BIOL 2302 - urinary system Final Exam
Questions With Guaranteed Pass
Solutions.
how do the kidneys maintain the body's internal environment - Answer - regulate total water and
solute concentration
- regulate ion concentration in ECF
- ensure acid base balance
- excreting metabolic wastes, toxins, and drugs
- produce erythropoietin and renin
- activate vitamin D
- carry to gluconeogenesis
Erythropoietin - Answer A hormone produced and released by the kidney that stimulates the
production of red blood cells by the bone marrow.
renin - Answer hormone secreted by the kidney; it raises blood pressure by influencing
vasoconstriction (narrowing of blood vessels)
ureters - Answer transport urine from the kidneys to the bladder
urinary bladder - Answer temporary storage reservoir for urine
urethra - Answer transports urine out of the body
Why is the right kidney lower than the left? - Answer crowded by the liver
Where are the adrenal glands located? - Answer on top of the kidneys
, renal hilum - Answer - area in the midportion of the kidney where the renal vessels and ureter enter
and exit
- leads to the renal sinus
layers of tissue around kidneys - Answer - renal fascia
- perirenal fat capsule
- fibrous capsule
renal fascia - Answer anchoring outer layer of dense fibrous connective tissue
perirenal fat capsule - Answer a fatty mass that surrounds the kidney and cushions it against blows
fibrous/renal capsule - Answer transparent capsule that prevents spread of infection to kidney
major regions of the kidney - Answer renal cortex, renal medulla, renal pelvis
renal cortex - Answer granular-appearing superficial region
renal medulla - Answer deep to cortex, composed of cone-shaped medullary (renal) pyramids
parts of the renal medulla - Answer - papilla
- renal pyramids
- lobe
- renal columns
papilla - Answer Tip of pyramid; releases urine into minor calyx
renal columns - Answer Inward extensions of the cortical tissue separating the renal pyramids.
Questions With Guaranteed Pass
Solutions.
how do the kidneys maintain the body's internal environment - Answer - regulate total water and
solute concentration
- regulate ion concentration in ECF
- ensure acid base balance
- excreting metabolic wastes, toxins, and drugs
- produce erythropoietin and renin
- activate vitamin D
- carry to gluconeogenesis
Erythropoietin - Answer A hormone produced and released by the kidney that stimulates the
production of red blood cells by the bone marrow.
renin - Answer hormone secreted by the kidney; it raises blood pressure by influencing
vasoconstriction (narrowing of blood vessels)
ureters - Answer transport urine from the kidneys to the bladder
urinary bladder - Answer temporary storage reservoir for urine
urethra - Answer transports urine out of the body
Why is the right kidney lower than the left? - Answer crowded by the liver
Where are the adrenal glands located? - Answer on top of the kidneys
, renal hilum - Answer - area in the midportion of the kidney where the renal vessels and ureter enter
and exit
- leads to the renal sinus
layers of tissue around kidneys - Answer - renal fascia
- perirenal fat capsule
- fibrous capsule
renal fascia - Answer anchoring outer layer of dense fibrous connective tissue
perirenal fat capsule - Answer a fatty mass that surrounds the kidney and cushions it against blows
fibrous/renal capsule - Answer transparent capsule that prevents spread of infection to kidney
major regions of the kidney - Answer renal cortex, renal medulla, renal pelvis
renal cortex - Answer granular-appearing superficial region
renal medulla - Answer deep to cortex, composed of cone-shaped medullary (renal) pyramids
parts of the renal medulla - Answer - papilla
- renal pyramids
- lobe
- renal columns
papilla - Answer Tip of pyramid; releases urine into minor calyx
renal columns - Answer Inward extensions of the cortical tissue separating the renal pyramids.
