URINARY AND ENDOCRINE POWERPOINT

Question 1

3 functions of the kidneys

Answer 1

1. Regulate volume of body water
2. Regulate composition of body water
3. Remove waste products (BUN, creatinine)

Question 2

What percent of cardiac output is received by the kidneys

Answer 2

20%

Question 3

20% of cardiac output is received by the kidneys and _______% of this goes straight to the cortex

Answer 3

90%

Question 4

20% of cardiac output is received by the kidneys and 90% of this goes straight to the cortex, meaning the cortex is exposed to __________ in the blood

Answer 4

Toxins

Question 5

What percent of functional lost must be lost in the kidneys before clinical signs are evident

Answer 5

66%

Question 6

What percent of functional loss of the kidneys must be present before changes in blood work

Answer 6

75%

Question 7

Two needs of urine production

Answer 7

1.Functioning nephron
2. Blood supply to glomerulus

Question 8

If kidneys are having issues, protein will be high in the urine, causing low albumin in the….

Answer 8

Blood

Question 9

What is the functional part of the kidney

Answer 9

Nephron

Question 10

5 parts of the nephron

Answer 10

1. Bowmens capsule
2. Glomerulus
3. Proximal tubule
4. Loop of henle
5. Distal tubule