually lead to death in 1-2 weeks if renal failure is complete.

A

Acute renal failure

135
Q

___ results from permanent damage to so many nephrons that the remaining nephrons are inadequate for normal kidney functions.

A

Chronic renal failure

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