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LOM Ch.7 Urinary System Set 4
Language of Medicine, 9th Edition, Davi-Ellen Chabner
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05/13/2010

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Term
urea, creatinine, uric acid
Definition
When foods containing proteins are used by cells in the body, waste products _______, _________, and _________ are released into the bloodstream.
Term
d
Definition

What composes urine?

a)water

b) salts

c) acids

d) all of the above

e) a and b

Term
water, electrolytes, acids
Definition
The kidneys maintain the proper balance of ________, ________, and ___________ in body fluids.
Term
vitamin D
Definition
An active form of this vitamin is secreted by the kidney for the absorption of calcium from the intestine.
Term
insulin, parthyroid hormone
Definition
Two hormones that the kidneys degrade and eliminate from the bloodstream
Term
adipose tissue, fibrous connective tissue
Definition
What two types of tissues protect the kidneys?
Term
4-6 ounces
Definition
How much does each kidney weigh?
Term
a
Definition

A kidney is about the size of a:

a) fist

b) baseball glove

c) a chicken egg

d) human palm

Term
cortex
Definition
Means bark, as in the bark of a tree
Term
medulla
Definition
Means marrow
Term
blood vessels, nerves
Definition
What two things pass through the hilum?
Term
ureter; 16; 18; peristaltic
Definition
The _______ is one of two muscular tubes ____ to ____ inches long lined with a mucous membrane, which carry urine in _______ waves from the kidneys to urinary bladder.
Term
ureters, urethra
Definition
The trigone is a triangular region at the base of the bladder where the ________ enter and the _______ exits.
Term
female urethra
Definition
tube that is 1 1/2 inches long that lies anterior to the vagina and vaginal meatus where urine is voided
Term
male urethra
Definition
tube that is 8 inches long and extends downward through the prostate gland to the meatus at thetip of the penis
Term
aorta, renal, hilum, arterioles
Definition
Blood enters each kidney from the ______ by the left and right ______ arteries, which enter the kidney at the ________--where they branch out into smaller arteries called _______
Term
f
Definition

If blood pressure falls in the kidneys, what happens?

a) blood flow diminishes

b) kidney produces renin

c) kidney produces erythropoietin

d) contraction of the arterioles is stimulated and increases blood pressure

e) all of the above

f) all but c

g) all but b

Term
glomeruli
Definition
What does each arteriole in the cortex of the kidney lead to?
Term
d
Definition

How many glomeruli are there in each cortex region of the kidney?

a) 100

b) 1000

c) 100,000

d) 1,000,000

e) 1,000,000,000

f) it varies from 1-2 billion in each individual

Term
a-f
Definition

The glomerulus filters what substances and lets them leave bloodstream?

a) water

b) salts

c) sugar

d) urea

e) creatinine

f)uric acid

g) proteins

h) blood cells

i) all of the above

Term
glomerular or Bowman capsule
Definition
Where do materials that get filtered in glomerulus collect?
Term

False

 

While sugar and creatinine can filter through walls of glomeruli to the glomerular capsule, large substances like proteins and blood cells cannot.

Definition
T or F: The walls of the glomeruli allow large substances like sugar and creatinine to filter into the glomerular capsule.
Term
renal tubule, water, sugar, salts, capillaries
Definition
The _______ is attached to each glomerular capsule which filtered materials pass through--most of the ______, all of the _____, and some _______ are reabsorbed through tiny ________ surrounding each tubule.
Term
water, salts, sugar
Definition
What three essential substances does reabsorbtion ensures that the body maintains?
Term
metabolite
Definition
partially broken down form of the original drug
Term
95; 5
Definition
Urine is ____ % water and ___% urea, creatinine, salts, acids, and drugs
Term
f, i, k, a, b, c, a, e, g, j, h, d
Definition

Put in order the formation and expelling of urine:

a) renal tubule

b)Water, sugar, salts are reabsorbed back into bloodstream

c) acids, potassium, and drugs are secreted from bloodstream

d) urinary meatus

e) renal pelvis

f) bloodstream

g) ureter

h) urethra

i) glomerulus

j) bladder

k) glomerular capsule

Some answers will be used twice

Term
enuresis
Definition
involuntary discharge of urine at night
Term
nocturia
Definition
voluntary, frequent urination at night
Term
urinalysis
Definition
an examination of urine to determine the presence of abnormal elements that may indicate various pathologic conditions
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