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7 Cards in this Set
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Retroperitoneal
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Behind the parietal peritoneum
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Erythropoiesis
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The production of red blood cells (erythrocytes)
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Renal blood flow rate
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The rate at which blood flows through the kidneys(1 liter/min)
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Filtrate
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Blood plasma without proteins, found in the nephrons of the kidneys
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Glomerular filtration rate
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The rate at which filtrate is produced in glomerular filtration(125mL/minute)
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Tubular maximum
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The maximum rate of reabsorption by active transport through the nephron tubules
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Buffer system
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A mixture of an acid and a base which resists change in pH
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