NAHP NRCMA Exam - Topic 3 Question 5 Discussion

Actual exam question for NAHP's NRCMA exam

Question #: 5
Topic #: 3

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Which organ is responsible for filtering blood and producing urine?

ALiver

BKidney

CHeart

DStomach

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Suggested Answer: B

The kidneys are vital organs in the urinary system. They filter waste products, excess substances, and fluids from the blood to form urine. Each kidney contains about one million nephrons, which are the functional units responsible for this filtration process. Blood enters the kidneys through the renal arteries, is filtered in the nephrons, and then exits through the renal veins. The filtered waste is collected in the renal pelvis, passes through the ureters to the bladder, and is eventually excreted as urine. This process helps maintain the body's electrolyte balance, blood pressure, and overall homeostasis.

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Harris

3 months ago

Nope, I think it's the liver, not the kidney.

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Hyun

3 months ago

Kidney all the way!

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Tien

3 months ago

Wait, is it really just the kidney? I thought the liver did something too.

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Candra

4 months ago

Totally agree, it's definitely the kidney!

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Malissa

4 months ago

The kidney filters blood and makes urine.

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Temeka

4 months ago

I’m pretty confident it’s the kidney, but I wish I had reviewed more about the functions of each organ before the exam.

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Delmy

4 months ago

I feel like the heart pumps blood, and the stomach digests food, so that leaves the kidney as the right answer, right?

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Vernice

4 months ago

I remember practicing a question about organs, and I think the liver was involved in detoxifying, not filtering blood.

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Casey

5 months ago

I think the kidney is the one that filters blood and makes urine, but I’m not 100% sure.

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Moira

5 months ago

The kidney, definitely the kidney. I remember learning about the nephrons in the kidney that filter the blood and create urine. Option B is the correct answer.

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Casandra

5 months ago

Wait, is it the liver that filters blood? Or is that the kidney? I'm getting a bit confused on the functions of these organs. I'll have to review my notes before answering this one.

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Nida

5 months ago

Okay, I've got this. The kidney is the organ that filters blood and produces urine, so the answer has to be B. I'm confident in that.

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Belen

5 months ago

This one seems pretty straightforward. The kidney is responsible for filtering blood and producing urine, so I'm going with option B.

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Pete

5 months ago

Hmm, I'm a little unsure about this one. I know the kidney is involved in filtering blood, but I can't quite remember if it's the only organ that produces urine. I'll have to think this through carefully.

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Minna

5 months ago

Hmm, I'm a bit unsure about this one. The options seem similar, I'll need to read through them carefully.

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Darci

5 months ago

This seems straightforward. I'm pretty confident that the answer involves using a custom RBAC role and a security policy. That should give us the fine-grained control we need to restrict access to the data by company.

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Adrianna

1 year ago

I agree with B) Kidney. The kidney is responsible for filtering waste from the blood to produce urine.

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Thea

1 year ago

I'm not sure, but I think it's B) Kidney because it filters blood.

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Shaunna

1 year ago

I think it's B) Kidney too. It's where urine is produced.

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Brandon

2 years ago

B) Kidney

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Murray

2 years ago

The liver? Nah, that's where the party's at. But when it comes to filtering blood, the kidney's the real MVP.

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Lai

1 year ago

C: Definitely, the kidney is the real MVP when it comes to filtering blood.

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Margurite

1 year ago

B: Yeah, the liver may be where the party's at, but the kidney does all the hard work.

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Lelia

1 year ago

A: The kidney is responsible for filtering blood and producing urine.

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Georgene

2 years ago

I believe it's B) Kidney. The kidney filters waste from the blood to produce urine.

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Herminia

2 years ago

I'm not sure, but I think it's B) Kidney as well. It makes sense that it filters blood.

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Evangelina

2 years ago

I think it's B) Kidney too, because I remember learning about its function in biology class.

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Zack

2 years ago

Hmm, the stomach? That's a new one. Maybe they want us to think outside the box, but I'm pretty sure the kidney is the correct answer here.

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Gene

2 years ago

Yeah, the stomach doesn't have anything to do with that process. It's definitely the kidney.

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Chi

2 years ago

I think you're right, the kidney is responsible for filtering blood and producing urine.

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Delsie

2 years ago

B) Kidney

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Carey

2 years ago

Pfft, the heart? Really? I think the person who came up with that option needs to go back to biology class.

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Audrie

2 years ago

Well, this one's a no-brainer. The kidney, of course! I mean, what else would be responsible for filtering blood and producing urine?

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Portia

1 year ago

B) Kidney

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Vilma

1 year ago

I agree, it's the kidney that filters blood and produces urine.

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Tracie

2 years ago

Yeah, the kidney is definitely the organ responsible for that.

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Mozelle

2 years ago

Well, this one's a no-brainer. The kidney, of course! I mean, what else would be responsible for filtering blood and producing urine?

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Dorcas

2 years ago

D) Stomach

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Therese

2 years ago

C) Heart

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Jerry

2 years ago

B) Kidney

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Pilar

2 years ago

The kidney, obviously!

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Daren

2 years ago

A) Liver

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