NURS 5315 Exam 5 Questions and
answers 2025
What .are .7 .functions .of .the .Kidneys? .- .ANS✓✓-1. .Excretion .of .metabolic .waste
.
2. .Water .and .Electrolyte .Balance .
3. .BP .regulation .(RAAS) .
4. .Acid-Base .Balance .
5. .RBC .Production .
6. .Vitamin .production .(calcitriol) .
7. .Gluconeogenesis
What .are .5 .examples .of .metabolic .waste .that .is .released .by .the .Kidneys? .- .ANS
✓✓-Bilirubin
Creatinine .
Drugs .
Hormone .metabolites
Urea
In .order .to .maintain .acid-base .balance .what .does .the .kidneys .excrete? .- .ANS✓
✓-H+ .ions
In .order .to .maintain .acid-base .balance .what .do .the .kidneys .reabsorb? .- .ANS✓
✓-Bicarbonate
Which .blood .vessel .is .connected .to .the .aorta .that .started .Renal .Circulation? .-
.ANS✓✓-Renal .artery
What .blood .vessels .go .from .the .Renal .Artery .and .lead .to .Capillary .beds? .- .ANS
✓✓-Interlobar .artery .➡ .Arcuate .artery
The .blood .in .the .kidneys .enters .the .glomerulus .through .the .____ .arteriole .and
.exits .through .the .____ .arteriole? .- .ANS✓✓-Afferent ., .Efferent .(E .- .Exits)
The .Afferent .arterioles .aid .in .filtration, .what .is .another .name .for .this .blood
.vessel? .- .ANS✓✓-Glomerular .capillaries
, What .is .the .name .of .the .long .efferent .arterioles .that .extend .through .medullary
.glomerulus .to .form .the .juxtaglomerular .cells? .- .ANS✓✓-Vasa .recta
What .is .the .role .of .the .Vasa .Recta? .- .ANS✓✓-Circulate .blood .through .the
.medulla .to .provide .nutrients .without .removing .solutes .and .weakening .the
.osmotic .gradient.
Blood .from .the .kidney .travels .back .to .the .inferior .vena .cava .through .what
.vein? .- .ANS✓✓-Renal .Vein
How .does .filtrate .and .urine .move .through .the .kidney? .- .ANS✓✓-1. .Bowman's
.capsule
2. .Proximal .Tubule .
3. .Loop .of .Henle .(Descending .(Thin))
4. .Loop .of .Henle .(Ascending .(Thick))
5. .Macula .Densa .
6. .Distal .convoluted .Tubule .
7. .Collecting .tubules .
8. .Medullary .collecting .tubules .
9. .Collecting .duct
What .part .of .the .kidney .is .a .collection .of .capillaries .that .receive .blood .from .the
.renal .artery .and .are .responsible .for .filtering .the .blood? .- .ANS✓✓-Glomerulus
.(glomerular .capillaries)
What .is .the .name .of .the .tube .where .filtrate .is .processed .into .urine? .- .ANS✓✓-
Tubule
What .are .the .two .types .of .nephrons? .- .ANS✓✓-cortical .and .juxtamedullary
.nephrons
What .do .you .call .the .glomerulus .in .the .outer .cortex .that .has .tubules .that .are
.superficial .in .the .medulla? .- .ANS✓✓-Cortical .Nephron
What .do .you .call .the .glomerulus .deep .in .the .cortex .which .tubes .deep .into .the
.medulla? .- .ANS✓✓-Juxtaglomerular .Nephron
What .three .items .contribute .to .Glomerular .Filtration .Rate? .- .ANS✓✓-
Hydrostatic .Pressure .of .capillary .blood .(Pgc)
Hydrostatic .pressure .of .filtrate .in .the .Bowman's .Capsule .(Pbs)
Oncotic .Pressure .(Concentration .of .proteins .in .capillary .blood) .πgc
Epithelial .cells .of .what .Bowman's .Capsule .which .wrap .around .the .capillaries .of
.the .glomeruli .are .called? .- .ANS✓✓-Podocytes
answers 2025
What .are .7 .functions .of .the .Kidneys? .- .ANS✓✓-1. .Excretion .of .metabolic .waste
.
