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USIDMS- Kidneys and Bladder

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Which body cavity are the kidneys located in?   retroperitoneal  
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What are the functional units of the kidneys?   nephron  
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Where are the nephrons located?   the renal cortex  
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What do the minor calyces drain into?   the major calyces  
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Which is longer, the male or female urethra?   male  
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When a UTI has spread past the bladder and into the kidneys it is called what?   pyonephritis  
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The most common childhood malignancy of the kidney is...?   Wilms tumor  
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A benign congenital condition in which the tubules are dialated.   medullary sponge kidney  
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A process in which the entire medulla of the kidney begins to calcify and shadows on ultrasound?   Acute tubular necrosis  
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A cystic genetic disorder of the kidneys that effects adults   APCKD  
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A renal disorder that is not compatible with life and is detected in utero   Infantile Polycystic Kidney Disease  
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Which blood level will often be elevated with kidney failure?   Serum Creatinine  
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Which anatomic structures transport urine from the renal pelvis to the bladder?   ureters  
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Which kidney malignancy is most likely to be found in the cortex?   Renal Cell Carcinoma  
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A hyperechoic mass with round borders in the renal cortex is most likely?   Angiomyolipoma  
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Hydronephrosis is most likely caused by?   obstruction of the ureter  
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Dilation of the renal pelvis extending into the calyces?   hydronephrosis  
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An echogenic mass that shadows posteriorly is most likely a...?   kidney stone  
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Which renal artery is longer?   RRA  
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Which renal vein is longer?   LRV  
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What enters the kidney at the renal hilum?   renal artery, renal vein, renal pelvis  
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