Renal Flashcards

(39 cards)

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Anuria

A

No urine is being passed from the body

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Correct path of urinary excretion

A

kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, urethra.

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3
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ADH

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Antidiuretic hormone

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3
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Erythropoietin

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Hormone necessary for red blood cell production

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4
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What is the term for the presence of glucose in urine?

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Glycosuria

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5
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What is urolithiasis?

A

Condition of having urinary stones

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6
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Where does most tubular secretion take place?

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In the distal convoltued tubule (DCT).

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6
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What is the difference between polyuria and pollakuria?

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Polyuria means an increase in volume of urine

Pollakiuria means in an increase in frequency of urination

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7
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What does the kidney maintain?

A

Homeostasis

BODY LIKE SAME

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7
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Which substances are eliminated by secretion?

A

Hydrogen, potassium and ammmonia.

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9
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What does it mean when the kidneys are referred to be located retroperitoneal?

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outside (behind or dorsal to) the abdominal cavity

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10
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Function of kidneys?

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Filtration, reabsorption, secretion
Fluid balance regulation
Acid-base balance regulation
Production of hormones

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10
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The urinary system removes…

A

urea, salts, water, and other soluble waste products

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11
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Diuresis

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Producing and passing large amounts of urine

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13
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where does reabsorbtion take place

A

in the PCTs and the loop of Henle

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14
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the inside of the Bladder is lined with ?

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transitional epithelium cells

16
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What does the Hormone Aldosterone do

A

stimulates sodium reabsorption in the Kidney

17
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What hormones do the kidneys produce?

A

erythropoietin and prostaglandin

18
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Where do blood and lymph vessels, nerves and ureters enter/leave the kidney?

20
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List the 4 parts of a nephron in order.

A

Renal corpuscle, proximal convoluted tubule, loop of Henle, and a distal convoluted tubule.

20
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What are the 3 main mechanisms by which the kidneys carry out their waste elimination role?

A
  1. Filtration of blood 2. Reabsorption of useful substance back into the bloodstream. 3. Secretion of waste products from the blood into the tubules of the nephron.
22
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What is glomerular filtration rate (GFR)?

A

The term used to describe how fast plasma is filtered as it passes through the glomerulus.

23
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Where does blood filtration occur?

A

Renal corpuscle

24
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The kidney’s nerve supply comes from where?

A

Sympathetic portion of the Autonomic nervous system.

24
What organs make up the Renal system
2 kidney's 2 ureters 1 urinary blader and 1 urethra
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Where does most tubular secretion take place?
The distal convoluted tubule
27
Name the artery and the vein that supply and drain blood from the kidney?
Renal artery and the Renal Vein
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What is micturition?
Urination
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What symptom is common in FLUTD?
Presesnce of Uroliths(stones)
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Oliguria
passing small amounts of urine
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The renal corpuscle is made up of the ____ and \_\_\_\_\_.
Glomerulus, Bowman's capsule
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What is urolithiasis?
The presence of urinary stones
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What is the nephron?
The basic functional unit of the kidney
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## Footnote What is the functional unit if the kidney?
## Footnote Nephron
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## Footnote What are the 2 parts of the renal corpuscle?
## Footnote outer - bowmans capsule , inner - glomerulus
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## Footnote What are 2 other names for urination?
## Footnote Uresis, Micturition
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The kidneys are covered by what?
Fibrous connective tissue capsule
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The efferent glomerular arterioles divide into capillaries that surrond the nephron, what are these capillaries called?
peritubular capillaries
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Where is the Renal corpuscle located?
in the cortex of the kidney