The Urinary System
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The functional unit of the kidney that filters blood and forms urine is the? | show 🗑
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show | afferent
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The process that removes ions such as potassium and hydrogen from the blood and places them into the nephron for removal from the body as urine is known as? | show 🗑
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Filtrate contains everything in blood plasma EXCEPT for? | show 🗑
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The tube connecting each kidney to the urinary bladder is the? | show 🗑
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The smooth triangular region of the urinary bladder base that is outlined by the openings of the two ureters and the urethra is called the? | show 🗑
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The inability to voluntarily control the external urethral sphincter is known as? | show 🗑
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The process of emptying the urinary bladder is known as voiding or? | show 🗑
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show | intracellular fluid or ICF
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The hormone released by the posterior pituitary to prevent excessive water loss in the urine is? | show 🗑
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Arterial blood pH above 7.45 is considered to be? | show 🗑
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show | bicarbonate; hydrogen
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show | hydrogen
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show | (1) remove metabolic wastes from blood & excrete outside body.
(2) help control rate of RBC formation by secreting erythropoietin..
(3) help regulate blood pressure via release of renin.
(4) help regulate the volume, composition & pH of body fluids.
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Which organ filters blood, regulates blood volume and chemical makeup? | show 🗑
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The triangular medullary regions of the kidneys that are striped in appearance and separated by renal columns are the? | show 🗑
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The capillary bed surrounding the renal tubule is the? | show 🗑
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show | proximal convoluted tubule, loop of Henle, distal convoluted tubule
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The portion of the renal tubule closest to the glomerulus is the? | show 🗑
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In one 24-hour period, the kidneys of an average-sized healthy adult filter approximately _________ through their glomeruli into the tubules. | show 🗑
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In males, the urethra is part of both the urinary system and? | show 🗑
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show | urethra
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What type of epithelium tissue allows the urinary bladder to expand as urine accumulates within it? | show 🗑
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show | this is called bilirubinuria, a liver pathology such as hepatitis, cirrhosis or bile duct blockage
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show | urea
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show | filtration
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Of the two capillary beds associated with each nephron, the one that is both fed an drained by arterioles is the? | show 🗑
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show | cortex
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show | within living cells
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show | aldosterone
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The chemical buffer system that includes carbonic acid and its salt, which ties up the H+ released by strong acids, is called the? | show 🗑
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Which system removes excess carbon dioxide from the blood? | show 🗑
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Which of the following substances is NOT secreted at any point into the renal tubules? | show 🗑
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What makes up the filtration barrier? | show 🗑
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show | reabsorption
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show | vasa recta
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After fluid passes through the entire proximal tubule, the fluid will enter the? | show 🗑
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What two structures make up the renal corpuscle? | show 🗑
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show | ureter; urethra
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show | volume; composition
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show | it excretes hydrogen ions into the urine and reabsorbs bicarbonate
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What happens to the detrusor muscle, internal and external urethral sphincter during micturition? | show 🗑
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Epithelial cells of Bowman's capsule that form part of the filtration barrier are called? | show 🗑
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show | sodium
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show | by loss of gastric secretions, which are rich in hydrochloric acid (HCI)
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show | ingested liquids and solid foods
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show | production of phosphoric acid and sulfuric acid
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How might heavy exercise cause metabolic acidosis? | show 🗑
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show | minimize the change in pH when base or acid is added to the solution
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show | a person's breathing is shallow due to obstruction
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Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) is a hormone that is made in the atria of the heart. The influence of this hormone is to? | show 🗑
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show | result in a temporary increase in blood volume
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show | osmosis moves water from the intracellular fluid (ICF) to the extracellular fluid (ECF)
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show | potassium
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Substances that can carry electrical current across cell membranes are called? | show 🗑
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Intracellular fluid (ICF) is found only within? | show 🗑
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show | kidney, ureter, urinary bladder, urethra
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How is the kidney involved with normal bone ossification and development? (Think of mineral needed for bone ossification) | show 🗑
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If the thyroid and parathyroid glands are surgically removed, which of the following would go out of balance without replacement therapy? | show 🗑
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A falling blood pH and a rising partial pressure of carbon dioxide due to pneumonia or emphysema indicates? | show 🗑
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show | respiratory alkalosis
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show | (1) kidneys-filter blood & make urine
(2) ureters-carry urine from kidney to urinary bladder
(3) urinary bladder-temporarily stores & releases urine
(4) urethra-carry urine from the bladder to urinary orifice
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show | Reabsorption-body reclaims substances within the filtrate it wants to keep. Secretion-H+, K+, and creatine are removed from peritubluar capillaries into tubules to be eliminated in urine.
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show | excreting excess albumin molecules
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A glomerulus is? | show 🗑
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Urine is eliminated through the? | show 🗑
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The urinary system regulates blood volume and pressure by? | show 🗑
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show | calculi
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show | trigone
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In the process of ________ two substances are moved across a cell membrane in the same direction without directly using cellular energy. One of the substances can be moved against a concentration gradient by this process. | show 🗑
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The process of _________ involves a carrier protein that can transport a molecule across the cell membrane down its concentration gradient. | show 🗑
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The amount of filtrate produced by the kidneys each minute is called the? | show 🗑
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Which of the following organ systems excretes wastes to some degree EXCEPT the _________ system. | show 🗑
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Changes that occur in the urinary system with aging include all of the following EXCEPT? | show 🗑
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show | renal failure
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Which hormone stimulates the thirst mechanism? | show 🗑
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show | RBCs
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Which of the following will stimulate thirst? | show 🗑
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Which hormone MOST affects the osmolarity of blood? | show 🗑
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Which hormone(s) is released by heart muscle in response to excessive chamber volume? | show 🗑
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show | potassium ions
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show | parathyroid hormone
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show | consequence of prolonged vomitting
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