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19 Cards in this Set
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juxtamedullary nephrons make up __% of the nephrons
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15%
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juxtamedullary nephrons are located closer to the ____/____ junction
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cortex - medulla
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juxtamedullary nephrons extend further down into the ____
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medulla
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juxtamedullary nephrons increase the ____ ability to produce ____ urine
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kidneys - concentrated
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reabsorption means returning substances back to the ____ ____
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blood stream
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2 structures of capillary beds of the nephron
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peritubular capillaries - vasa recta
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peritubular capillaries branch off the ____ arteriole
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efferent
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peritubular capillaries surround the ____ ____
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renal tubules
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peritubular capillaries absorb ____ & ____ that come out of the ____
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water - solutes - tubules
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vasa recta are extensions of ____ arterioles located in the ____ nephrons
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efferent - juxtamedullary
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vasa recta run parallel to the ____ ____ ____
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loop of henle
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vasa recta help maintain an ____ gradient in the ____
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osmotic - medulla
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juxtaglomerular (JG) cells are found in the ____ of the afferent arteriole
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walls
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juxtaglomerular (JG) cells are ____receptors
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baroreceptors
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juxtaglomerular (JG) cells monitor ____ ____
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blood pressure
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juxtaglomerular (JG) cells ____ & ____ renin
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produce - secrete
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macula densa located in the walls of ____ ____ ____
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DCT
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macula densa monitors ____ ____ of the ____
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solute concentration - filtrate
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macula densa are ____receptors
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chemoreceptors
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