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Whats the normal cardiac output (CO)?
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5L/min
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What percentage of cardiac output flows to the kidneys?
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25%or 1/4th of CO
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What is the Renal Capsule?
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Tough CT layer
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Nephron has 2 region layers, what are these?
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-superficial cortical layer
- deep medullary layer |
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What is the smallest functional filtration unit of the kidneys?
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NEPHRON
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What joins and forms the Renal Pyramids?
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All Collecting Ducts
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What joins and forms the Major Calyx?
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Minor Calices
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What is the flow of urine from the blood to the urethra?
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Blood -> afferent arteriole -> some to efferent arteriole & the rest to the Glomerular capillary -> Bowman's capsule -> Proximal Convoluted Tubule -> Thick Descending Loop of Henle -> Thin Descending Loop of Henle -> Thin Ascending Loop of Henle -> Thick Ascending Loop of Henle -> Distal Convoluted Tubule -> Macula Densa -> Collecting Duct -> Renal Pyramid -> Minor Calyx -> Major Calyx -> Renal Pelvis -> Ureter -> Bladder -> Urethra
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