NURB 3050 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM/
KNOWLEDGE TEST QUESTIONS
VERIFIED ANSWERS – LATEST UPDATE
2024.
Name cthe cfunctions cof cthe crenal csystem. c(A cWET cBED) c- cANSWER c- cAcid-base
cbalance cWater cbalance
Electrolyte
cbalance cToxin
cremoval
Blood cPressure
ccontrol
cErythropoietin
cmaking cD cvitamin
cmetabolism
What cis cthe cfunctional cunit cof cthe crenal csystem? c- cANSWER c- cThe cNephron
Glomerular cFiltration
cReabsorption
Secretion
pg.
c1
,What cis cthe cglomerulus cand cwhat cis cits cfunction? c- cANSWER c- cIt cis cat cthe cbeginning cof cthe
cnephron, cit's ca cnetwork cof ccapillaries cthat cperforms cthe cfirst cstep cof cfiltering cthe cblood.
Explain cGlomerular cFiltration cRate cand cwhy cis cit csignificant cto crenal cfunction? c- cANSWER c-
cMeasures chow cwell cthe ckidneys care cfiltering cblood. cDetermines cif cthe ckidneys care cworking
ccorrectly cor cif cthey care cfailing
How cdoes cCKD caffect cother cbody csystems? c- cANSWER c- cCan ccause cmulit-system corgan cfailure cdue
cto cimpaired cfiltration cand cbuildup cof ctoxins·
pg.
c2
, What cis cthe clink cbetween cerythropoietin cand ckidney cfailure/injury? c- cANSWER c- cWhen cthe
ckidneys care cdamaged, cthey coften cdo cnot cmake cenough cEPO, cresulting cin cthe cbone cmarrow
cproducing ctoo cfew cred cblood ccells. cThis cleads cto ca cdecrease cin cthe camount cof coxygen cdelivered
cto corgans cand ctissues
Which cdiagnostic ctests care cused cto cdetermine crenal cfunction? c- cANSWER c-
cUrinalysis cGlomerular cfiltration crate
Blood ctests
serum ccreatinine
cblood curea cnitrogen
cCystoscopy
Ultrasonography
cRadiologic
Explain cthe crole cof cthe ctubules cwithin cthe cnephron. c- cANSWER c- cAs cthe cfiltrate cflows cthrough
cthe ctubule, cthe cconcentration cof cwater cand celectrolytes cin cthe cfiltrate cchanges cdue cto:
O cReabsorption cof cwater cand csolutes cby ctubular ccells cinto cthe cperitubular ccapillary cblood
O cSecretion cfrom cthe cblood cinto cthe ctubular clumen
Define cmicturition creflex c- cANSWER c- ca creflex cpathway cthat ccauses cbladder ccontraction cduring
curination
Function cof cBody cFluids c- cANSWER c- c- cTransport cgases, cnutrients, cand cwastes
- Help cgenerate cthe celectrical cactivity cneeded cto cpower cbody cfunctions
- Take cpart cin cthe ctransforming cof cfood cinto cenergy
- Maintain cthe coverall cfunction cof cthe cbody
What cpercentage cof ccardiac coutput cinfluences cthe camount cof cblood cflow cthrough cthe crenal
csystem ceach cday? c- cANSWER c- c25%
pg.
c3
KNOWLEDGE TEST QUESTIONS
VERIFIED ANSWERS – LATEST UPDATE
2024.
Name cthe cfunctions cof cthe crenal csystem. c(A cWET cBED) c- cANSWER c- cAcid-base
cbalance cWater cbalance
Electrolyte
cbalance cToxin
cremoval
Blood cPressure
ccontrol
cErythropoietin
cmaking cD cvitamin
cmetabolism
What cis cthe cfunctional cunit cof cthe crenal csystem? c- cANSWER c- cThe cNephron
Glomerular cFiltration
cReabsorption
Secretion
pg.
c1
,What cis cthe cglomerulus cand cwhat cis cits cfunction? c- cANSWER c- cIt cis cat cthe cbeginning cof cthe
cnephron, cit's ca cnetwork cof ccapillaries cthat cperforms cthe cfirst cstep cof cfiltering cthe cblood.
Explain cGlomerular cFiltration cRate cand cwhy cis cit csignificant cto crenal cfunction? c- cANSWER c-
cMeasures chow cwell cthe ckidneys care cfiltering cblood. cDetermines cif cthe ckidneys care cworking
ccorrectly cor cif cthey care cfailing
How cdoes cCKD caffect cother cbody csystems? c- cANSWER c- cCan ccause cmulit-system corgan cfailure cdue
cto cimpaired cfiltration cand cbuildup cof ctoxins·
pg.
c2
, What cis cthe clink cbetween cerythropoietin cand ckidney cfailure/injury? c- cANSWER c- cWhen cthe
ckidneys care cdamaged, cthey coften cdo cnot cmake cenough cEPO, cresulting cin cthe cbone cmarrow
cproducing ctoo cfew cred cblood ccells. cThis cleads cto ca cdecrease cin cthe camount cof coxygen cdelivered
cto corgans cand ctissues
Which cdiagnostic ctests care cused cto cdetermine crenal cfunction? c- cANSWER c-
cUrinalysis cGlomerular cfiltration crate
Blood ctests
serum ccreatinine
cblood curea cnitrogen
cCystoscopy
Ultrasonography
cRadiologic
Explain cthe crole cof cthe ctubules cwithin cthe cnephron. c- cANSWER c- cAs cthe cfiltrate cflows cthrough
cthe ctubule, cthe cconcentration cof cwater cand celectrolytes cin cthe cfiltrate cchanges cdue cto:
O cReabsorption cof cwater cand csolutes cby ctubular ccells cinto cthe cperitubular ccapillary cblood
O cSecretion cfrom cthe cblood cinto cthe ctubular clumen
Define cmicturition creflex c- cANSWER c- ca creflex cpathway cthat ccauses cbladder ccontraction cduring
curination
Function cof cBody cFluids c- cANSWER c- c- cTransport cgases, cnutrients, cand cwastes
- Help cgenerate cthe celectrical cactivity cneeded cto cpower cbody cfunctions
- Take cpart cin cthe ctransforming cof cfood cinto cenergy
- Maintain cthe coverall cfunction cof cthe cbody
What cpercentage cof ccardiac coutput cinfluences cthe camount cof cblood cflow cthrough cthe crenal
csystem ceach cday? c- cANSWER c- c25%
pg.
c3
