NURB 3050 Exam 3 Questions With 100%
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Functional unit of the kidneys - answer✔nephron
major functions of the kidneys - answer✔Regulate extracellular fluid
Excrete wastes
Secrete renin
Produce Erythropoietin
Activate Vitamin D
Regulate acid-base balance
Prostaglandin Synthesis
FEARS:
-F:luid
-E:lectrolytes, erythropoietin
-A:cid base regulation
-R:rids toxic waste
-S:ecretes renin
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Bowmans capsule - answer✔is where the process of the nephron function that filters the solutes
of the blood due to a pressure gradient(counter-current system for filtration) that exists between
the blood in the capillaries and fluid
-collects glomerular filtrate
loop of henle - answer✔the section of the nephron tubule that conserves water and minimizes
volume of urine, concentrates the urine.
-electrolyte filtration
-concentrated urine is produced by a counter current exchange system in which fluid flows in
opposite directions through the parallel tubes of the loop of Henle; a concentration gradient
allows fluid to be exchanged across pathways
distal convoluted tubule - answer✔is located between the loop of henle and collecting duct
-selective reabsorption and secretion occurs here, mos notably to regulate reabsorption of water
and sodium in exchange for secreting H+ and K+ (regulated by aldosterone)
what is the patho of kidney stones? what can be the outcome of any renal obstruction - answer✔-
calculi or urinary stones, are masses of crystals, protein, or other substances that are a common
cause of urinary tract obstruction
-can be located in the kidneys, ureters, and urinary bladder