[BME 235] Urinary System I
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What are the main anatomical organs of the urinary system? - answer Two
kidneys, two ureter, urethra, urinary bladder
Name four important functions of the kidneys. - answer Filter blood
plasma, excrete toxic metabolic waste, regulate blood pressure, blood
volume, blood osmolarity. Regulates electrolytes and acid-base balance.
Regulates calcium levels, clears hormones from blood, detoxify free
radicals, synthesize glucose in starvation.
What are three examples of metabolic wastes and where do they come
from? - answer Urea formation (proteins for ammonia), Uric acid (product
of nucleic acid catabolism), creatinine (product of creatine phosphate
catabolism)
What is meant by the term excretion? - answer The separating of wastes
from body fluids and eliminating them
Beneath the renal capsule the kidney has two main functional parts called:
- answer Medulla and Cortex
Each nephron consists of two principle parts called: - answer Renal
corpuscle (filters the blood plasma) and Renal tubule (long, coiled tube
that converts the filtrate into urine)
The renal corpuscle contains of two structures called: - answer The
glomerulus and the glomerular capsule.
questions with 100% correct
answers(100% accuracy)
What are the main anatomical organs of the urinary system? - answer Two
kidneys, two ureter, urethra, urinary bladder
Name four important functions of the kidneys. - answer Filter blood
plasma, excrete toxic metabolic waste, regulate blood pressure, blood
volume, blood osmolarity. Regulates electrolytes and acid-base balance.
Regulates calcium levels, clears hormones from blood, detoxify free
radicals, synthesize glucose in starvation.
What are three examples of metabolic wastes and where do they come
from? - answer Urea formation (proteins for ammonia), Uric acid (product
of nucleic acid catabolism), creatinine (product of creatine phosphate
catabolism)
What is meant by the term excretion? - answer The separating of wastes
from body fluids and eliminating them
Beneath the renal capsule the kidney has two main functional parts called:
- answer Medulla and Cortex
Each nephron consists of two principle parts called: - answer Renal
corpuscle (filters the blood plasma) and Renal tubule (long, coiled tube
that converts the filtrate into urine)
The renal corpuscle contains of two structures called: - answer The
glomerulus and the glomerular capsule.
