CCC3 Exam 1 Questions and Answers Graded A+
Kidney Anatomy
*outer to inner portion *what does each do? *Fibrous capsule -protects and keeps everything contained within the kidneys
*Renal cortex -contains blood vessels and nephrons (functional unit of the kidney)
*Medulla -tiny tubules collect w...
CCC3 Exam 1 Questions and Answers Graded A+ Kidney Anatomy *outer to inner portion *what does each do? ✔✔*Fibrous capsule -protects and keeps everything contained within the kidneys *Renal cortex -contains blood vessels and nephrons (functional unit of the kidney) *Medulla -tiny tubules collect waste (urine) that has been filtered out by the nephrons *Renal Pelvis -collect s urine and sends it on to eventually reach the bladder Jobs of the Kidney ✔✔*eliminate waste *regulate fluid volume *regulate electrolytes *maintain acid -base balance *regulating BP *regulating RBC production *turning vitamin D into active form Uremia *definition *happens due to? *s/s ✔✔*urine in the blood *happens if kidneys can't remove waste and it builds up within the blood *s/s: -confusion -GI problems -classic uremic frost (waste builds up in the blood and begins to escape through pores of skin) Ureters ✔✔The tubes that carry urine from the kidneys to the bladder. Bladder ✔✔Elastic, hollow, muscular organ (lined by mucus membranes) that provides tempo rary storage for urine. Urethra *definition *has what? ✔✔*tube leading from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body *internal (involuntary) and external (voluntary) sphincter Nephron *definition *what does it do? *how many in each kidney? *cont ains what? ✔✔*the functional unit of kidneys *filters waste out of kidneys *~ 1 million *contains: -glomerulus -bowman's capsule -blood vessels -tubules Glomerulus *what is it? *What gets filtered out when blood flows through?
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