Urinary System Test Flashcards
5 ways kidneys maintain homeostasis
- Regulation of water, blood, and interstitial fluid volumes
- Excretion of wastes, solutes, and toxins
- Regulation of pH in body
- Regulation of normal blood pressure
- Synthesis of calcitrol and erythropoietin
5 factors that INCREASE metabolic rate
- Exercise
- Food intake
- Hormones
- Body temperature
- Nervous stimulation
4 factors that DECREASE metabolic rate
- Sleep
- Malnutrition
- Hypothermia
- Age
List & define 4 primary routes of heat loss
- Radiation - no physical contact
- Conduction - direct physical contact
- Convection - body to air
- Evaporation - liquid to a gas
Filtration
Movement of blood plasma across the filtration membrane of the renal corpuscle
Reabsorption
Return of needed substances back into the bloodstream
Secretion
Toxins in the blood not removed by filtration are removed by tubular secretion
Excretion
Removal of waste materials from the body
Glycosuria
Sugar in urine
Hematuria
Blood in urine
Pyuria
Pus in urine
Dysuria
Painful urination
Polyuria
Larger amounts of urine
Oliguria
Low amounts of urine
Anuria
Absence of urine
Casts
Substances of mucus that harden and form molds inside tubules
6 components of urine
- Nitrogen wastes
- Electrolytes
- Toxins
- Pigments
- Hormones
- Various abnormal things
Antidiuretic
Substance that inhibits urine formation
Diuretic
Chemical that inhibits sodium reabsorption by kidneys resulting in increased urine volume