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| not normally found in urine |
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| a protein metabolite found in SKELETAL MUSCLE and excreted in urine |
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| its reabsorption occurs with k+ efflux |
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| a detoxified ammonia compound |
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| a nitrogen waste product from RNA metabolism |
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| specialized baroreceptors (mechanoreceptor) |
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| long nephrons that deeply invade the medulla |
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| specialized chemoreceptors |
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| prevents infection from other areas spreading to kidney |
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| composed of cone-shaped, dark-red masses |
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| light tan in appearance and just deep to the capsule |
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| small cup-shaped structures at the apex of the renal pyramids |
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| flat funnel-shaped tube that enters into the ureter |
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| large knot of capillaries at the beginning of the nephron |
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| glomerulus and bowman's capsule, collectively |
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| the capillary pores of the glomerulus |
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| specialized, branched epithelial cells that cling to the glomerulus |
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| proximal convoluted tubule |
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| primary site of glucose and amino acid reabsorption |
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| the major substance reabsorbed here is water by osmosis |
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| sodium is reabsorbed actively in this region |
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| sodium and water are reabsorbed under hormonal influence in this region |
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| glomerular hydrostatic pressure |
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| the force of blood against the walls of the glomerular capillaries |
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| force that pulls fluid back into the glomerulus from the capsular space |
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| capsular hydrostatic pressure |
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| pressure exerted by fluid in the glomerular capsule against the fluids coming out of the glomerulurs |
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| the sum of all the pressures that act at the level of the glomerulus; responsible for the formation of filtrate |
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| afferent arterioles constrict in response to a rise in blood pressure, thus restricting the flow of blood into the glomerulus |
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| tubulomerular feedback mechanism |
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| a drop in flow rate through the nephron or a rise in the osmolarity of filtrate |
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| neural control overcomes the renal autoregulatory mechanisms |
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| a drop in systemic blood pressure triggers the release of an enzyme by the kidney's the release of the enzyme triggers this regulatory system |
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| regulates water reabsorption at the distal convoluted tubule |
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| promotes reabsorption of sodium at the distal convoluted tubule |
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| enzyme that catalyzes the formation of angiotensin i |
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| a powerful vasoconstriction that also stimulates the secretion of aldosterone |
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| usually seen in association with trauma to the kidneys or along the urinary tract |
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