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Week 6 Flashcards

Metabolism; Liver, Pancreas, and Kidney

1
Q

Controls blood pressure by releasing renin(RAAS)

A

Kidney

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2
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Stores bile until it is secreted to help with fat digestion in the small intestine
- delay of pain after a fatty meal

A

Gallbladder

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3
Q

ALT and AST
- LFT

A

Liver

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4
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Produces insulin and releases into the vascular system
- endocrine function(going into)

A

pancreas

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5
Q

Stores glucose and glycogen
- specific to this organ

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liver

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6
Q

regulates RBC production by secreting erythropoietin
- circulating more oxygen

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kidney

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7
Q

creates fibrinogen and coagulation factors for clotting
- pts with cirrhosis can be bleeders

A

Liver

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8
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BUN and Cr

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Kidney

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9
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PRODUCES and SECRETES bile

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Liver

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10
Q

Synthesis vit D and helps maintain calcium balance

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Kidney

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11
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metabolizes bilirubin

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Liver

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12
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responsible for detoxification

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Liver

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13
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Balances bicarb and hydrogen ions to maintain pH

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Kidney

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14
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EXCRETES metabolic waste

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Kidney

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15
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Secretes lipase, amylase, trypsin, and chymotrypsin
- start to autodigest w/ a blockage

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Pancreas

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16
Q

converts amino acids and glycerol into glucose when the body’s store of glucose is inadequate

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Liver

17
Q

Manages fluid and electrolytes

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Kidney

18
Q

What is bile

A
  • a yellow/ green alkaline fluid
  • formed by the hepatocytes
  • stored in the gall bladder
19
Q

Conjugated bilirubin

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Water-soluble
- conjugation occurs in the liver

20
Q

Unconjugated bilirubin

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NOT water-soluble

21
Q

W/o the liver, person is at higher risk for bleeding and won’t clot normally
T or F?

A

TRUE

22
Q

What regulates glucose

A

Glucagon

23
Q

pruritis

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itchiness of skin

24
Q

Ascites

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Abnormal fluid build up in third spacing

25
Q

Caput medusa

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Dilated, superficial veins become visible around the umbilicus

26
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