Exam 17: The Urinary System: Filtration and Fluid Balance

In both glomerulosclerosis and glomerulonephritis, there is decreased waste product removal and the electrolyte ________ is abnormal.

Each afferent arteriole leads to a ball of capillaries called a(n) ________.

The juxtaglomerular apparatus of the kidneys release a hormone ________.

The urinary bladder serves as a reservoir for urine.

________ moves fluid and chemicals into the nephron.

________ is a common condition with symptoms of urinary urgency, nighttime urination, and urinary frequency with or without incontinence, but without pain or obvious urinary pathology such as hematuria or UTI.

Enlarged cystic kidneys, hypertension, UTI, dilute urine, liver cysts, pain, hematuria, and aneurysm are symptoms of ________.

Blood flows to the glomerulus via the ________ arteriole.

________ is the movement of molecules from high to low concentrations.

Severe pain, hematuria, fever, chills, nausea, and urinary urgency are symptoms of ________.

Painful urination, urinary frequency, nighttime urination, and foul smelling, cloudy urine are symptoms of ________.

Diabetic ________ is a type of kidney disease caused by diabetes mellitus.

Diabetes mellitus is caused by production of too little insulin or by insensitivity to insulin.

Bowman's capsule, the renal membrane that surrounds the glomerulus, is also called the ________.

It is not uncommon for trauma patients to ________ a trauma only to sustain organ damage due to ischemia.

One of the most important risk factors for kidney disease is ________.

Urine leaves the kidneys through the ________.

High blood pressure is a common disease that can affect the kidneys.One way of treating high blood pressure is to decrease blood volume by decreasing body water.This can be accomplished by using what kind of drug?

Nephropathy is a term for kidney disease especially when there is damage to the nephron's ________ apparatus.

The kidneys are covered by a layer of connective tissue called the ________.