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Renal physiology 4/20

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__ is the basic filtering unit of a kidney   nephron  
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Nephron is comprised of a ___ and a vascular supply   renal tubule  
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85% of all nephron types are ___   cortical nephron  
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15% of all nephron types are__   juxtamedullary nephron  
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kidneys recieve ___% total stroke volume of heart   20-25%  
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a process by which solutes and fluid are forced through the filtration membrane of a renal corpuscle vias bolld hydrostatic pressure   glomerular filtration  
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components found in the filtrate are due to __ and __ of filtration channels   size and charge  
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entire volume of plasma is filtered every __ minutes or __ times/day   40 min or 60 times/day  
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Effective filtration pressure is dependent on   glomerular blood hydrostatic pressure  
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blood pressure in the glomerulus is called   glomerular blood hydrostatic pressure  
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__ develops when the filtrate pushes through the walls of the glomerular capsule   capsular hydrostatic pressure  
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walls of glomerular capsule cause __   resistance  
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fluid already in the renal tubule causes   resistance  
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pressure exerted due to movement of water towards a higher solute concentration   blood colloid osmotic pressure  
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