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GMS6401 Final Exam Questions With Complete Solutionswhat is the main/primary function of the kidney Correct ... ...
Answers to maintain homeostasis
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what does the kidney excrete Correct Answers waste products
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like urea
drugs
what does the kidney make Correct Answers -glucose (for
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emergencies)
-ammonia
-bicarbonate
-arginine (an amino acid)
-renin (an enzyme)
-erythropoietin (hormone)
-1-25 (OH)2 (form of vitamin d) (hormone) (essential for
mineral metabolism)
what is the role of renin Correct Answers critical for balance of
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sodium
what is the role of erythropoietin Correct Answers acts on bone
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marrow to help with RBC release
how many kidneys are there are what lies on top of them Correct ... ...
Answers -2
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-adrenal gland
what is the kidneys location in the abdominal cavity Correct ... ...
Answers retroperitoneal (means at back of cavity)
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,and encased in fat (stabilizes the kidney)
where do the kidneys receive blood from Correct Answers the ... ... ... ...
abdominal aorta to renal artery
where do kidneys send blood to Correct Answers through the ... ... .. . ...
renal vein to the vena cava
how many lobes make up the kidneys Correct Answers 10-12 ... ... ... ...
what is the outer part of the kidney called Correct Answers the ... ... ... ...
cortex
what is the inner part of the kidney called Correct Answers the ... ... ... ...
medulla
once urine leaves the medulla, what does it go through Correct ... ...
Answers the minor and major calyces
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what is the process of voluntarily removing urine from the body
called Correct Answers micturition
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the kidney tubules are made up of what kind of cells Correct ... ...
Answers epithelial ... ...
what are the two main sets of structures that make up the
kidneys Correct Answers -tubules
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-blood vessels
what are the names of the successive branches that come off the
renal artery into the kidney Correct Answers -segmental arteries
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,-interlobar arteries (surround each lobe in kidney)
-arcuate arteries (between medulla and cortex)
-interlobular arteries (aka cortical radial)
what is the first resistant site in the kidney Correct Answers the ... ... ... ...
interlobular/cortical radial arteries
what kinds of arteries come off the cortical radial arteries ...
Correct Answers -afferent arterioles (go into glomerulus)
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-glomerular capillaries
-efferent arterioles (go away from glomerulus)
where are the peritubular capillaries located Correct Answers - ... ... ... ...
entirely in the cortex
-surround proximal and distal tubules
where are all glomeruli located Correct Answers in the cortex
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where are the resistance vessels located for the glomerular
capillaries Correct Answers both before and after it
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what are the two types of glomeruli Correct Answers -cortical ... ... ... ...
(90%, outer 2/3 of cortex)
-juxtamedullary (10%, inner 1/3rd of cortex)
what is the nephron composed of Correct Answers glomerulus ... ... ... ...
and tubule
what is the role of the vasa recta Correct Answers -make a
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concentrated and dilute urine
, what is the main thing that happens in the tubule Correct ... ...
Answers modification of the filtrate
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what makes up the renal corpuscle Correct Answers -glomerular
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capillary
-surrounding epithelial layer
-bowman's capsule
are there any contractile cells in the glomerular capillaries ...
Correct Answers no
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what is the unique type of cell found in the glomerulus Correct ... ...
Answers -mesangial cells
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-have a contractile function
-found in middle of glomerulus
what type of cells are found in each glomerular capillary Correct ... ...
Answers -endothelial cells, on basement membrane
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what are the specialized epithelial cells in the glomerulus called ...
Correct Answers podocytes
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what is another name for the inner medulla Correct Answers the
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papilla
where is the proximal convoluted tubule located Correct ... ...
Answers entirely in the cortex
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comes out of the bowman's capsule
what part of the kidney tubule is in both the cortex and the outer
medulla Correct Answers thick ascending loop of henle
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