RENAL

Question 1

Functions of the kidneys

Answer 1

1. Regulation of water, inorganic ion
   balance, and acid-base balance
2. Removal of metabolic waste products
   from the blood and their excretion in the
   urine
3. Removal of foreign chemicals from the
   blood and their excretion in the urine
4. Production of hormones/enzymes

Question 2

Erythropoietin

Answer 2

hormone that controls
erythrocyte production

Question 3

Renin

Answer 3

enzyme that controls the formation of
angiotensin and influences blood pressure
and sodium balance

Question 4

1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D

Answer 4

active vitamin that
influences calcium balance

Question 5

Gross anatomy of kidney (weight, location)

Answer 5

Answer 6