urine is considered the __ into our health correct answers Window
The flavour and quantity of urine were considered diagnostic criteria for correct answers
Diabetes mellitus and inspiidus
If one's urine was not sweet but was dull, tasteless, weak, and there were copious amounts, this
was characteristic of correct answers diabetes inspidus
if someone's urine tasted sweet, this was characteristic of correct answers diabetes mellitus
the role of the kidney is correct answers regulation of extracellular fluid volume, plasma
osmolarity, ion balance, plasma pH, and excretion of waste
the driver of blood synthesis is correct answers erythropoietin
renin is an enzyme that is correct answers part of the endocrine cascade regulating sodium
balance and is important in ECF and blood pressure
the ___ leaves thhe heart correct answers abdominal aorta
the ___ is the main vessel going in, one for each kidney correct answers renal artery
the renal vein and renal return occur via the correct answers vena cava
the kidneys receive about ___ of cardiac output since their job is to filter the blood correct
answers 20-25%
,the outer layer of the kidney is referred to as the correct answers cortex
the medulla of the kidney is the correct answers inner layer
between the cortex and medulla are ___, which are the filtration units of the kidney correct
answers nephrons
nephrons can be divided into correct answers cortical and juxtamedullary nephrons
cortical nephrons are correct answers almost completely in the cortex
Juxtamedullary nephrons are correct answers closer to the medulla and cortex
at the base of each nephron are long processes referred to as ___, which are involved in correct
answers collecting ducts
The collecting duct dumps fluids and solutes that we are getting rid of into the correct answers
renal pelvis
once in the renal pelvis, filtrate travels via the ___ into the ___ correct answers ureter, bladder
The renal artery ___ whereas the renal vein ___ correct answers Goes into, comes out
Each bulge within a nephron represents a ___ correct answers glomerulus or glomerular
capillaries
The glomerulus represents the ___ correct answers vascular supply to a nephron
, There are about ___ nephrons per kidney, wach with a glomerulus correct answers a few hundred
the nephrons are the correct answers tubular elements of the kidney
the medulla of the kidney contains the correct answers loop of Henle and collecting ducts
the cortex of the kidney contains correct answers all of the Bowman's capsules, proximal and
distal tubules
The bowman's capsule is the name for correct answers the structure around the glomerulus
The bowman's capsule combined with the capillaries within the glomerulus is considered correct
answers the renal corpuscle
the cortical nephrons are located mostly within the correct answers cortex
the juxtamedullary nephron has much of its structure correct answers deeper in the kidney in the
medulla
the loops of Henle of the juxtamedullary nephron correct answers is very deep within the
nephron and is functionally significant
the collecting ducts are significant correct answers after filtration has occurred and as filtrate is
on its way to the renal pelvis
collecting ducts of all nephrons (cortical and juxtamedullary) need to pass through the___ to
reach the renal pelvis correct answers Medulla