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Urinary & Acid base balance Quiz & Book questions

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What is the filtration unit of the kidney?   Nephron  
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Urination occurs when?   The bladder contracts and the external urethral sphincter relaxes  
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What is NOT true about the kidney's?   The kidney's lie anterior to the parietal peritoneum  
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Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) is released in response to what?   An increase in both serum sodium and osmaolarity  
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Which condition results when the body eliminates more water than sodium?   Dehydration  
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Which electrolyte imbalance would you expect to observe in a patient with chronic diarrhea?   Hypokalemia  
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What is the fluid between cells inside tissue called?   Interstitial fluid  
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What is NOT a key role in extracellular sodium?   Blood clotting  
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What is the cluster of capillaries in the nephron called?   Glomerulus  
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The _______ is the location where blood vessels, nerves, and the ureter enter & leave the kidney   Hilum  
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What is the portion of the nephron in charge of making urine?   Renal tubule  
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Where is most sodium reabsorbed from the glomerular filtrate?   Proximal convoluted tubule  
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What substance should never be found in urine?   Glucose  
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What does ADH cause?   The distal convoluted tubule to reabsorbe more Na, which leads to water retention and rise in blood pressure  
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Many diuretics work by blocking tubular reabsorption of what?   Sodium (Na)  
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In women, the ___________ is shorter than it is in men, which contributes to the higher incidence of UTI in women   Urethra  
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Unrination occurs when?   The bladder contracts and the external urethral sphincter relaxes  
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A triangular-shaped smooth area of the floor of the bladder is called what?   Trigone  
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What statement about basal metabolic rate (BMR) is accurate?   A person's size affects his BMR  
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Which hormone stimulates the appetite?   Ghrelin  
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In the body, what stores the greates amounts of energy in the smalles amount of space?   Fat  
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Nonessential amino acids are:   Synthesized by the body  
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What statement about water-soluable vitamins is accurate?   They are excreted by the kidney through urine and must be replaced daily  
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Sitting on the cold ground causes heat loss through what?   Conduction  
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All ingested carbohydrates are first converted to what?   Glucose  
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