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Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance

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Mucosa, muscular, and fibrous adventitia are layers of what organ?   Bladder  
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A pigment metabolite that is responsible for the color of urine.   Urochrome  
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A condition caused by Diabetes mellitus in which body cells are unable to absorb glucose from the blood.   Glycosuria  
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The presence of excessive amounts of the by-products of fat metabolism.   Ketonuria  
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Hardened cell fragments that are flushed out of the urinary tract.   Casts  
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The major homeostatic organ of the body.   Kidney  
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Drains urine from the kidneys.   Ureters  
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In urine formation, filtration is the role of what?   Glomerulus  
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The anatomically functional units responsible for urine formation.   Nephrons  
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Drains the bladder and is a urine conduit to the body exterior.   Urethra  
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This region of the bladder has two ureteral and one urethral orifice.   Trigone  
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The process in which urine empties from the bladder.   Micturition  
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Part of the nephron that contains an ascending portion and a descending portion.   Loop of Henle  
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A condition often seen in cases of uncontrolled hypertension or kidney infection.   Albuminuria  
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The presence of white blood cells in the urine.   Pyuria  
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A condition seen in cases of hepitis or bile duct blockage.   Bilirubinuria  
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The yellow color of urine is due to ________.   Urochrome  
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The largest component of urine by weight, other than water, is ________.   Urea  
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The mass of a specific volume of liquid.   Specific gravity  
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A by-product of bacterial metabolism; useful in early detection of bladder infections.   Nitrites  
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The mechanical and chemical receptors that control digestive activity are located:   In the walls of the tract organs  
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The chemical and mechanical processes of food breakdown are called:   Digestion  
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The sheets of peritoneal membrane that hold the digestive tract in palce are called:   Mesenteries  
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The capillaries that nourish the epithelium and absorb digested nutrients lie in the:   Lamina propria  
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Hydrochloric acid is secreted by which of the secretory cells of the stomach?   Parietal cells  
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Nervous control of gastric secretion is provided by:   The vagus nerve and enteric plexus  
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Which of the following enzymes is specific for proteins?   Trypsin  
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After eating French fries, buttered toast, ice cream, and whole milk. Which of the following glands would be active in helping you to digest this food?   The pancreas  
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A baby is in the hosp. with a hx of project. vomiting after each feeding. The sphincter controlling food passage from the stomach to the duodenum is thickened and does not open readily. B/c of the pt's loss of gastric juice, his blood indicates:   Alkalosis  
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Hormones that inhibit gastric secretion include:   Secretin  
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