HPNU 3060: Chapter 19 Review Questions with Detailed Verified Answers for Accuracy

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HPNU 3060: Chapter 19 Review Questions
with Detailed Verified Answers for
Accuracy



Question: What are the 6 Functions of the Kidneys?
Answer: 1.) Regulation of Extracellular Fluid Volume and Blood
Pressure
2.) Regulation of Osmolarity
3.) Maintenance of Ion Balance
4.) Homeostatic Regulation of pH
5.) Excretion of Wastes
6.) Production of Hormones


Question: What is the Functional Unit of the Kidney?
Answer: Nephron


Question: What are the Two Layers of the Kidneys?
Answer: Outer Cortex
Inner Medulla


Question: Outer Cortex Contains _____% of Nephrons
Answer: 80

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Question: Inner Medulla Contains _____% of Nephrons
Answer: 20


Question: What are Outer Cortex Nephrons called?
Answer: Cortical Nephrons


Question: What are Inner Medulla Nephrons called?
Answer: Juxtamedullary Nephrons


Question: List the Blood Flow of Renal Portal System:
Answer: - Afferent Arteriole
- Glomerulus
- Efferent Arteriole
- Peritubular Capillaries


Question: What are the Vasa Recta?
Answer: Long Peritubular Capillaries that Dip into the Medulla
Located: In the Juxtamedullary Nephrons


Question: What is Bowman's Capsule?
Answer: Capsule-shaped Structure Surrounding the
Glomerulus of Each Nephron in the Kidneys

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Question: What makes up the Renal Corpuscle?
Answer: Glomerulus
Bowman's Capsule


Question: Filtered Fluid from Bowman's Capsule Flows into
the
Answer: Proximal Tubule


Question: What are the Two Limbs of the Loop of Henle?
Answer: Descending Limb
Ascending Limb


Question: Fluid from the Loop of Henle Flow into the
Answer: Distal Tubule


Question: Where does the Distal Tubule Drain into?
Answer: Collecting Duct


Question: Together, the Distal Tubule and the Collecting
Duct Form the
Answer: Distal Nephron