QUIZ 4 QUESTIONS Flashcards
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THE NORMAL URINARY OUTPUT OF A HEALTHY KIDNEY IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD IS BETWEEN
________ AND ______ LITERS.
1.0, 1.8
THE AMOUNT OF BLOOD PLASMA FILTERED BY A NORMAL KIDNEY IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD IS
BETWEEN __________ AND ________ LITERS
150 & 180
THE NORMAL RANGE FOR GLUCOSE CONCENTRATION IN A PERSON’S BLOOD IS ________
mg/100ml OF BLOOD
80-120mg
NAME TWO ABNORMAL URINARY CONSTITUENTS
Red Blood Cells, White Blood Cells
DEFINE: ACID ASH FOODS
Foods which increase the acidity of the urine
A DIET HIGH IN PROTEINS WOULD RESULT IN WHAT pH VALUE IN A URINALYSIS TEST?
pH lower than 4.5
_______________ IS THE TERM USED TO DESCRIBE A CONDITION OF HIGH BLOOD ACIDITY
Acidosis
A ________________ DIET INCREASES THE pH OF URINE
Vegetarian
A STRICT VEGETARIAN DIET MAY RESULT IN WHAT pH VALUE IN A URINALYSIS TEST?
Higher than 8.0
A BACTERIAL INFECTION OF THE URINARY TRACT, WOULD RESULT IN WHAT pH VALUE IN A
URINALYSIS TEST?
Higher than 8.0
________ IS THE TERM FOR THE PRESENCE OF BILE PIGMENTS IN URINE
Bilirubinuria
LIST A CAUSE OF BILIRUBINURIA
Cirrhosis
LIST A CAUSE OF CASTS
High salt concentration
DEFINE: CASTS
Hardened cell fragments flushed out of the urinary tract
NAME ONE OF THE CHARACTERISTICS USED TO IDENTIFY NORMAL URINE
Color
WHAT IS THE NORMAL COLOR OF URINE?
Yellow
MOST NEPHRONS CALLED _____________, ARE LOCATED ENTIRELY WITHIN THE CORTEX
Cortical nephrons
NAME ONE OF THE BACTERIA THAT MAY CAUSE NITRITES IN THE URINE
E. coli
WHAT TYPE OF MUSCLE, SMOOTH OR SKELETAL, IS FOUND IN THE EXTERNAL URETHRAL
SPHINCTER
Skeletal
WHAT IS THE LENGTH OF THE FEMALE URETHRA?
4 cm
_______________ , THE ROLE OF THE GLOMERULUS, IS A LARGELY PASSIVE PROCESS IN
WHICH A PORTION OF THE BLOOD PASSES FROM THE GLOMERULAR BED TO THE
GLOMERULAR CAPSULE
Filtration
NAME ONE OF THE THREE FUNCTIONS OF THE NEPHRON
Filtration
PODOCYTES HAVE LONG, BRANCHING PROCESSES, ____________, THAT INTERDIGITATE
WITH OTHER PODOCYTES.
Foot processes
A DIET EXCESSIVELY HIGH IN CARBOHYDRATES CAN LEAD TO A HIGH CONCENTRATION OF
_________________ IN URINE
Glucose