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19 Cards in this Set
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Synthesized and released by the adrenal cortex… causes the kidneys to reabsorb sodium
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aldosterone
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hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland… causes reabsorption of water, and is also called vasopressin
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antidiuretic hormone
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total urine output less than 50 mL in 24 hours
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anuria
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endogenous waste product of muscle energy metabolism
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creatinine
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increased formation and secretion of urine
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diuresis
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painful or difficult urination
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dysuria
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voiding more frequently than every three hours
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frequency
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plasma filtered at the glomerulus into the kidney tubules
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glomerular filtration
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Tuft of capillaries forming part of the nephron through which filtration occurs
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glomerulus
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red blood cells in the urine
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hematuria
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urination or voiding
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micturition
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awakening at night to urinate
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nocturia
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white blood cells in the urine
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pyuria
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volume of plasma that the kidneys can clear of a specific solute… expressed in milliliters per minute
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renal clearance
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recurring or persistent excretion of glucose in the urine
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renal glycosuria
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the weight of particles dissolved in the urine... expression of the degree of concentration of urine
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specific gravity
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movement of a substance from the kidney tubule into the blood in the peritubular capillaries or vasa recta
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tubular reabsorption
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movement of a substance from the blood in the peritubular capillaries or vasa recta, into the kidney tubule
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tubular secretion
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nitrogenous end product of protein metabolism
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urea nitrogen
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