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A&P II - Human Urinary System

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name three functions of the urinary system   show
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show the kidneys receive approx. 1/5 of body's blood  
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show the blood vessels and nerves enter/exit in the hilum of the kidneys  
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show renal corpuscle (glomerulus and glomerular capsule), proximal convoluted tubule, (beginning and ending) of nephron loop, and distal convoluted tubule  
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there are two types of nephrons, name them   show
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the (juxtamedullary/cortical) nephron has a longer nephron loop   show
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name the four parts of the nephron loop in order   show
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name the three processes that the kidneys use to make urine   show
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where does tubular reabsorption occur (what part of the nephron)   show
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where in the nephron does tubular secretion occur   show
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where is the urine solute concentration adjusted   show
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about how much urine does the adult human produce in a day   show
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show water, salts, urea, glucose  
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show Glomerular filtration rate  
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show byt the amount of filtrate formed per minute by ALL nephrons in BOTH kidneys  
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what controls the glomerular filtration rate   show
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show 125 mL/min or 180 L/day  
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what hormones regulate GFR   show
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show the juxtaglomerular apparatus secretes renin enzyme  
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what happens to the arteriole in the presence of Angiotensin II   show
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if efferent arterioles constrict, what happens to glomerular pressure.   show
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show glomerular pressure increased in the presence of angiotensin II  
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show antidiuretic hormone (ADH), and aldosterone  
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the increase of thirst sensation is in response to the activation of which hormone   show
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show angiotensin II increases retention of water  
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show activation of angiotensin II increases blood volume and blood pressure  
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what is reabsorption   show
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what are some items that are reabsorbed   show
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what is secretion   show
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show creatinine, ammonia, and organic acids and bases, neurotransmitters, histamine, and drugs  
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show urinalysis test  
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what kind of analysis should be performed soon after collecting a urine sample   show
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show color, pH, transparency, and odor  
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show from colorless to deep amber  
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what can urine discoloration depend on   show
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show 4.5 to 8.0  
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what can affect the pH of urine   show
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what is pyuria   show
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what could cloudy urine be the results of   show
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show diabetes, due to an increased number of ketones  
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name inorganic constituents of urine   show
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a high level of nitrites in the urine could mean the presence of what?   show
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show urinary tract infections  
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list 11 organic constituents that can be found on a urine dipstick test   show
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what is glycosuria   show
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what could glycosuria be an indication of,   show
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show urinary protein (albumin) that is in excess of 150 mg/day  
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show excessive protien intake, excessive exercise, pregnancy, kidney trauma, ingestion of heavy metals, and renal disease  
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show intermediate amount of fat metabolism in urin  
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what conditions could ketonuria be an indication of   show
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show intact read blood cells in urin  
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what conditions could cause hematouria   show
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what is hemoglobinuria   show
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show glomerulonephritis, burns, anemia, sickle cell, transfusion reaction  
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show pyuria  
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what conditions could lead to pyuria   show
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what is bilirubinuria   show
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what conditions could lead to bilirubinuria   show
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what is urobilinogen   show
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what does an absence of brown urobilinogen in stool   show
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show kidney  
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which organ in the urinary system temporarily stores urine   show
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what is the name of the dense fibrous layer that anchors the kidney to the surrounding structures   show
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in what part of the kidneys are the renal pyramids located   show
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show renal corpuscle  
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which part of the nephron has two limbs with thick and thin segments   show
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which artery bring oxygenated blood to the kidneys   show
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in which of the basic processes involved in urine formation does blood pressure force water and solutes across the wall of the glomerular capillaries   show
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what is the term for the type of transport where two substances cross the membrane while bound to a carrier protein, with at least one following its concentration gradient   show
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show glomerular hydrostatic pressure  
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the amount of filtrate the kidneys produce each minute is the __________________   show
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show decreases the GFR  
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in which area of the nephron are most nutrients reabsorbed   show
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show countercurrent multiplication occurs in the nephron loop  
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in which parts of the nephron does aldosterone control the reabsorption of sodium ions   show
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show ureters  
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the area in the urinary bladder that is bounded by the openings of the ureters and the entrance to the urethra is the _______________   show
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what is the initial factor that determines whether urine will be produced   show
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ADH stimulates the reabsorption of water in __________________   show
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what are the three concentric layers of connective tissue that protects and anchors the kidneys   show
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blood supply to the proximal and distal convoluted tubules of the nephron is provided by the _______________   show
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show proximal and distal convoluted tubules and the nephron  
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what is the primary site in the nephron where the loss of water, sodium, and potassium ions is regulated   show
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what is not reabsorbed in the nephron loop   show
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what is the primary cite for secretion of potassium and hydrogen ions into the filtrate   show
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the filtration of plasma that generates approximately 80 liters/day of filtrate occurs in the ______________________   show
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show proximal convoluted tubule  
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which portion of the renal segment is under ADH and aldosterone stimulation   show
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trace the path that blood follows from the renal artery to the glomerulus   show
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show efferent arteriole, peritubular capillaries, venules, cortical radiate veins, arcuate veins, interlobular veins, renal veins  
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show 1) renal corpuscle, 2) renal tubule  
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show renal cortex  
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where is the renal cortex located   show
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show 1) cortical nephrons, 2) juxtamedullary nephrons  
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show cortical nephrons  
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___________________ nephrons have loops of Henle that deeply invade the medulla and have extensive thin segments   show
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which nephron are involved in the production of concentrated urine   show
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show the nephron  
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show 1) production of filtrate, 2) reabsorption of organic nutrients, water and ions, 3) secretion of waste products into tubular fluid  
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the kidneys filter the entire body's plasma __________ times daily   show
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show all plasma components except protein  
