NUR 406 Renal Pharmacology
- Upper Urinary System
Answer kidneys and ureters
- Lower Urinary System
Answer bladder and urethra
- location of kidneys
- What is located on top of each kidney?
Answer Posterior abdominal wall level T12-L3 Kidney level changes based on respiration Right lower than left
Answer adrenal gland
- What is each kidney covered with?
Answer Capsule for protection
- Renal Artery + Nerves enter
Answer at Hilus (medial)
- Renal vein + Ureter exit
Answer at Hilus 1 / 2
- Kidney Stucture
Answer Renal Column Renal Pyramid
Renal Cortex Renal Medulla Renal Capsule Renal Pelvis Ureter
- Primary Kidney Functions
Answer -Filter Blood
-Control BP -Maintain RBC levels -Convert VD - Active form - absorb calcium -Regulate PH
- What monitors volume & composition of blood
Answer kidneys
- renin controls
Answer blood pressure
- erythropropoietin
Answer RBC
- Glomerular capillaries and the Bowman capsule are both made of
Answer epithelial cells sitting on a basement membrane.
- Glomerular capillaries and the Bowman capsule are tightly attached they share
- / 2
Answer one basement floor