week 7 Flashcards
- The functional and structural unit of the kidneys is the
nephron_.
- Urine passes through the
pelvis of the kidney to ureter to bladder to urethra.
- An increase in the permeability of the cells of the collecting tubule to water is due to a(n) increase in the production of
ADH_.
- The kidneys are stimulated to produce
renin
renin is produced due to
decrease in the blood pressure
- Which gland sits atop each kidney?
adrenals
- The glomerulus differs from other capillaries in the body in that it is drained by an
efferent arteriole.
- When the blood supply to the glomerulus decreases, what changes occur to the diameter of the afferent arteriole
dilatation
- The ureters are capable of
peristaltic movement, like that of the gastrointestinal tract.
- The renal corpuscle is made up of the
bowmans capsule and the glomerulus
- Stretching of the bladder/detussor muscle acts as
the trigger for the initiation of micturition (voiding)?
- The juxtaglomerular apparatus is responsible for regulating the rate of filtrate formation and controlling systemic
blood pressure
- Angiotensin II is a substance made by the body to
to increase blood pressure during stress.
- The filtration membrane includes the glomerular endothelium, basement membrane and
podocytes/visceral membrane.
- The fluid in the glomerular (Bowman’s) capsule is similar to blood except that it does not contain
erythrocytes, leucocytes, thrombocytes, plasma proteins such as albumin
- Incontinence is the
inability to control voluntary micturition.
- The glomerular (Bowman’s) filtrate is similar to plasma except that it does not contain a significant amount of
of plasma proteins.
- The function of angiotensin II is to
constrict arterioles and increase blood pressure
- The nephron reabsorbs nearly 99 to100% of the bicarbonate present in the glomerular
filtrate.
true or faslse
TRUE
- If one says that the clearance value of glucose is zero, it means all the glucose is
reabsorbed by the nephron and that there is no glucose in urine.
- Urine crystals in the renal pelvis are called
calculi.
- The need to get up in the middle of the night to urinate is called
nocturia.
- Name the condition for the abnormal urinary constituents listed below:
Glucose
glycosuria
- Name the condition for the abnormal urinary constituents listed below:
ketone bodies
keetoneuria
- Name the condition for the abnormal urinary constituents listed below:
bile pigments
bilirubinuria
- Name the condition for the abnormal urinary constituents listed below: proteins
proteinuria
albuminuria
- Name the condition for the abnormal urinary constituents listed below:
hemoglobin
haemoglobinuria
- Name the condition for the abnormal urinary constituents listed below:
erythrocytes
haematuria
- Name the condition for the abnormal urinary constituents listed below:
dead leukocytes + bacterial remnants
pyuria
- Filtration of blood occurs in the
glomerular corpuscle
- Renal blood pressure remains fairly constant due to the function of the
Juxtaglomerular apparatus.
- The kidneys are retroperitoneal which means that they are located
behind the peritoneal cavity.
- Name the hormone produced in the kidney, which regulates the rate of erythropoiesis.
erythropoietin
