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ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
EXAM 2 TWU QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS 100%
what metabolic waste products do kidneys excrete -
ANSWER , creatinine, bilirubin, hydrogen, urea


what foreign chemical do kidneys excrete - ANSWER
drugs, toxins, pesticides, food additives


summary of kidney function - ANSWER excretion of
metabolic waste products, excretion of foreign
chemicals, secretion, metabolism excretion of hormones,
regulation of acid base balance, gluconeogensis, control
arterial pressure, regulate water and electrolytes


what hormones do kidneys produce - ANSWER renal
erythropoetic factor, vitamin D (calcitrol), renin


what is gluconeogenesis - ANSWER production of
glucose from amino acids by the kidneys

,what is the waste product of protein metabolism -
ANSWER urea


what is the waste product of nucleic acid metabolism -
ANSWER uric acid


what is the waste product of muscle metabolism -
ANSWER creatinine


what is the waste product of hemoglobin metabolism -
ANSWER bilirubin


what foreign chemicals are excreted - ANSWER
pesticides, food additives, toxins, drugs


what hormone is metabolized and excreted by the kidney
- ANSWER peptide hormones like insulin and angiotensin
2


An important stimulus for erythropoietin production by
the kidneys is __. - ANSWER hypoxia

,Decreased oxygen delivery in the kidney (hypoxia)
increases __ production, that increases erythrocyte
production in bone marrow, which increases erythrocyte
production in the bone marrow, the increase in
erythrocytes increase oxygen - ANSWER erythropoetin


Vitamin D importance - ANSWER metabolism of calcium
and phosphate


___ acid and __ acid, generated by metabolism of
proteins is excreted by the kidneys. - ANSWER Sulfuric,
phosphoric


___ are the only means of excreting nonvolatile acids -
ANSWER kidneys


what organ regulates body fluid buffers with bicarbonate
- ANSWER kidneys

, what methods do the kidneys use to regulate arterial
pressure - ANSWER endocrine organ: renin-angiotensin
system, prostaglandins, kallikrein-kinin system
control of extracellular fluid volume


renin-angiotensin system - ANSWER Renin (kidney)
makes angiotensin(liver) into angiotensin 1. ACE (lungs)
makes angiotensin 1 into angiotensin 2


Kallikrein-kinin system - ANSWER BP reduction,
vasoprotection, natriuresis. opposes the actions of
angiotensin 2


what electrolytes are regulated by kidney - ANSWER
sodium, water, potassium, hydrogen, calcium,
phosphate, magnesium


flow of fluid through kidney - ANSWER Fluid filtered
from the glomerular capillaries flows into the bowman's
capsule

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