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| What are the four purposes of the kidney? |
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Definition
| produce urine, regulate fluid balance, regulate acid/base balance, endocrine |
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| wall of afferent arteriole |
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| where is blood pressure sensed |
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| does aldosterone directly affect urine accumulation |
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| where is aldosterone released from |
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| water, electrolytes, metabolic waste products, drugs and drug metabolites |
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| how many liters of blood do kidneys filter per day |
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| what is considered the normal GFR |
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| what is considered normal urine production |
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| what is in the renal plexus |
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Definition
| sympathetic fibers and parasympathetic from vagus |
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| where is the urinary system located |
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Definition
abdomino-pelvic cavity
- retroperitoneal |
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| Where does blood from the kidney drain to |
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Definition
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| how much of the blood do kidneys receive |
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| is the blood supply of the kidney considered a portal system |
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| would i rather be a positive, negative or neutral molecule to filter through in the kidney |
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| what are the main factors determining the pressure gradient |
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Definition
| systolic BP, resistance of the glomerular capillary |
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| what causes relaxation of mesangial cells |
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Definition
| ANP, dopamine, PGE2, cAMp |
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| what molecules make up the glomerular filter |
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Definition
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| If I have too little Na, what happens |
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Definition
| macula densa cells indirectly cause renin release and increased GFR |
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| What differs the PCT from DCT histologically |
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Definition
| brush border of microvilli |
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| what ion is the greatest contributor to osmolality of ECF |
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| what is the threshold for glucose reabsorption |
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| what is only absorbed in the PCT |
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| what is Bartter's syndrome |
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Definition
| sodium chronically lost in urine, hypovolemia even if renin and aldosterone are released |
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| what increases sodium reabsorption |
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Definition
| renin, angiotensin, aldosterone, norepinepherine, AVP |
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Term
| is the thick or thin ascending loop more permeable to NaCL |
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Definition
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| what is the minimum and maximum excretion of urine per day? |
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| What is the tightest type of epithelium in the body |
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| what hormone is responsible for determining the final concentration of urine |
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| places aquaporins into tubule cells |
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