Basic Renal Processes
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| What is a Nephron? |
microscopic Filtration unit |
| What are the Vascular Components of the Nephron? |
Afferent Arterioles, Glomerulus, Efferent Arterioles, Peritubular Capillaries, Venules |
| What are the Tubular Components of the Nephron? |
Glomerular Capsule, Proximal Convoluted Tubule, Loop, Distal Convoluted Tubule, Collecting Ducts |
| What 3 processes dictate the composition & volume of urine? |
1. Glomerular Filtration; 2. Tubular Reabsorption; 3. Tubular Secretion |
| What is Glomerular Filtration? |
Fluid passage into Glomerulus Capsule |
| What typr of filtration does Glomerular Filtration provide? |
selectively filtered based upon SIZE |
| What is Tubular Reabsorption? |
molecules SELECTIVELY removed from Tubules --> Peritubular Capillaries |
| What is the significance of Tubular Reabsorption? |
conservation of important molecules |
| What is Tubular Secretion? |
molecules transferrred from Peritubular Capillaries --> Tubules of the Nephron = blood --> urine |
| What is the significance of Tubular Secretion? |
Selectively places wastes into the urine |
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