URINARY SYSTEM
Nitrogenous waste composed water, salt, and acids
What is URINE?
The blood enters the glomerulus through
What are afferent arteriole?
A hormone secreted by the kidneys that increases the rate of production of red blood cells in response to falling levels of oxygen in the tissues.
What is Erythropoietin (EPO)?
Measures urea nitrogen in the blood.
What is Blood urea nitrogen-BUN?
This organ prevents waste from metabolism from building up and becoming toxic to the body
What is KIDNEY?
Are highly vascular-
What is the kidneys
The blood leaves the glomerulus by
What is the efferent arteriole?
The waste produced by metabolism of nitrogen-containing compounds like proteins and nucleic acids.
What is Ammonia?
A a waste product that comes from muscles.
What is •Serum Creatinine?
A test performed on urine to determine chemical and microscopic composition
What is URINALYSIS ?
During short-term fasting periods, the liver produces and releases glucose mainly through
What is glycogenolysis?
Part of the nephron that forms a cup-like sack surrounding the glomerulus.
What is Bowman's capsule?
Elements, such as carbon, hydrogen and oxygen forms
What is Urea?
Is equal to the total of the filtration rates of the functioning nephrons in the kidney
What is What are GFR? glomerular filtration rate?
Removing of excesses of normal biological molecules, such as ion and vitamins, helps maintain this
What is HOMEOSTASIS?
The kidney is the only organ capable of generating sufficient glucose
What are gluconeogenesis?
Contains the majority of the length of nephrons
What is the renal medulla?
Urea converts
What is Uric Acid?
Is made under anaerobic conditions.
What is Lactic acid?
the main functional component of the kidney that filters fluid from blood
What is NEPHRON?
Receives approximately 1,250ml of arterial blood every minute
What is Renal System?
A yellowish pigment that is eventually excreted in feces
What is Bilirubin?
You will find the results for sodium, potassium, BUN, Creatine, glucose, bicarbonate
What is Basic Metabolic Panel?