RENAL ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY (NURS 5315 MOD 10 EXAM 4) Correctly Answered 2024

RENAL ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY (NURS 5315 MOD 10 EXAM 4) Correctly Answered 2024 kidney functions - Answer --excrete metabolic waste -maintain water balance -regulate acid base balance -regulate blood pressure -secrete erythropoietin to stimulate RBC growth -activate Vit D to absorb calcium in intestines Kidney disorders may result in decrease in erythropoietin causing: - Answer -anemia Vit D in kidney function - Answer --active form assists with Ca absorption in intestines -precursor ingested in food -after absorbed it is taken to skin and turned into another precursor by UV light -then transported to kidney and converted to active Vit D (calcitriol). -kidney disorders may cause: Vit D deficiency hypocalcemia Calcitriol - Answer --responsible for assisting with absorption of calcium in the intestines -promoting release of calcium from bone (resorption) -decreasing renal calcium excretion renal capsule - Answer --outer most portion of kidney -fibrous tissue renal fascia - Answer --fatty layer of tissue