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List substances that the kidneys filter from the blood - Salts
Toxins
Water
What does polycys c kidney disease do the kidneys? Is it heredity? - It may impair kidney
func on and eventually cause kidney failure
Is polycys c kidney disease inherited? - Yes it is a inherited kidney disorder
Kidney stones are typically formed from what 3 substances? - Calcium
Oxalate
Uric acid
Urine is known to consist of 95% water. What type substances are found in the other 5%? -
Solutes and nitrogenous wastes such as urea, uric acid. crea ne, sodium, potassium, and
ammonia
How urine color relates to hydra on? - Pale yellow to clear is normal and indicates that you're
well-hydrated. Light yellow and transparent is also normal and indicates an ideal hydra on
status
Discuss urochrome. Include how it is created - Urochrome is the color and transparency of
urine is clear, pale, and deep yellow. It results from the body's destruc on of hemoglobin, via
bilirubin and bile.
, How is urochrome created? - It results from the body's destruc on of hemoglobin, via bilirubin
and bile.
Explain the 6 abnormal urinary cons tuents - The six abnormal urinary cons tuents are having
glucose, protein, ketone, bile, red blood cells, and white blood cells.
What diseases they may possibly indicate? - The diseases that they may possibly indicate are
diabetes, heart failure, severe hypertension, or kidney failure, starva on, liver failure, kidney
stones or cancer in the urinary tract, and infec on in the urinary tract
Parts of the urinary system - Kidneys
Renal artery and vein
Ureters
Urinary bladder
Urethra
Structures of the bladder - Detrusor muscle
Peritoneum
Adven a
Trigone
Why the right kidney is lower than the le5? - The le5 kidney is located slightly more superior
than the right kidney due to the larger size of the liver on the right side of the body
External kidney - Usually bean shaped, renal capsule, hilus
Internal structures of the kidney - Renal cortex