CDN EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
What is the kidney's primary function? - ANSWER✔✔-urine formation
Name other function's that the kidney's perform. - ANSWER✔✔-excrete waste, maintain fluid and
electrolyte balance, maintain acid base balance, produce hormones, regulate blood pressure
What are some of the waste products that the kidney's excrete from the body? - ANSWER✔✔-urea,
uric acid, creatinine, bilirubin, and other drugs and toxins
How is urea generated? - ANSWER✔✔-From amino acid metabolism
How is uric acid generated? - ANSWER✔✔-From nucleic acid metabolism
How is creatinine generated? - ANSWER✔✔-From muscle tissue metabolism
How is bilirubin generated? - ANSWER✔✔-From degradation of hemoglobin
Through which hormone do the kidneys retain water when it is depleted and excrete it when
excessive? - ANSWER✔✔-Anti-Diuretic Hormone (ADH)
What is anti-diuretic hormone also known as? - ANSWER✔✔-Vasopressin
What are one of the main organs that help the body avoid acidosis? - ANSWER✔✔-The kidneys
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ANSWERS
What is the kidney's primary function? - ANSWER✔✔-urine formation
Name other function's that the kidney's perform. - ANSWER✔✔-excrete waste, maintain fluid and
electrolyte balance, maintain acid base balance, produce hormones, regulate blood pressure
What are some of the waste products that the kidney's excrete from the body? - ANSWER✔✔-urea,
uric acid, creatinine, bilirubin, and other drugs and toxins
How is urea generated? - ANSWER✔✔-From amino acid metabolism
How is uric acid generated? - ANSWER✔✔-From nucleic acid metabolism
How is creatinine generated? - ANSWER✔✔-From muscle tissue metabolism
How is bilirubin generated? - ANSWER✔✔-From degradation of hemoglobin
Through which hormone do the kidneys retain water when it is depleted and excrete it when
excessive? - ANSWER✔✔-Anti-Diuretic Hormone (ADH)
What is anti-diuretic hormone also known as? - ANSWER✔✔-Vasopressin
What are one of the main organs that help the body avoid acidosis? - ANSWER✔✔-The kidneys
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