urinary age related changes

Question 1

____ mass becomes smaller with age

Answer 1

renal

Question 2

smaller renal mass attributable to _____ loss

Answer 2

cortical

Question 3

decrease in ______ function and _____

Answer 3

nephrons

tubular

Question 4

between ages of 20 and 90 renal blood flow deceases ____% (odd number), and glomerular filtration rate decrease ____%

Answer 4

53%

50%

Question 5

tubular function decrease can cause:

less efficient conservation of ____ and _____

Answer 5

water

sodium

Question 6

tubular function decrease can cause:

less efficient suppression of ______ hormone secretion in the presence of hypo-osmolality

Answer 6

antidiuretic

Question 7

less ability to conserve ____ in response to _____ restriction (same word for both blanks)

Answer 7

sodium

Question 8

decrease in tubular function causes decreased reabsorption of _____ from the filtrate

Answer 8

glucose

Question 9

decreased reabsorption of glucose can cause 1+ ____ and ______ not to be of major diagnostic significance

Answer 9

proteinurias

glycosurias

Question 10

_______ reflex is delayed

Answer 10

micturition

Question 11

some ____ incontinence may occur because of weakening of the pelvic diaphragm

Answer 11

stress

Question 12

some stress incontinence may occur because of weakening of the _____ ______

Answer 12

pelvic diaphragm