Kidney Disease

Kidneys cannot be damaged by bacterial infection, diabetes and high blood pressure- True or False?

• True

• False

Kidney stones are crystallized solids such as ____________ compounds formed in the kidneys.

• calcium

• potassium

• magnesium

• strontium

Nephritis is the painful swelling of the _________________.

• ureter

• glomeruli

• renal artery

• renal vein

Polycystic kidney disease is a ___________ disorder in which many fluid-filled cysts grow in the kidneys.

• viral

• bacterial

• genetic

• dietary

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Kidney __________ is the uncontrolled cell growth that often begins in the lining of kidney tubules; can spread to other organs; can lead to death.

• Nephritis

• Cancer

• Blockage

• Stones

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Large kidney stones can be broken down by ultrasonic waves- True or False?

• True

• False

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NGSS.HS-PS4-5

______________ is a procedure that filters out wastes from the patient’s blood.

• Paralysis

• Dialysis

• Injection

• Suction

In a kidney ______________, a healthy kidney from a donor is placed in the patient’s body during surgery.

• implant

• transfer

• transplant

• buffer