Urinary System Quiz Flashcards
The kidney filters fluid from blood eliminating what?
Nitrogen wastes, toxins, drugs, and returns needed substances to the blood stream.
The kidney produces rennin to help regulate
Blood pressure
The kidney produces erythropoietin to
Make RBC’s in bone marrow
What shape are the kidneys?
Bean
How big are the kidneys?
5 inches X 3 inches
How much do the kidneys weigh?
5 oz.
Which kidney is slightly lower?
Right kidney
Hilus is the intended regions where what enter and exit?
Ureters, blood vessels, lymphatic vessels, and nerves
What is the outer layer of the kidney?
Cortex
What is the middle layer of the kidney?
Medulla
What is the inner layer of the kidney? (Continuous with ureters)
Pelvis
Kidneys filter about how much of your blood volume each minute?
1/4 (1200 ml)
How often do they filter?
24/7
How many kidneys do you need to perform all functions?
One
The structural and functional units of the kidneys (filters)
Nephrons
How many nephrons per kidney?
More than one million
Nephrons consist of:
Glomerulus, renal tubule, Bowman’s capsule, PCT (proximal tubule), Henle loop, DCT (distal tubule), and collecting tubule duct
All substances are filtered except
Blood cells and proteins
Fed and drained by arterioles
Glomerulus
Afferent
In
Efferent
Out
Agreeing is larger than efferent and BP forces fluid and solutes out of the blood into the what?
Bowman’s capsule
Kidney processes how much daily?
180L
How much leaves as urine?
1%
The rest of fluid is returned to where?
The blood stream
What are the functions of nephrons?
Filtration, tubular reabsorption, and tubular secretion