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NUR 406 ( LATEST 2024 / 2025 ) RENAL PHARMACOLOGY | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (SOLVED)
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NUR 406 ( LATEST 2024 / 2025 ) RENAL PHARMACOLOGY | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (SOLVED)
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NUR 406 Renal Pharmacology1. Upper Urinary System
Answer
kidneys and ureters
2. Lower Urinary System
Answer
bladder and urethra
3. location of kidneys
Answer
Posterior abdominal wall level T12-L3
Kidney level changes based on respiration
Right lower than left
4. What is located on top of each kidney?
Answer
adrenal gland
5. What is each kidney covered with?
Answer
Capsule for protection
6. Renal Artery + Nerves enter
Answer
at Hilus (medial)
7. Renal vein + Ureter exit
Answer
at Hilus
, 8. Kidney Stucture
Answer
Renal Column Renal Pyramid
Renal Cortex Renal Medulla Renal Capsule Renal Pelvis Ureter
9. Primary Kidney Functions
Answer
-Filter Blood
-Control BP
-Maintain RBC levels
-Convert VD - Active form - absorb calcium
-Regulate PH
10. What monitors volume & composition of blood
Answer
kidneys
11. renin controls
Answer
blood pressure
12. erythropropoietin
Answer
RBC
13. Glomerular capillaries and the Bowman capsule are both made of
Answer
epithelial cells sitting on a basement membrane.
14. Glomerular capillaries and the Bowman capsule are tightly attached they share
Answer
one basement floor
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