Urinary System Questions
A noninvasvive treatment of kidney stones is - correct answer-lithotripy
Abnormally low urine output of 100 ml to 400 ml/ day is called - correct answer-oliguria
Backup of urine into the kidneys is called... - correct answer-hyenephrosis
Describe 4 symptoms of a typical urinary infection - correct answer-dysuria, urgency,
frequency, cloudy urine
Describe these 4 parts: glomulus, proximal convuluted tubule, collective duct, parietal
capillaries, and glomerus - correct answer-Glomulus- site of filtration
Proximal convuluted tubule- primary site of tubular reabsorption
Collective duct- structure that conveys the filtered urine to the renal pelvis
Parietal capillaries- blood supply that directly receives substances from the tubular cells
Glomerus- inner membrane that forms part of the filtration membrane
Describe these terms: cortex, medulla, calyx, renal capsule, renal column and renal pelvis -
correct answer-Renal capsule- smooth membrane clinging tightly to the kidney surface
Medulla- portion of kidney containing mostly collecting ducts
Cortex- portion of the kidney containing the bulk of the nephron structures and superficial
region of kidney tissue
Renal pelvis- basinlike area of the kidney, continuous w/ ureter
Calyx- an extension of the pelvis that encircles the apex of a pyramid
Renal column- area of cortexlike tissue running between the medullary pyramids
Each kidney contains about _nephrons. - correct answer-1 million
Give 4 characteristics of normal urine - correct answer-sterile, more dense than water,
smells slightly, contains ammonia
How does a urinary tract infection influence urine ph? - correct answer-bacteria makes ph
higher= basic urine
How does high pressure condition aid its function of filtrate formation? - correct
answer-leaves proteins and sugars
How does starvation influence urine ph? - correct answer-urine becomes acidic because
your body is breaking down amino acids
How many liters of blood plasma does the kidney process in 24 hrs? - correct
answer-150-180 L
How much of a healthy young adult weight is water weight? - correct answer-1/2
A noninvasvive treatment of kidney stones is - correct answer-lithotripy
Abnormally low urine output of 100 ml to 400 ml/ day is called - correct answer-oliguria
Backup of urine into the kidneys is called... - correct answer-hyenephrosis
Describe 4 symptoms of a typical urinary infection - correct answer-dysuria, urgency,
frequency, cloudy urine
Describe these 4 parts: glomulus, proximal convuluted tubule, collective duct, parietal
capillaries, and glomerus - correct answer-Glomulus- site of filtration
Proximal convuluted tubule- primary site of tubular reabsorption
Collective duct- structure that conveys the filtered urine to the renal pelvis
Parietal capillaries- blood supply that directly receives substances from the tubular cells
Glomerus- inner membrane that forms part of the filtration membrane
Describe these terms: cortex, medulla, calyx, renal capsule, renal column and renal pelvis -
correct answer-Renal capsule- smooth membrane clinging tightly to the kidney surface
Medulla- portion of kidney containing mostly collecting ducts
Cortex- portion of the kidney containing the bulk of the nephron structures and superficial
region of kidney tissue
Renal pelvis- basinlike area of the kidney, continuous w/ ureter
Calyx- an extension of the pelvis that encircles the apex of a pyramid
Renal column- area of cortexlike tissue running between the medullary pyramids
Each kidney contains about _nephrons. - correct answer-1 million
Give 4 characteristics of normal urine - correct answer-sterile, more dense than water,
smells slightly, contains ammonia
How does a urinary tract infection influence urine ph? - correct answer-bacteria makes ph
higher= basic urine
How does high pressure condition aid its function of filtrate formation? - correct
answer-leaves proteins and sugars
How does starvation influence urine ph? - correct answer-urine becomes acidic because
your body is breaking down amino acids
How many liters of blood plasma does the kidney process in 24 hrs? - correct
answer-150-180 L
How much of a healthy young adult weight is water weight? - correct answer-1/2
