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Urea and uric acid are products of the breakdown of
proteins
You would anticipate that a patient who has had __________ may develop cystitis
an indwelling urinary catheter
Renal calculi could result from
dehydration
How does pyelonephritis begin
with a bladder infection
10- to 12-inch muscular tubes that carry urine to the bladder called
ureters
name for the hormone that regulates blood pressure
renin
hormone that helps to regulate red blood cell production
erythropoietin
The __________ contains the renal artery, renal vein, and ureter
hilum
middle portion of the kidneys
renal medulla
group of capillaries that forms the renal corpuscle is called the
glomerulus
Located between the proximal and distal tubules is the
loop of Henle
tiny vessels that surround the tubules
peritubular capillaries
process of urine formation decreases when the blood pressure decreases, and increases when the blood pressure increases
glomerular filtration
During __________, the hormone ADH controls the amount of water the body keeps
tubular reabsorption
process of urine formation are nutrients, ions, and water returned to the body
tubular reabsorption
drugs, ions, and waste products are moved during the __________ process of urine formation and are eliminated in urine
tubular secretion
