25. The Urinary System

Which term describes inflammation of the renal pelvis and kidney?

Which of the following is a characteristic of the intrarenal category of acute renal failure?

Without oxygen, brain damage will occur within which of the following time frames?

Which of the following can occur if urine is not properly emptied from the bladder?

Which capillaries are responsible for picking up fluid and solutes reabsorbed in the proximal convoluted tubule of the nephron?

Which organ converts and neutralizes ammonia from the circulatory system into urea?

The nurse recognizes that acute renal injury is characterized by which of the following?

Which client is most at risk for constipation and should be monitored closely by the nurse?

Which of the following is NOT true about the anatomy of the urinary system?

The kidneys are each about the size of which of the following?

Which of the following structures carries urine from the kidneys to the urinary bladder?

Which gland is responsible for preventing urine and semen from exiting the body at the same time?

Which of the following is NOT an organ of the urinary system?

Which of the following conditions can cause secondary hypertension?

The blood supply to the nephron is the __________.