2. .Water .and .Electrolyte .Balance .
3. .BP .regulation .(RAAS) .
4. .Acid-Base .Balance .
5. .RBC .Production .
6. .Vitamin .production .(calcitriol) .
7. .Gluconeogenesis
What .are .5 .examples .of .metabolic .waste .that .is .released .by .the .Kidneys? .- .ANS
✓✓-Bilirubin
Creatinine .
Drugs .
Hormone .metabolites
Urea
In .order .to .maintain .acid-base .balance .what .does .the .kidneys .excrete? .- .ANS✓
✓-H+ .ions
In .order .to .maintain .acid-base .balance .what .do .the .kidneys .reabsorb? .- .ANS✓
✓-Bicarbonate
Which .blood .vessel .is .connected .to .the .aorta .that .started .Renal .Circulation? .-
.ANS✓✓-Renal .artery
What .blood .vessels .go .from .the .Renal .Artery .and .lead .to .Capillary .beds? .- .ANS
✓✓-Interlobar .artery .➡ .Arcuate .artery
The .blood .in .the .kidneys .enters .the .glomerulus .through .the .____ .arteriole .and
.exits .through .the .____ .arteriole? .- .ANS✓✓-Afferent ., .Efferent .(E .- .Exits)
The .Afferent .arterioles .aid .in .filtration, .what .is .another .name .for .this .blood
.vessel? .- .ANS✓✓-Glomerular .capillaries
, What .is .the .name .of .the .long .efferent .arterioles .that .extend .through .medullary
.glomerulus .to .form .the .juxtaglomerular .cells? .- .ANS✓✓-Vasa .recta
What .is .the .role .of .the .Vasa .Recta? .- .ANS✓✓-Circulate .blood .through .the
.medulla .to .provide .nutrients .without .removing .solutes .and .weakening .the
.osmotic .gradient.
Blood .from .the .kidney .travels .back .to .the .inferior .vena .cava .through .what
.vein? .- .ANS✓✓-Renal .Vein
How .does .filtrate .and .urine .move .through .the .kidney? .- .ANS✓✓-1. .Bowman's
.capsule
2. .Proximal .Tubule .
3. .Loop .of .Henle .(Descending .(Thin))
4. .Loop .of .Henle .(Ascending .(Thick))
5. .Macula .Densa .
6. .Distal .convoluted .Tubule .
7. .Collecting .tubules .
8. .Medullary .collecting .tubules .
9. .Collecting .duct
What .part .of .the .kidney .is .a .collection .of .capillaries .that .receive .blood .from .the
.renal .artery .and .are .responsible .for .filtering .the .blood? .- .ANS✓✓-Glomerulus
.(glomerular .capillaries)
What .is .the .name .of .the .tube .where .filtrate .is .processed .into .urine? .- .ANS✓✓-
Tubule
What .are .the .two .types .of .nephrons? .- .ANS✓✓-cortical .and .juxtamedullary
.nephrons
What .do .you .call .the .glomerulus .in .the .outer .cortex .that .has .tubules .that .are
.superficial .in .the .medulla? .- .ANS✓✓-Cortical .Nephron
What .do .you .call .the .glomerulus .deep .in .the .cortex .which .tubes .deep .into .the
.medulla? .- .ANS✓✓-Juxtaglomerular .Nephron
What .three .items .contribute .to .Glomerular .Filtration .Rate? .- .ANS✓✓-
Hydrostatic .Pressure .of .capillary .blood .(Pgc)
Hydrostatic .pressure .of .filtrate .in .the .Bowman's .Capsule .(Pbs)
Oncotic .Pressure .(Concentration .of .proteins .in .capillary .blood) .πgc
Epithelial .cells .of .what .Bowman's .Capsule .which .wrap .around .the .capillaries .of
.the .glomeruli .are .called? .- .ANS✓✓-Podocytes
