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the study of the physiology of the kidney.

renal physiology

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each of a pair of organs in the abdominal cavity of mammals, birds, and reptiles that removes waste and extra fluid from your body.

Kidney

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where does kidney located?

lower lumbar region

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kidney needs continuous blood supply from

renal artery

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its principal function is to remove toxins from the blood plasma and eliminate them from the body in the form of urine.

urinary system

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functional unit of the kidney

nephrons

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how many nephrons are found in each kidney?

approx. 1 to 1.5 million

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2 kinds of nephrons

Cortical and juxtamedullary

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make up 85% of total nephrons. reabsorb waste products and nutrients.

cortical nephrons

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make up 15% of total nephron. it concentrates urine.

juxtamedullary nephrons

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nephrons contribute to the main functions of the kidney by

Glomerular filtration, tubular reabsorption and tubular secretion

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Renal blood flow

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is the efferent arteriole bigger than the afferent arteriole?

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true
false
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final adjustment of urine

distal convoluted tubule

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reabsorption of essential substances

proximal convoluted tubule

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maintains osmotic gradient (salt concentration) in the medulla. are adjacent to the LOH in juxtamedullary nephrons

Vasa recta

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total renal blood flow

1200 mL/min

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is a tuft of capillaries whose walls are made up of 3 layers. located within the bowman's capsule and is a non selective filter of plasma substances with molecular weight of

Glomerulus

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is substances with molecular weight lesser that 70,000 able to pass through the glomerulus?

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yes
no
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3 layers of glomerulus

capillary endothelium, basement membrane, podocyte epithelium (viscera of bowman's capsule)

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