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what is the major intracellular ion
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potassium
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what is the major extracellular ion
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sodium
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a minor function of the kidney is
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catabolism of peptide hormones gluconeogeneis. like fat and proteins during starvation-leads to muscle wasting primary site is liver but secondary site is kidney
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most important fxn of kidney is to
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maintain constant extracelluar envior
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2nd most important
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removal of nitrogenous wasted products
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kidney gets about 25% of blood from CO which amounts to
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1.2 L/min
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the thick ascending limb becomes the
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distal tubule which becomes the collecting duct
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the macula densa is
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site where the distal tubule, afferent artery adn glomerulus come together (physically connected
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