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29 Cards in this Set
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What is the order in the funnel system? |
Minor Calyx |
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What is the Trigone of the Bladder? |
Two openings (ureter from each kidney) |
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What does C.O stand for? |
Cardiac Output |
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Blood flow to Kidneys is almost ___% of C.O |
20% |
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Respiratory Failure: |
50 |
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- Stop Making urine |
Renal Failure |
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NEPHRON: Where does blood come in? |
Afferent Arteriole |
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NEPHRON: Where does blood exit the Glomerulus? |
Efferent Arteriole |
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NEPHRON: Where are the first sets of capillaries at? What encases them? |
Glomerulus - Bowman's Capsule |
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NEPHRON: What are the second set of capillaries called? |
Peritubular Capillary |
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What is the simplified order of blood transport in the kidney? |
Renal Artery -> Afferent Arteriole -> Glomerular Capilliaries -> Efferent Arterioles -> Peritubular Capillaries -> Renal Vein |
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Name the structures in the Nephron in order |
1. Bowman's Capsule |
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What is filtration? |
Glomerulus -> Bowman's Capsule |
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What is the liquid in the convoluted tubes called? |
Filtrate |
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What is Reabsorption? |
Filtrate -> Peritubular Blood |
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What is secretion? |
Filtrate <- Peritubular Blood |
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What is the C.O. at rest? |
5,500 mL/min |
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What does GFR stand for? |
Glomerular Filtration Rate |
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How much filtration do you make per minute? |
125mL/min |
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How much urine do you produce? |
1mL/minute |
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If urine production falls: |
Acute Renal Failure - Drastically, quickly |
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What two things shouldn't be filtered? |
Blood and Proteins |
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What could pregnant women have in their urine? |
Albumine |
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100mg% is the normal sugar rate, but ____ |
180mg% floods pump with too much sugar |
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Not a very good test, as long as you're under 180mg% there won't be sugar in your urine |
Urine Strips |
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Blood sugar test |
Glucometer |
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Three cardinal symptoms of Diabetes Mellitus? |
Polyuria - Lots of urination |
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What causes thirst and urination in diabetes? (Polyuria and Polydipsia) |
Sugar in filtrate holds water (osmotic pressure) sugar goes out, takes water with it |
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Why are diabetics always hungry? (Polyphasia) |
- Starvation in the midst of plenty |