URINARY SYSTEM FINAL Flashcards
1
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PATHWAY OF FILTRATION (9)
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Glomerulus capsule, Proximal convoluted tubule, Descending limb of the nephron loop, Ascending limb of the nephron loop, Distal convoluted tubule, Collecting ducts, Minor calyces, Major calyces, Ureter.
2
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If there is a urinalysis done and sugar is found-protein?
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Diabetes-kidney failure
3
Q
A urine PH of 8 or more means
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Urinary tract infection
4
Q
The main organ that cleans the blood
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Kidney
5
Q
The tube that carries urine into the bladder
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Ureter
6
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The vessel that carries blood to the kidney
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Renal artery
7
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A cluster of blood vessels contained in the glomerulus capsule
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Glomerulus
8
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The process that selectively moves substances back into the blood
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Tubular reabsorption
9
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The filtering unit of the kidney
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Nephrons
10
Q
Tubular reabsorption takes place in the
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Pertibular capillaries
11
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Filtration takes place in the
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Proximal convoluted tubule
