How Well Do You Know Your Kidneys? (original) (raw)

Question 1/12

What's their No. 1 job?

• Get rid of waste
• Keep you hydrated
• Control your temperature

Question 2/12

Each one is about the size of:

• A kidney bean
• A fist
• A football

Question 3/12

About how much blood do they filter every day?

• 1 gallon
• 50 quarts
• 200 quarts

Question 4/12

If this happens, something may be wrong with your kidneys:

• Constipation
• Peeing a lot
• A barky cough

Question 5/12

If your kidneys stop working, you might get:

• A kidney transplant
• Dialysis
• Either one

Question 6/12

A common cause of kidney disease is:

• Diabetes
• High blood pressure
• Both

Question 7/12

You can live with one kidney.

• True
• False

Question 8/12

A donated kidney can come from:

• A living person
• Someone who has just died
• Both

Question 9/12

Someone is added to the kidney transplant waiting list:

• Every 14 seconds
• Every 14 hours
• Every 14 days

Question 10/12

When you're dehydrated, your pee is usually:

• Clear
• Dark yellow
• Pinkish

Question 11/12

Kidney stones are about the size of a tennis ball.

• True
• False

Question 12/12

Taking pain meds won’t affect your kidneys.

• True
• False