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filtrate loses ____________________ to become urine   show
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________________ contains metabolic wastes and unneeded substances   show
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the fluid that is forced out of capillaries into the Bowman 's space is called _______________________   show
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glomerular filtrate in the tubules is called _________   show
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show as the fluid travels through the tubules, substances move in and out of the tubules  
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where does water conservation occur   show
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in the collecting duct, what is the fluid called   show
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in the glomerulus, what percent of plasma volume filters into the glomerular capsule   show
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show >19%  
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show >99%  
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show 1%  
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show contains wastes  
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show is clean  
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waste products/urine leaves the kidneys via the ___________________   show
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the arterioles that leave the cortical radiate arteriole and create the ball like glomerulus are the __________________   show
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show efferent arterioles  
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the capillaries in the glomerulus are found between two _____________   show
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the efferent arteriole enters into a regular capillary bed called _________________   show
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to create filtrate, blood plasma needs to pass through what 3 barriers to get into the capsular space   show
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fenestrated capillaries allow the passage of ___________________ but not _______________   show
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endothelial cells have sightly ___________________ charged glycoproteins on their surface that deny entrance to negatively charged molecules   show
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show basement membrane  
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filtration slits are formed by the pedicles of the _________________ that created filtration silts   show
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show size and negatively charged particles  
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during filtration, blood plasma travels from ______________ to _____________ of the nephron   show
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show 3 nanometers (3nm)  
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what molecules might pass freely from blood to filtrate   show
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show red blood cells, and protiens  
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filtration is a (active/passive) process in which hydrostatic pressure forces fluid and solutes through a membrane   show
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show hydrostatic pressurw  
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give four reason why the glomerulus is more efficient than other capillary beds   show
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show 1) arterioles are high-resistance vessels, 2) afferent arterioles have larger diameters than efferent arterioles  
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show 1) glomerular capillary hydrostatic pressure, 2) hydrostatic pressure of the capsular space, 3) the colloid osmotic pressure  
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_________________ is a result of continuous filtration and the presence of fluid in the capsular space   show
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show protein-free  
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show Glomerular capillaries hydrostatic pressure  
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the glomerular capillaries hydrostatic pressure is roughly ____________________ mmHg   show
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show blood colloid pressure and capsular space hydrostatic pressure  
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in the glomerular capsule, blood colloid pressure is roughly ____________ mmHg   show
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show 18  
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show 10 mmHg = (60-18-32)  
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show intrinsic and extrinsic mechanism  
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show tubuloglomerular feedback mechanism, myogenic mechanism  
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name two extrinsic mechanisms that control GFR   show
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what hormonal system helps control GFR   show
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show Renal Autoregulation  
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show nearly constant  
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the tubuloglomerular feedback system is ____________-dependent   show
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show tubuloglomerular feedback  
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myogenic responds to changes in the pressure of _____________________   show
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show distal convoluted tubule; glomerular filtration rate  
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show 1) the granular/juxtaglomerular cells, 2) the macular densa  
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the _________________ respond to the macula densa to dilate or constrict the afferent arterioles   show
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the granular cells act as ______________________________ that sense blood pressure   show
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the granular cells release ______________________ when BP decreases   show
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show macula densa  
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the macula densa senses ___________________ concentration in the tubular fluid   show
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show the rate of fluid tubular fluid increases  
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show Increased tubular flow, leads to a decrease in NaCl reabsorption  
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show NaCl reabsorption decreases with the rise of GFR  
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show macula densa sense the change  
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if there is a decrease in NaCl reabsorption, what happens do the macula densa do   show
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if the tubular flow increases what happens to the afferent arteriole   show
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show the afferent arteriole diameter decreases  
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show myogenic mechanism is based on the smooth muscle  
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if blood pressure rises, how does the myogenic mechanism work to keep the GFR consistant   show
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how does the constriction of afferent arterioles protect the glomeruli   show
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to help maintain normal GFR, how does the myogenic mechanism respond to low BP   show
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show paracrines  
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show 1) renal blood vessels are maximally dilated, and 2) intrinsic mechanisms are in control  
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under stress, norepinephrine is released by the _______________________; while epinephrine is released by ____________________   show
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show afferent arterioles constrict and filtration is inhibited  
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the renin-angiotensin mechanism is stimulated by the ____________ division of the ANS   show
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show juxtaglomerular (granular) cells release renin  
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renin release is triggered by _________________   show
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show angiotensinogen  
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what enzyme converts angiotensin I to angiotensin II in the lungs   show
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show vasoconstriction (a rise in mean arterial blood pressure), and stimulates the release of aldosterone (adrenal cortex)  
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show adrenal cortex  
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___________________ converts angiotensinogen to angiotensin I   show
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show renal tubule  
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what three parts of the nephron makeup the renal tubule   show
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conversion of glomerular filtrate to urine involves the ___________________ and ____________ of chemicals by tubular reabsorption and secretion   show
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reabsorption from _________________ to the __________________   show
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secretion from the ____________________ to the ____________________   show
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show proximal convoluted tubule  
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show glucose  
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substances are not reabsorbed if_______________ (name 3)   show
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transport maximum reflects ___________________   show
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show transport maximum exist for nearly every substance  
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what happens when all transport carriers are saturated   show
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show reabsorption rates increase until carrier proteins are saturated  
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show some materials will remain in the tubular fluid and appear in the urine  
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for glucose reabsorption, the apical membrane has ______________________ carrier proteins   show
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for glucose reabsorption, the basolateral membrane has _________________ carrier proteins   show
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show the number of solute particles dissolved in 1L of water  
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show osmolality  
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show milliosmols (mOsm)  
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the kidneys keep the solute load of body fluids constant at about 300 mOsm because of ________________________ mechanism   show
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