What's in a Nephron?
These tubules are named for their location and shape.
What are proximal and distal convoluted tubules?
The organs related to blood filtration and urine production.
What are the kidneys?
Water follows this.
What is sodium?
The R in RAAS.
What is Renin?
Three of the things one is able to test for using urine strips.
What are: red blood cells, glucose, protein, ketones, pH, Specific Gravity, white blood cells, nitrite (any three)
This is where primary filtration occurs.
What is the glomerulus?
This area of the kidney is where two vessels and one ureter enter/leave the structure.
What is the Hilus?
Some diuretics waste this important electrolyte, causing people taking the medications to have to take a supplement.
What is K (Potassium)?
The first A in RAAS, there are two versions of this one.
What is Angiotensin?
This carries blood to the kidney.
What is the renal artery?
The Bowman's Capsule and the Glomerulus together are called this.
What is a renal corpuscle?
Comprised of the descending and ascending loops, this structure is situated between the proximal and distal convoluted tubules and plays a role in water and sodium balance.
What is the Loop of Henle?
Less than 400 cc/mL of urine in twenty four hours is categorized as this.
What is oliguria?
The organ(s) responsible for production and release of ACE.
What are the lungs?
During the tubular reabsorption phase of urine production, these two are the primary substances reabsorbed at almost one hundred percent.
What are Sodium (Na) and Water (H2O)?
This is why there is no glucose in normal urine.
What is: any filtered glucose is reabsorbed?
The three steps of urine formation, in order.
What are Glomerular Filtration, Tubular Reabsorption and Tubular Secretion?
Greater than 1500 cc/mL of urine produced in twenty-four hours is categorized as this.
What is polyuria?
Failure of the body to produce Aldosterone results in decrease of reabsorption of sodium (and, subsequently, water) resulting in this change in blood pressure related to fluid volume deficit.
What is hypotension?
The U and N in the BUN.
What are urea and nitrogen?
This might be an indication of damage to the glomerulus.
What is proteinuria?
The parts comprising the renal system.
What are the kidneys, the bladder, the ureters, and the urethra?
This is a therapy where an external filter is used to function for the kidney when the kidney is not able to filter blood effectively.
What is hemodialysis or dialysis?
Heavily influenced by blood pressure, this is the rate at which blood is filtered by the kidneys.
What is Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR)?
These are the four organs involved in the Renin-Angiotensin Aldosterone System.
What are the liver, the kidneys, the lungs and the adrenal glands?