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21 Cards in this Set
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What are electrolytes and what are their functions? |
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How is water and blood ionic compositions regulated? |
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What is ADH? |
Antidiuretic hormone |
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How is water regulated by the kidney? |
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What occurs during tubular resorption? |
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What occurs during counter current multiplication? |
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What occurs during counter current exchange? |
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How does the kidney regulate blood volume and pressure? |
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What is the location of the juxtaglomerular apparatus? |
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What is the structure of the juxtaglomerular apparatus? |
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What is the renin angiotensin aldosterone system? |
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What is the glomerular filtration rate? |
Glomerular filtration rate: Amount of filtrate formed in all the renal corpuscles of both kidneys each minute which is directly related to and depends on pressures which determine net filtration pressure. |
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What mechanisms regulate GFR (part 1)? |
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What mechanisms regulate GFR (part 2)? |
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Negative feedback control of GFR |
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What are the wastes the kidney excretes? |
- Urea: By-product of amino acid digestion - Uric acid: By-product of RNA digestion - Creatinine: By-product of creatine phosphate in muscle |
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What is the kidney's role in vitamin D metabolism? |
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What does erythropoetin do? |
Stimulates the production of erythrocytes |
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What is proteinuria? |
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What is glycosuria? |
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What 3 sub sections have been evaluated here? |
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