Final

Question 1

The presence of blood in urine is known as

Answer 1

Hematuria

Question 2

This term refers to difficulty in urinating

Answer 2

Dysuria

Question 3

Kidney stones is referred to as

Answer 3

Nephrolithiasis

Question 4

Inflammation of the renal pelvis is known as

Answer 4

Pyelitis

Question 5

Inflammation of the glomerulus is known as

Answer 5

Glomerulonephritis

Question 6

What condition causes glycosuria?

Answer 6

The presence of abnormally high levels of sugar in the urine

Question 7

What me cause blood to appear in urine

Answer 7

Pyuria

Glucosuria

Question 8

What is cystitis?

Answer 8

Inflammation of the bladder

Question 9

What is the meaning of UTI

Answer 9

Urinary tract infection

Question 10

A UTI is mostly seen in ________? And why

Answer 10

Females because their urethra is shorter

Question 11

What is the most common cause of a UTI?

Answer 11

E. coli

Question 12

What anchors the kidneys to the abdominal wall?

Answer 12

Renal Fascia

Question 13

The notch in the center of the kidney, where blood vessels, nerves and ureter enter and exit is called the?

Answer 13

Hilum

Question 14

What makes of the nephron?

Answer 14

Renal Corpusle and renal tubule

Question 15

Name the parts of the renal tubule

Answer 15

Loop of henle, proximal tube, collecting ducts

Question 16

List the organs of the Urinary system

Answer 16

2 kidneys
2 Ureters
Bladder
Urethra

Question 17

Where are the kidneys located?

Answer 17

Posterior abdominal wall

Question 18

Where is the bladder located

Answer 18

Pelvic region

Question 19

Name the structure that takes urine from the bladder to the outside

Answer 19

Urethra

Question 20

What is the functional unit of the kidney

Answer 20

Nephron

Question 21

List the three phases in the formation of urine

Answer 21

Filtration
Reabsorbtion
Secretion

Question 22

How much your urine is formed daily?

Answer 22

1.5 Liters

Question 23

What percentage of urine is water?

Answer 23

95%

Question 24

What percentage of urine is waste?

Answer 24

5%

Question 25

List three end products of protein metabolism that are found in urine

Answer 25

Ureum Uric Acid Creatinine

Question 26

This gland is located above the kidney

Answer 26

Adrenal Gland

Question 27

The outer region of the kidney

Answer 27

Renal cortex

Question 28

The inner region of the kidney

Answer 28

Renal medula

Question 29

What connects the renal pelvis to the bladder?

Answer 29

Ureter

Question 30

What is another word for urinating?

Answer 30

Micturition or Void

Question 31

What is uremia?

Answer 31

High levels of waste in the blood

Question 32

What is polyuria?

Answer 32

Increase output of urine

Question 33

Thymus gland creates

Answer 33

Thymosin

Question 34

Thyroid gland creates

Answer 34

Thyroxine

Question 35

Pineal gland creates

Answer 35

Melatonin

Question 36

Adrenal gland creates

Answer 36

Corticosteroid

Question 37

Pancreas creates

Answer 37

Insulin

Question 38

Enlargement of the thyroid gland is known as

Answer 38

Goiter

Question 39

Pancreas is located near n partially behind the

Answer 39

Stomach

Question 40

The hormone producing cells of the pancreas are known as

Answer 40

Islets of Langerhans

Question 41

The gland located in the mediastinum is the

Answer 41

Thymus

Question 42

Glands located in the brain are the

Answer 42

Pituitary and the pineal gland

Question 43

Glands located in the neck are the

Answer 43

Thyroid and parathyroid glands

Question 44

The pituitary gland is commonly referred to as the

Answer 44

Master Gland

Question 45

Insulin

Answer 45

Decreases blood sugar

Question 46

Epinephrine

Answer 46

Increases heart rate, dilates bronchioles

Question 47

Estrogens

Answer 47

Develop secondary female sex characteristics

Question 48

Mineralocorticoid

Answer 48

Increase reabsorption of sodium

Question 49

Parathomone

Answer 49

Increase blood calcium

Question 50

Calcitonin

Answer 50

Decreases blood calcium

Question 51

Oxytocin

Answer 51

Stimulates uterine contraction during labor

Question 52

Thyroxine

Answer 52

Increases metabolism in body cells

Question 53

Antidiuretic hormone

Answer 53

Reabsorbs water in the renal tubules

Question 54

Testosterone

Answer 54

Develops secondary male sex characteristics

Question 55

What is Anuria?

Answer 55

Failure of the kidneys to produce urine