25. The Urinary System

What are the major roles of the urinary system?

The urinary system does all of the following, except that it:

What is the waste material liquid that is formed in the kidneys?

What is the primary function of the distal convoluted tubule and collecting duct in the kidney?

Which body system is most responsible for the removal of waste from the bloodstream?

A condition of increased potassium in the blood is known as:

A 24-hour urine test is used to determine the ________ of the kidneys.

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?