This bodily tissue has the highest percentage of water
What is blood?
100
An infection of the kidney that affects the nephrons
What is pyelonephritis?
100
This tube carries urine away from the bladder
What is the urethra?
100
This many liters of blood are filtered through the kidneys each day
What is 100?
100
This is another name for urination
What is micturition?
200
This organ is responsible for the second highest percentage of water loss in the body
What is the skin?
200
Small crystalline substances that develop in the kidney
What are kidney stones?
200
These two narrow tubes extend from each kidney to the bladder
What are the ureters?
200
Increases and decreases of internal pressure are monitored by these receptors
What are baroreceptors?
200
Name 3 functions of the urinary system
What is Conservation of water;
Maintenance of normal concentrations of electrolytes;
Regulation of acid base balance;
Activation of vitamin d;
Regulation of blood pressure;
300
These receptors are stimulated by dehydration
What are osmareceptors
300
This type of infection is more common in females
What is cystitis?
300
There are approximately 1 million of these units in each kidney
What are nephrons?
300
By filtering waste from the blood and keeping the proper amount of water and nutrients in the blood, the kidneys are performing what vital action
What is maintaining homeostasis?
300
This electrolyte plays a critical role in muscle function and nerve impulses
What is sodium?
400
Water inside of the cells is called what
What is intracellular fluid?
400
Describe the major symptoms of urinary tract infection
What are burning, painful urination, frequent urge to urinate, fever
400
Name the three parts of the kidney
What are the cortex, medulla and pelvis?
400
In addition to alkaline foods and chemical buffers, these two systems are responsible for regulating PH levels
What are the respiratory system, and renal system
400
This electrolyte is mostly found in extracellular fluid and is responsible for the maintenance of healthy bones and teeth.
What is calcium?
500
The ability of water to absorb heat without changing it’s own temperature is known as
What is specific heat?
500
This type of dehydration occurs when fluid loss results in increased electrolyte levels, thickened blood and low blood pressure
What is hypertonic dehydration
500
The contraction of this muscle causes the bladder to empty
What is the detrusor muscle?
500
Name three functions of water in the body
What is providing a medium for chemical reaction;
Regulating chemical and bioelectric distributions within cells;
transporting hormones and nutrients;
Aiding oxygen transport;
Aiding carbon dioxide transport;
Diluting toxic substances and waste;
Distributing heat around the body;
500
This occurs when hydrogen ion concentration increases and PH levels decrease