HIM 2360 Chapter 7 (Sylvia Benitez) || Possible Questions
Accurately Answered.
Nitrogenous wastes correct answers urea, uric acid, creatinine
Functions of the kidney correct answers 1. filter and excrete nitrogenous wastes
2. maintain balance
3. release hormones
4. eliminate hormones from bloodstream
About how many quarts of blood are filtered every day? correct answers 200
What hormones do the kidneys produce? correct answers Renin, erythropoietin (EPO), and
Calciferol
Function of renin correct answers enzymatic hormone important in adjusting blood pressure
Function of erythropoietin correct answers stimulate production of RBC's, tells bone marrow to
make RBC's
Function of calciferol correct answers (active form of vitamin D) necessary for absorption of Ca
from the intestine
Organs of the urinary system correct answers kidney, ureter, urinary bladder, urethra
What is voiding? correct answers urination
, Regions of the kidney correct answers cortex (outer), medullar (inner), hilum (depression on
medial border)
How do kidneys produce urine? correct answers Blood enters the kidneys through the right and
left renal arteries
Arterioles carry blood to capillaries
glomeruli filter the blood
glomerulus and glomerular capsule correct answers two parts of renal corpuscle
Three steps in the formation of urine correct answers glomerular filtration, tubular reabsorption,
tubular secretion
Nephron correct answers functional unit of the kidney, consisting of the glomerulus and renal
tubule, where filtration, reabsorption and secretion take place
Approximately how many nephrons are in a kidney? correct answers 1,000,000
Where to all collecting tubules of the kidney lead? correct answers The renal pelvis
Calyces (calices) correct answers small, cup-like regions of the renal pelvis
Arteriole correct answers small artery
Catheter correct answers tube for injecting or removing fluids
Accurately Answered.
Nitrogenous wastes correct answers urea, uric acid, creatinine
Functions of the kidney correct answers 1. filter and excrete nitrogenous wastes
2. maintain balance
3. release hormones
4. eliminate hormones from bloodstream
About how many quarts of blood are filtered every day? correct answers 200
What hormones do the kidneys produce? correct answers Renin, erythropoietin (EPO), and
Calciferol
Function of renin correct answers enzymatic hormone important in adjusting blood pressure
Function of erythropoietin correct answers stimulate production of RBC's, tells bone marrow to
make RBC's
Function of calciferol correct answers (active form of vitamin D) necessary for absorption of Ca
from the intestine
Organs of the urinary system correct answers kidney, ureter, urinary bladder, urethra
What is voiding? correct answers urination
, Regions of the kidney correct answers cortex (outer), medullar (inner), hilum (depression on
medial border)
How do kidneys produce urine? correct answers Blood enters the kidneys through the right and
left renal arteries
Arterioles carry blood to capillaries
glomeruli filter the blood
glomerulus and glomerular capsule correct answers two parts of renal corpuscle
Three steps in the formation of urine correct answers glomerular filtration, tubular reabsorption,
tubular secretion
Nephron correct answers functional unit of the kidney, consisting of the glomerulus and renal
tubule, where filtration, reabsorption and secretion take place
Approximately how many nephrons are in a kidney? correct answers 1,000,000
Where to all collecting tubules of the kidney lead? correct answers The renal pelvis
Calyces (calices) correct answers small, cup-like regions of the renal pelvis
Arteriole correct answers small artery
Catheter correct answers tube for injecting or removing fluids
