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Most of the nephrons and all the pyramids are located in which section of the kidney?
Renal artery
Renal medulla
Renal vein
Renal pelvis
What color is the ribbon to represent kidney cancers?
Turquoise
Orange
Green
Pink
This is the name of one of the chambers through which urine passes.
Renal pyramid
Renal pelvis
Renal medulla
Renal calyx
Loop of _____
Henle
Ned
Dietrich
Tom
Which of these vitamins is best for promoting kidney health?
Vitamin A
Vitamin E
Vitamin C
Calcium
A urinary tract infection, when untreated, can lead to
Carcinoma
Fatigue
Pyelonephritis
Anemia
Minerals are important. A mineral imbalance due to kidney disease is called what?
Mineral and bone disorder
Osteoflex
Osteoporosis
Mineral deficiency
The kidney also puts minerals back into your blood. What part of the nephron does this?
Tubule
Glomerulus
Cortex
Convex
Urine leaves the bladder through the _____.
Urethra
Ureter
Renal artery
Renal vein
The largest kidney stone ever recorded was the size of a
Golf ball
Coconut
Lime
Walnut
Which kidney is usually larger?
They are equal
It depends on your handedness
Right
Left
At what point does your body signal your need to urinate?
When the bladder is half full
After the blood has been filtered
When your bladder is completely full
Every hour
Which of these symptoms is NOT a sign of kidney disease?
Feeling itchy
Feeling faint
Confusion
Constant fatigue
This fruit can sometimes help deter kidney stones.
Banana
Cherry
Apple
Lemon
Taking too much _____ can negatively impact your kidneys.
Coffee
Medicine
Water
Water
What is the average size of a kidney stone?
5 mm
15 mm
1 mm
10mm
Kidneys have cone-shaped tissue called what?
Cones
Triangles
Pyramids
Rods
What is the curved, recessed area in the kidney called where the renal artery and vein meet the kidney?
Renal cup
Renal hilum
Renal cavity
Renal curve
What color is your urine when you’re dehydrated?
Dark yellow
Clear
Pinkish
Brown
How often is someone added to a kidney transplant wait list?
Every 15 seconds
Every month
Every two weeks
Every day
Where can donated kidneys come from?
Both
Neither
A recently deceased person
A living person
What is the outer layer of the kidney called?
Perirenal fat
Calyx
Renal capsule
Renal Medulla
The kidneys are instrumental in controlling which of these?
Blood pressure
Heart rate
Water retention
Digestion
What percentage of the world’s adult population has kidney problems?
10%
1%
3%
5%
In which decade was the first successful kidney transplant?
1950s
1940s
1920s
1930s
Besides dialysis, what is the other way to treat kidney failure?
Transplant
Removal
Chemotherapy
Aspirin
Kidney problems can lead to this condition, in which the blood lacks enough healthy red blood cells.
Anemia
Bulimia
Arthritis
Dementia
An adult human excretes about how much urine daily?
3 liters
1.5 liters
.5 liters
4 liters
Some people develop a hard, calcified object in the kidney. What is this called?
Calcium stone
Kidney nut
Calcium deposit
Kidney stone
When you’re only born with one kidney, what does it do?
It shrinks
It gets bigger
It pumps more blood
Nothing unusual
The kidneys can trigger the activation of which vitamin?
Vitamin E
Vitamin D
Vitamin A
Vitamin B12
What connects the kidneys to the bladder?
Renal vein
Fallopian tubes
Renal artery
Ureters
Kidneys can produce a hormone to trigger the production of what?
Adrenaline
White blood cells
Plasma
Red blood cells
How many times does blood filter through the kidneys every day?
100
1,000
400
50
What is the name of a doctor who studies kidneys?
Urologist
Endocrinologist
Ophthalmologist
Nephrologist
Don’t fret. What do nephrons start to do when others start to fail?
Work faster
Get bigger
Get smaller
Filter more blood
Nephrons don’t last forever. At about what age do they slowly start to drop in number?
80
40
55
60
Which of these organs has the highest blood flow?
Heart
Liver
Kidney
Brain
A nephron has two components. The first is the called the _____, which allows fluid and waste to filter through, but not blood cells.
Glomerulus
Nephron
Renal artery
Tubule
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