Kidney Anatomy
This protective layer is directly attached to the surface of the kidney.
What is the fibrous capsule?
Most tubular reabsorption occurs here.
What is the proximal convoluted tubule?
Digestion begins in this structure.
What is the oral cavity?
Vitamin C belongs to this vitamin classification.
What is water-soluble?
A patient has elevated creatinine. Which organ should the nurse suspect first?
What are the kidneys?
This region of the kidney contains the renal corpuscles.
What is the renal cortex?
This nephron structure conserves water before urine enters the renal pelvis.
What is the collecting duct?
This movement propels food through the GI tract.
What is peristalsis?
Gram for gram, this stores the greatest amount of energy.
What are triglycerides?
A patient has difficulty absorbing Vitamins A, D, E, and K. Which digestive structure is likely affected?
What are the lacteals?
This structure carries urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder.
What is the ureter?
The four stages of urine formation begin with this process.
What is glomerular filtration?
This hormone is secreted by the small intestine to stimulate pancreatic secretions.
What is secretin?
These vitamins are absorbed into lacteals.
What are fat-soluble vitamins?
A patient develops dehydration after vomiting. Which kidney function becomes especially important?
What is water conservation and acid-base regulation?
The nephron is composed of these two major parts.
What are the renal corpuscle and renal tubule?
A patient with low erythropoietin production would most likely develop this condition.
What is anemia?
This muscular thickening controls movement between digestive organs.
What is a sphincter?
This vitamin deficiency causes night blindness.
What is Vitamin A?
A patient has a damaged glomerulus. Which process is directly impaired?
What is filtration?
Blood filtration occurs in this capillary network.
What is the glomerulus?
If GFR is 125 mL/min and renal clearance is only 70 mL/min, the remaining substance has been this.
What is reabsorbed?
Only this nervous system is involved during a short digestive reflex.
What is the enteric nervous system?
Vigorous exercise causes metabolic rate to do this.
What is increase during exercise and for hours afterward?
A patient with chronic kidney disease has fatigue, edema, hypertension, and anemia. Name TWO kidney functions that are failing.