Module 5 excretory

Question 1

What organ makes uria

Answer 1

Liver

Question 2

Uria is found in

Answer 2

Urine

Question 3

The two main minerals in urine is

Answer 3

Salt and Water

Question 4

The kidneys primary responsibility is to

Answer 4

get acid out

Question 5

3 main functions of excretory system

Answer 5

Regulation of B/P
Stimulates Erythropoiesis
Activates Vitamin D

Question 6

What are the four organs of the Urinary System

Answer 6

Kidneys
Ureters
Urinary Bladder
Urethra

Question 7

The ____ kidney is usually lower than the ______ kidney

Answer 7

Right kidney

Left kidney

Question 8

Kidneys are located in the

Answer 8

T12/L1

Question 9

Blood vessels in the kidney enter and exit at the

Answer 9

Hilus

Question 10

The kidneys are covered with

Answer 10

Renal Capsule

Question 11

The Renal Capsule is a

Answer 11

Fibrous membrane

Question 12

adipose tissue helps

Answer 12

anchor the kidney to the peritoneum and the abdominal wall

Question 13

The outer layer of the internal structure of the kidney is made up of

Answer 13

Renal Corpuscles

Question 14

The renal medulla of the internal structure is made up of

Answer 14

loop of henle and collecting tubules

Question 15

Tubules form cone shaped structures called

Answer 15

Renal pyramids

Question 16

Funnel shaped cavity that forms the upper part of the ureter is called the

Answer 16

Renal pyramid

Question 17

The kidney recieves ______ of cardiac output

Answer 17

20-25% (5-6 liters)

Question 18

The arterioles work with the _______

Answer 18

Nephrons

Question 19

Venules in the kidney unite to form

Answer 19

Veins

Question 20

Veins in the kidney merge to form the _____ which joins the

Answer 20

Renal vein

Inferior vena cava

Question 21

The structural and functional unit of the kidney is called the

Answer 21

Nephron

Question 22

Each kidney contains about ________ nephrons

Answer 22

1 million

Question 23

Nephron is to Kidney as Alveolar is the

Answer 23

Lung

Question 24

Nephron is made up of (2)

Answer 24

Tubular and Vascular structure

Question 25

The 3 main functions of the Nephrons are

Answer 25

Filtration Secretion Reaborption

Question 26

Movement of water and solutes from the glomerulus to Bowman's capsule is called

Answer 26

Filtration

Question 27

Additional waste products and unneeded electrolytes are moved from the bloodstream into the forming urine is called

Answer 27

Secretion

Question 28

Water, electrolytes and additional needed materials are moved from the forming urine into the bloodstream is called

Answer 28

Reabsorption

Question 29

The Renal corpuscle is made up of (2)

Answer 29

Glomerulus and Glomerular

Question 30

The Bowmans capsule is also known as the

Answer 30

Glomerular

Question 31

The glomerulus is a cluster of

Answer 31

Capillaries

Question 32

This arteriole brings blood to the renal corpuscle and it branches

Answer 32

Afferent arteriole

Question 33

The arteriole takes blood away from the renal corpuscle

Answer 33

Efferent arteriole

Question 34

The afferent arteriole has a ______ than the efferent arteriole

Answer 34

wider diameter

Question 35

The site of filtration is the

Answer 35

Renal corpuscle

Question 36

The glomerulus is surrounded by the

Answer 36

Bowmans capsule

Question 37

The first part of the renal tubules after the glomerular capsule is the

Answer 37

Proximal Convoluted Tubule

Question 38

The site of the most Reabsorption is the

Answer 38

Proximal Convoluted Tubule

Question 39

The loop of henle is responsible for the absorption of

Answer 39

K, Na, Cl

Question 40

The beginning of reabsorption occurs in the

Answer 40

Loop of Henle

Question 41

The site of aldosterone and tubular secretion is the

Answer 41

Distal Convoluted Tubule

Question 42

Formed as water and solutes move between the vascular structure and the tubular structure of the nephron

Answer 42

Urine

Question 43

Glomerular filtration is dependent on

Answer 43

B/P

Question 44

Normal Glomerular filtration rate is about

Answer 44

125 ml/min or 180L/day

Question 45

Normal Urine production is about ____

Answer 45

1-2 Liters per day

Question 46

During Glomerular filtration approximately _____ of the filtrate gets reabsorbed

Answer 46

99%

Question 47

Reabsorption takes place by (3)

Answer 47

Diffusion Active transport Osmosis

Question 48

The single most important electrolyte that is involved in fluid balance and fluid distribution is

Answer 48

Na

Question 49

Aldosterone helps

Answer 49

The secretion of K | Reabsorption of Na

Question 50

Water follows the

Answer 50

Solvent

Question 51

When B/P falls filtration is not effective and the kidneys secrete renin ________ is secreted

Answer 51

Aldosterone

Question 52

The ureters are about ______ long

Answer 52

10-13 inches long

Question 53

Connect the kidney with the urinary bladder

Answer 53

Ureter

Question 54

The three layers that the ureter is made up of

Answer 54

Epithelium Smooth muscle Connective tissue

Question 55

Urine drains by ______ while the ureters are capable of

Answer 55

Gravity | Peristalsis

Question 56

Ureters open into the inferior part of the urinary bladder preventing

Answer 56

backflow of urine

Question 57

When empty the Urinary bladder is located behind the

Answer 57

pubic symphysis below the parietal peritoneum

Question 58

When full the urinary bladder

Answer 58

extends into the abdominal cavity

Question 59

The outer layer of the Urinary bladder is the

Answer 59

Serosa

Question 60

The mucosa is made up of

Answer 60

Mucous membrane

Question 61

The submucosa is made up of

Answer 61

connective tissue and elastic fibers

Question 62

The smooth muscle is called the

Answer 62

Detrusor muscle

Question 63

Triangular area in the floor of the urinary bladder formed by the openings of the ureters and the urethra

Answer 63

Trigone

Question 64

The urethra extends from

Answer 64

Urinary bladder to the Urinary meatus

Question 65

In the male the Urethra is about _____ however in the female it is about _____

Answer 65

8 inches | 1 inch

Question 66

In the male the urethra is surrounded by

Answer 66

Prostate gland

Question 67

Micturation is also known as

Answer 67

Urination

Question 68

Stretching of the Detrusor muscle allows for

Answer 68

Urination

Question 69

Most often the urge to urinate happens when there is ________ in the bladder

Answer 69

200ml

Question 70

Urine usually has a pH of

Answer 70

6.0 (4.6-8.0)

Question 71

the lower the specific gravity the more _______ the higher the more _____

Answer 71

``` Dilute = low Concentrated = high ```

Question 72

A low specific gravity usually means

Answer 72

Fluid overload