Urine and Body Fluids

Question 1

What is the function of the kidneys

Answer 1

removal of waste products

Question 2

Anatomy of the kidneys

Answer 2

rental cortex
renal medulla
medullary pyramids

Question 3

The main function of the nepron

Answer 3

each nepron can be thought as a mini urine producing factory

Question 4

parts of the nephron

Answer 4

renal corpusle
renal tubule

Question 5

define glomerulus

Answer 5

knot of capillaries ‘bowmans capsule’

Question 6

Neprons make urine go through 3 processes to become urine

Answer 6

glomerular filtration
tubular reabsorption
tubular secretion

Question 7

Define Calera

Answer 7

poop organism in water

Question 8

Define Urochrome

Answer 8

a pigment caused by broken RBC

Question 9

what is micturition

Answer 9

voiding / peeing

Question 10

define polyuria

Answer 10

to much pee

Question 11

Oliguria

Answer 11

very little pee

Question 12

Anuria

Answer 12

painful peeing

Question 13

Urine Preservatives

Answer 13

hydrochloric acid
boric acid
acetic acid
toluene
formaldehye

Question 14

Urinalysis Includes 3 steps

Answer 14

physical
chemical
microscopic

Question 15

3 different regions of the glomerulus

Answer 15

PCT proximal convoluted tubule
Loop of Henle
DCT distal convoluted tubule

Question 16

Each nephron is associated with

Answer 16

2 capillary beds
glmerulus
peritubular capillary beds

Question 17

Efferent Arteriole

Answer 17

takes blood awat from the nephron

Question 18

collecting tubule

Answer 18

location for secteetion

Question 19

loop of henule

Answer 19

location of reabsorption

Question 20

filtrate

Answer 20

beginning in bowmans capsule

Question 21

Reasons for cloudy urine

Answer 21

uti
dehydrated
kidney stones
sti
prostate problems
etc

Question 22

Normal specific gravity

Answer 22

1.005 - 1.030 measures your body’s abilities to balance water content and excrete waste

Question 23

Normal COnstituents of urine

Answer 23

water
urea
inorganic salts
ammonia

Question 24

what is CSF

Answer 24

cerebral spinal fluid
acts as a SHOCK ABSORBER while circulating nutrients and lubes the CNS - normally clear and colourless
90-150 adult 10-60 baby

Question 25

what is PEricardial Fluid

Answer 25

fluid around the heart shock absorber

Question 26

what is pleural fluid

Answer 26

fluid around the lungs protects the lungs and reducts friction and shock absorbor -

Question 27

What is peritoneal fluid

Answer 27

around the abdominal cavity

Question 28

what is synovial fluid

Answer 28

fluid contained in joints protects and lubes bone on bone colourless

Question 29

what is the scientific measurment of volume

Answer 29

liter

Question 30

the basic unit of protein is called

Answer 30

amino acid

Question 31

the renal threshold for glucose is

Answer 31

180 mg/dL

Question 32

feces get its brown colour from

Answer 32

stercoblin

Question 33

Ultrafiltrates of plasma

Answer 33

peritoneal pleural synovial NOT CSF

Question 34

Exudate is

Answer 34

an effusion usually the result of an imflammatory process

Question 35

Transudate

Answer 35

normal serous fluid

Question 36

WHat is Renal Hilum

Answer 36

a medical indention where structures enter or exit the kidney

Question 37

Renal Fascia

Answer 37

outer most capsult that anchors the kidney and adrenal gland to surrounding structures