1 Kidney stones are formed in the nephron and cause problems

1. Kidney stones are formed in the nephron and cause problems for urine exiting the kidney. One has exited the nephron and is blocking urine from leaving the kidney. Where is it located?

Renal cortex

Renal medulla

Renal pelvis

Glomerulus

2. Which of the following is most likely to be caused by normal levels of dehydration?

Oliguria

Anuria

Polyuria

3.  Why are women more prone to urinary tract infections?

4. Martha went skiing, and twisted her knee. Then she came back to her hotel room and soaked in the hot tub. In the morning, she found her knee stiff, swollen and painful to walk on. Explain the process that caused the swelling in her knee and the benefit of that process (3 pts).

Which arteries are involved in carrying blood to this site? What changes do you expect in those arteries? (3 pts)

Did her time in the hot tub affect the swelling? If so, what affect did it have and how did it cause this effect? (2 pts)

What should Martha do now? (2 pts)

Solution

ans 1. The renal pelvis is the part of the kidney that collects the urine and passes it on to the urinary bladder, therefore if a kidney stone is stuck there, it won\'ta llow the urine to leave the kidney and enter into the bladder.

therfore the correct answer is, renal pelvis.