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| the glomerulus differ from other capillary beds in the body in that it _________. |
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| is drained by an efferent arteriole |
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| the descending limb of henle |
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| contains filtratesthat becomes more concentrated as more water is pulled out by osmosis |
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| the filtration mebrane includes |
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glomerular endothelium
podocytes
basement membrane |
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| the fluid in Bowmans capsule is similar to plasma except that is does not contain a significant amount of ___________. |
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| Alchohol is a diuretic because it __________ |
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| inhibits the release of ADH |
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| the functoion of angiotensin because it ______________. |
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stimulates ADH secretion
constricts arterioles
blood pressure up
stimualtes aldosterone increaes sodium retention |
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| the primary factor that favors filtrate formation at the glomerlus is the ____________________. |
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| glomerular hydrotatic pressure |
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| NOt a method by which the cells of the renal tubules can raise blood pH |
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| physiological factors of thirst |
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| cause of respiratory acidosis |
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| when the cells of the macula densa sense a low Na+ level in the filtrate tthey signal the afferent arteriole to..... |
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| the arteriole blood pressure is low |
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| cells of the proximal convuluted tubule can be distinguished from cells of the distal convuluted tubules because... |
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| the cuboidal cells of the PCT have many microvilli and the DCT cells have few |
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| what is NOT part of the juxtaglomerural aparatus |
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| the cells of the collecting duct |
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| Why does the body always have urea to excrete? |
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| because proteins contain nitrogen which can be excreted as urea |
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| what percent of the total cardiac output goes to the kidneys? |
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| What would be a likely explanation for a lot of glucose to be excreted in the urine? |
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| a complication of diabetes |
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| The ureter transprts urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder. |
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| glomerular filtration is NOT an ATP driven process |
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| the collecting duct is NOT impermeable to water in the preence of ADH |
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| angiotensin II is a substance made by the body to increase blood pressure |
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| aldosterone is a hormone that cases the renal tubules to reclai sodium ions from the filtrate |
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| urea is reabsorbed in the ascening loop of henle |
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| atrial naturetic peptide inhibits sodium reabsorption |
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| the macula densa cells are chemoreceptors that respond to changes in the NaCl content of the filtrate |
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| Electrolytes have greater osmotic power than nonrecpertors because they dissciate in solution |
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| thirst system is located in the |
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| premensrtual edema may be due to enhanced reabsorption of sodium chloride |
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| PTH targets the bones and causes the release of calcium from bones when serum calcium levels are low |
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