SHADOW HEALTH RENAL SYSTEM
HOURLY ROUNDS ACTUAL TEST PAPER
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
FULL SOLUTION
●● peritubular capillaries
Answer: tiny blood vessels that travel alongside nephrons allowing
reabsorption and secretion between blood and the nephron
●● renal capsule
Answer: fibrous tissue that surrounds the entire kidney
●● erythropoietin
Answer: A hormone produced and released by the kidney that stimulates
the production of red blood cells by the bone marrow.
●● 1-2 liters
Answer: What is the normal volume of urine output per day in an adult?
●● creatinine
Answer: waste product of muscle metabolism, filtered out of the blood
by the kidneys, and excreted in urine
, ●● renal artery
Answer: blood vessel that carries blood to the kidney
●● bladder
Answer: Elastic, hollow, muscular organ that provides temporary storage
for urine.
●● proximal convoluted tubule
Answer: first section of the renal tubule that the blood flows through;
reabsorption of water, ions, and all organic nutrients
●● Bowman's capsule
Answer: cup-shaped structure of the nephron of a kidney which encloses
the glomerulus and which filtration takes place.
●● renal vein
Answer: blood vessel that carries blood away from the kidney and
toward the heart
●● renin
Answer: hormone secreted by the kidney that raises blood pressure
HOURLY ROUNDS ACTUAL TEST PAPER
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
FULL SOLUTION
●● peritubular capillaries
Answer: tiny blood vessels that travel alongside nephrons allowing
reabsorption and secretion between blood and the nephron
●● renal capsule
Answer: fibrous tissue that surrounds the entire kidney
●● erythropoietin
Answer: A hormone produced and released by the kidney that stimulates
the production of red blood cells by the bone marrow.
●● 1-2 liters
Answer: What is the normal volume of urine output per day in an adult?
●● creatinine
Answer: waste product of muscle metabolism, filtered out of the blood
by the kidneys, and excreted in urine
, ●● renal artery
Answer: blood vessel that carries blood to the kidney
●● bladder
Answer: Elastic, hollow, muscular organ that provides temporary storage
for urine.
●● proximal convoluted tubule
Answer: first section of the renal tubule that the blood flows through;
reabsorption of water, ions, and all organic nutrients
●● Bowman's capsule
Answer: cup-shaped structure of the nephron of a kidney which encloses
the glomerulus and which filtration takes place.
●● renal vein
Answer: blood vessel that carries blood away from the kidney and
toward the heart
●● renin
Answer: hormone secreted by the kidney that raises blood pressure