Chapter 7

Question 1

1. glomerulus

Answer 1

tiny ball of capillaries in the kidney

Question 2

2. glomerular capsule

Answer 2

enclosing structure surrounding each glomerulus. It collects material that is filtered from the blood

Question 3

3. renal tubule

Answer 3

tube in the kidney where urine if former after filtration

Question 4

4. renal pelvis

Answer 4

collecting region in the pelvis

Question 5

5. Ureter(s)

Answer 5

tube leading from the kidneys to the urinary bladder

Question 6

How many ureters do humans have?

Answer 6

2

Question 7

6. urethra

Answer 7

tube leading from the urinary bladder to the outside

Question 8

8. Urinary Meatus

Answer 8

opening or canal

Question 9

7. Urinary bladder

Answer 9

muscular sac that holds and store urine

Question 10

what are the 3 nitrogenous waste

Answer 10

urea, creatinine, uric acid

Question 11

what is erythropoietin?

Answer 11

the creation of red blood cells

Question 12

where are your kidneys located?

Answer 12

lower back

Question 13

what is voiding?

Answer 13

urination

Question 14

about how many nephrons are in the kidney
A.100,000
B.1,000,000,000
C. 1,000,000
D. 10,000

Answer 14

C. 1,000,000

Question 15

Arteriole

Answer 15

small artery

Question 16

calyx or calix

Answer 16

part in the renal pelivs

Question 17

catheter

Answer 17

tube for injecting or removing fluids

Question 18

cortex

Answer 18

outer regin of a organ

Question 19

creatinine

Answer 19

waste

Question 20

electrolyte

Answer 20

element that carries electric charge when dissolved in water contains potassium and sodium

Question 21

Erythropoietin (EPO)

Answer 21

Hormone that stimulates the production of red blood cells

Question 22

Filtration

Answer 22

process where some substances, not all, pass through a filter

Question 23

Kidney

Answer 23

Two bean-shaped organs used to get rid of waste

Question 24

Meatus

Answer 24

opening used to void

Question 25

Medulla

Answer 25

Inner region of an organ

Question 26

Hilum

Answer 26

place in the kidney where blood vessels and never enter and leave

Question 27

nephron

Answer 27

the functional unit of the kidney

Question 28

Potassium (K+)

Answer 28

Electrolyte

Question 29

Reaborsption

Answer 29

reneal tubules return materials necessary to the body back into the bloodstream

Question 30

renal artery

Answer 30

blood vessel that carries blood o the kidney

Question 31

renal pelvis

Answer 31

Renal tubule

Question 32

Renal vein

Answer 32

vessel that carries blood away from the kidney to the heart

Question 33

renin

Answer 33

enzyme secreted bu the kidney

Question 34

Sodium (Na+)

Answer 34

electrolyte

Question 35

Trigone

Answer 35

triangular area in the urinary bladder

Question 36

Urea

Answer 36

Waste

Question 37

ureter

Answer 37

one of the tywo tubes connecting the kidney to the urinary bladder

Question 38

Urethra

Answer 38

Tube leading from the urinary bladder to the outside of the bodyU

Question 39

Uric acid

Answer 39

waste

Question 40

What is albumin?

Answer 40

protein in the blood

Question 41

What causes kidney stones?

Answer 41

- too much sodium, oxalate and/or uric acid - not enough water

Question 42

what is hyperkalemia?

Answer 42

to much potassium in the blood