CCC3 Exam 1 Questions and Correct Answers

CCC3 Exam 1 Questions and Correct Answers Kidney Anatomy *outer to inner portion *what does each do? - Correct Answer: *Fibrous capsule -protects and keeps everything contained within the kidneys *Renal cortex -contains blood vessels and nephrons (functional unit of the kidney) *Medulla -tiny tubules collect waste (urine) that has been filtered out by the nephrons *Renal Pelvis -collects urine and sends it on to eventually reach the bladder Jobs of the Kidney - Correct Answer: *eliminate waste *regulate fluid volume *regulate electrolytes *maintain acid-base balance *regulating BP *regulating RBC production *turning vitamin D into active form Uremia *definition *happens due to? *s/s - Correct Answer: *urine in the blood *happens if kidneys can't remove waste and it builds up within the blood *s/s: -confusion -GI problems -classic uremic frost (waste builds up in the blood and begins to escape through pores of skin) Ureters - Correct Answer: The tubes that carry urine from the kidneys to the bladder. Bladder - Correct Answer: Elastic, hollow, muscular organ (lined by mucus membranes) that provides temporary storage for urine. Urethra *definition *has what? - Correct Answer: *tube leading from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body *internal (involuntary) and external (voluntary) sphincter Nephron *definition *what does it do? *how many in each kidney? *contains what? - Correct Answer: *the functional unit of kidneys