232 - Cardiac - Lilley 25 - Diuretic Drugs

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afferent arterioles

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The small blood vessels approaching the glomerulus (proximal part of the nephron)

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aldosterone

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A mineralocorticoid steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex that mediates the actions of the renal tubule in the regulation of Na and K balance in the blood

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ascites

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An abnormal intraperitoneal accumulation of fluid (defined as a volume of 500 mL or great) containing large amounts of protenin and electrolytes.

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collecting duct

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Themost distal part of the nephron between the distal convoluted tubule and the ureters, which lead to the urinary bladder.

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distal convoluted tubule

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The part of the nephron immediately distal to the ascending loop of Henle and proximal to the collectiv duct.

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diuretics

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Drugs or other substances that tend to promote the formation and excretion of urine

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efferent arterioes

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The small bood vessels exiting the glomerulus. At this point blood has completed its filtration in the glomerulus.

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filtrate

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The material that passes through a filter. In the case of the kidney the filter is the glomuerulus and the filtrate is the extracted material from the blood (normally liquid) that ultimately becomes urine.

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glomerular capsule

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The open, rounded, and most proximal part of the proxmimal convoluted tubule that surrounds the glomerulus and receives the filtrate from the blood.

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GFR - glomerular filtration rate

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The volumeof ultrafiltrate extracted per unit of time from the plasma flowing through the glomeruli of the kidney.

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glomerulus

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The cluster of kidney capillaries that marks the beginning of the nephron and is immediately proximal to the proximal convoluted tubule.

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loop of Henle

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The part of the nephron between the proximal and distal convoluted tubules.

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nephron

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The microscopic functional filtration unit of the kidney, consisting of (in anatomical order from proximal to distal) the glomerulus, proximal convoluted tubule. loop of Henle, distal convoluted tubule, and collecting duct, which empties urine into the ureters. There are approximately 1 million nephrons in each kidney.

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open-angle glaucoma

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A condition in which pressure is elevated in the eye because of obstruction of the outflow of aqueous humor but access to the trabecular meshwork remains open.

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proximal convoluted (twisted) tubule

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The part of the nephron that is immediately distal to the glomerulus and proximal to the loop of Henle.

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ultrafiltration

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Filtration oat a microscopic level; the term s often used to describe the filtration function of the kidneys, with the filtrate referred to more specifically as ultrafiltrate.