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NUR 406 Exam 10

1. what are the primary functions of the kidneys
Answer
filter blood control BP

maintain RBC levels (erythropoietin) convert vitamin D to active form regulate pH

2. what hormones are involved in the kidneys
Answer
renin erythropoietin

1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3

3. renin
Answer
hormone secreted by the kidney

controls the regulation of BP (think RAAS system)

4. where is renin formed
Answer
in the juxtaglomerular apparatus (JGA) from the afferent arteriole

5. where is the JGA found
Answer
around the afferent arteriole

6. erythropoietin
Answer
production of RBCs by the bone marrow

production of erythrocytes

,7. when is erythropoietin produced
Answer
in response to hypoxia or decreased renal blood flow

8. why does anemia occur in renal failure
Answer
due to the lack of erythropoietin (RBCs) being produced

hemoglobin is a part of RBC that carries oxygen (without RBC there is no hemoglo- bin and no
oxygen being carried)

9. 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (calcitriol)
Answer
metabolism of calcium

10. calcitriol
Answer
kidneys convert vitamin D (calcidol) to active form

11. where is calcium absorbed
Answer
GI tract

12. why are the kidneys important?
Answer
they monitor volume and the composition of blood

13. MAIN functions of kidneys
Answer
filter blood and form urine

14. what is blood filtration measured by
Answer
GFR

,15. GFR
Answer
Glomerular filtration rate

16. what is the normal GFR level
Answer
125ml/min

17. what is normal amount of urine formed each day
Answer
1-2 L/day

18. how do the kidneys form urine
Answer
filtration reabsorption

secretion


19. how is urine filtered in the kidneys
Answer
hydrostatic pressure in the capillary

PUSH pressure

20. how is urine reabsorbed in the kidneys

Answer
capillary oncotic pressure

PULL pressure (PROTEINS!!!)

21. where are waste products and water secreted

Answer
into the collecting ducts of the nephron

, 22. after the kidneys, where does urine go
Answer
kidneys -- ureters -- bladder (where it is stored) -- urethra (removal)

23. what do the kidneys regulate
Answer
fluid volume electrolytes

acid-base balance

24. upper urinary system

Answer
kidneys and ureters

25. lower urinary system
Answer
bladder and urethra

26. what is the structure of the kidneys
Answer
retroperitoneal approx 5" long

adrenal gland on top of each kidney each kidney is protected by a capsule

27. hilum of kidney
Answer
where the renal artery/nerves ENTER and where the renal vein/ureters EXIT

28. where are most of the glomeruli located
Answer
in the cortex

29. what is the function of the renal pelvis
Answer

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