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Urinary System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| function of kidney | excretion of nitrogenous waste and metabolic drug products blood volume and pressure regulation blood glucose regulation aci-base balance electrocyte homeostasis |
| kidney anatomy | bean-shaped optioned on posterior abdominal wall embedded within surrounding adipose tissue and fascia right K more inferior than L |
| nephrons each has | functional unit of the kidneys renal corpuscle - where blood plasma filtered. subdivided into glomerulus and Bowmans capsule renal tubule - urinary filtrate will pass into here. subdivided into PCT , nephron loop and DCT |
| nephron 3 functions | filtration tubular reabsorption tubular secretion |
| gomerular filtration rate auto regulation | vol of blood produced by both kidneys in a given time 125 ml/min on average mainly driven by BP ability of the glomerular capillaries to isolate themselves from fluctuations in systemic BP |