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28 Cards in this Set
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The kidneys:
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are retroperitoneal
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The kidneys:
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help maintain proper acid-base balance
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The medulla of the kidney is:
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the inner part of the kidney
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The pelvis of the kidney is:
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an expansion of the upper end of the ureter
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Bowman's capsule is:
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the cup-shaped top part of the nephron
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The distal convoluted tubules are:
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the part of the nephron between the loop of Henle and the collecting tube
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Which part of the nephron can be found in the medulla of the kidney?
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the loop of Henle
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The cells of the juxtaglomerular apparatus help regulate:
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blood pressure
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The dissolved substances and fluid that move from the glomerulus into Bowman's capsule are called:
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glomerular filtrate
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Which hormone is secreted by the adrenal glands and increases the absorption of salt?
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aldosterone
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The production of an unusually large amount of urine is called:
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polyuria
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Urine leaves the body through the:
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urethra
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Urine is held by what structure until it leaves the body?
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urinary bladder
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The trigone is found in what structure?
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urinary bladder
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Emptying of the bladder is called:
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voiding, urinating, micturition
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What condition occurs when a person urinates involuntarily?
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incontinence
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When urine backs up into the kidney causing swelling of the renal pelvis and calyces, the condition is called:
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hydronephrosis
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A neurogenic bladder is casued by:
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disruption of nerve impulses to the bladder
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The production of an unusually large amount of urine is called:
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polyuria
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Urine leaves the body through the:
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urethra
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Urine is held by what structure until it leaves the body?
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urinary bladder
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The trigone is found in what structure?
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urinary bladder
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Emptying of the bladder is called:
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voiding, urinating, micturition
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What condition occurs when a person urinates involuntarily?
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incontinence
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When urine backs up into the kidney causing swelling of the renal pelvis and calyces, the condition is called:
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hydronephrosis
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A neurogenic bladder is casued by:
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disruption of nerve impulses to the bladder
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The most important regulator of the amount of sodium in the body is the:
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kidney
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Aldosterone:
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- increases sodium reabsorption by the kidney
- increases water reabsorption - increases the water volume in extracellular fluid |
