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Urinary System

Urinary System. Anatomy and Physiology Flash Cards. Directions. The first slide asks a question. The second slide answers the question. Use these slides like flash cards to test your core knowledge. Question. Describe the shape and location of the kidneys. Answer.

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Urinary System

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  1. Urinary System Anatomy and Physiology Flash Cards Associated Bodywork & Massage Professional

  2. Directions • The first slide asks a question. • The second slide answers the question. • Use these slides like flash cards to test your core knowledge. Associated Bodywork & Massage Professional

  3. Question • Describe the shape and location of the kidneys. Associated Bodywork & Massage Professional

  4. Answer The kidneys are two bean-shaped organs. They are located deep to the 12th rib and extend down to L2 region of the low back. Associated Bodywork & Massage Professional

  5. Question • The outer layer of the kidney is the: • Pyramids • Cortex • Calyx • Medulla Associated Bodywork & Massage Professional

  6. Answer • Pyramids • Cortex • Calyx • Medulla Associated Bodywork & Massage Professional

  7. Question • What organ is a storage site for urine? Associated Bodywork & Massage Professional

  8. Answer Bladder Associated Bodywork & Massage Professional

  9. Question • How many liters of fluid is filtered daily by the kidneys? • 60 • 200 • 500 • 1000 Associated Bodywork & Massage Professional

  10. Answer • 60 • 200 • 500 • 1000 Associated Bodywork & Massage Professional

  11. Question • What tube delivers urine from the bladder to the external environment? Associated Bodywork & Massage Professional

  12. Answer Urethra Associated Bodywork & Massage Professional

  13. Question • The renal arteries drain directly into the ______. • Aorta • Right atrium of the heart • Inferior venae cavae • Hepatic portal vein Associated Bodywork & Massage Professional

  14. Answer • Aorta • Right atrium of the heart • Inferior venae cavae • Hepatic portal vein Associated Bodywork & Massage Professional

  15. Question • What tubes transport urine from kidneys to the bladder? Associated Bodywork & Massage Professional

  16. Answer Ureters Associated Bodywork & Massage Professional

  17. Question • What organ is located on top of each kidney? Associated Bodywork & Massage Professional

  18. Answer Adrenal glands Associated Bodywork & Massage Professional

  19. Question • The structural and functional unit of the kidney is the ______. • Loop of Henle • Nephron • Glomerulus • Bowman’s capsule Associated Bodywork & Massage Professional

  20. Answer • Loop of Henle • Nephron • Glomerulus • Bowman’s capsule Associated Bodywork & Massage Professional

  21. Question • Approximately how many nephrons are found in a healthy adult kidney? • 1,000,000 • 100,000 • 10,000 • 1,000 Associated Bodywork & Massage Professional

  22. Answer • 1,000,000 • 100,000 • 10,000 • 1,000 Associated Bodywork & Massage Professional

  23. Question • Which of the items listed below are the two principal components of each nephron? • Renal corpuscle • Renal tubule • Renal arteries • Renal veins Associated Bodywork & Massage Professional

  24. Answer • Renal corpuscle • Renal tubule • Renal arteries • Renal veins Associated Bodywork & Massage Professional

  25. Question • A network of blood capillaries which diffuse plasma into the Bowman’s capsule of the renal capsule is the: • Renal artery • Nephron • Loop of Henle • Glomerulus Associated Bodywork & Massage Professional

  26. Answer • Renal artery • Nephron • Loop of Henle • Glomerulus Associated Bodywork & Massage Professional

  27. Question • Glomerular filtration is accomplished by ______. • Osmosis • Gravity • Hydrostatic pressure • Diffusion Associated Bodywork & Massage Professional

  28. Answer • Osmosis • Gravity • Hydrostatic pressure • Diffusion Associated Bodywork & Massage Professional

  29. Question • These structures are designed for reabsorption of water from the renal tubule: • Renal arteries • Peritubular capillaries • Afferent arterioles • Renal veins Associated Bodywork & Massage Professional

  30. Answer • Renal arteries • Peritubular capillaries • Afferent arterioles • Renal veins Associated Bodywork & Massage Professional

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