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| 1. | Blood buffers primarily work by preventing marked changes in: |
| 2. | Hyperkalemia is a(n) __________-normal level of __________ in the blood. |
| 3. | The inner portion of the kidney is called the: |
| 4. | Fixed acids are mainly buffered by: |
| 5. | The kidneys function to: |
| 6. | The mechanism for voiding that normally allows micturition to occur is: |
| 7. | The outermost layer of the kidney is called the: |
| 8. | The male urethra passes through the: |
| 9. | A solution with a pH of 3: |
| 10. | Which type of body tissue contains the least amount of water? |
| 11. | If an individual takes nothing by mouth for days his fluid output will: |
| 12. | __________ is a positively charged ion. |
| 13. | An increase in the base bicarbonate: carbonic acid ratio (40:1) that is not corrected by the body causes: |
| 14. | The percentage of body weight represented by water is greater in: |
| 15. | Which of the following is incorrect regarding chronic renal failure? |
| 16. | The function of the urinary bladder is to: |
| 17. | Which term does not refer to the passage of urine from the body or the emptying of the bladder? |
| 18. | A drop in systemic blood pressure would cause the filtration rate to: |
| 19. | A water solution with a pH of 7: |
| 20. | The tube that carries the urine out of the body is called the: |
| 21. | The __________ a powerful physiological buffering system. |
| 22. | Urine formation involves all of the following processes, except: |
| 23. | The shape of the kidney could best be described as: |
| 24. | The normal ratio of base bicarbonate to carbonic acid is: |
| 25. | A scanty amount of urine is: |