EBK HUMAN BIOLOGY
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Author: MCMILLAN
Publisher: Cengage Learning US
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Chapter 12, Problem 3CT
Fatty tissue holds the kidneys in place. Extremely rapid weight loss may cause this tissue to shrink so that the kidneys slip from their normal position. On rare occasions, the slippage can put a kink in one or both ureters and block urine flow. Suggest what might then happen to the kidneys.
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Ch. 12 - Label the parts of this kidney and nephron.Ch. 12 - How does the formation of urine help maintain the...Ch. 12 - Explain what is meant when we talk about...Ch. 12 - Prob. 4RQCh. 12 - Explain how the kidneys help to maintain the...Ch. 12 - Prob. 1SQCh. 12 - The body loses water by way of the ________. a....Ch. 12 - Water and small solutes enter nephrons during...Ch. 12 - Prob. 4SQCh. 12 - Prob. 5SQ
Ch. 12 - Reabsorption depends on _________. a. osmosis...Ch. 12 - Prob. 7SQCh. 12 - Prob. 8SQCh. 12 - Prob. 9SQCh. 12 - Match the following saltwater balance concepts:Ch. 12 - A urinalysis reveals that the patients urine...Ch. 12 - As a person ages, nephron tubules lose some of...Ch. 12 - Fatty tissue holds the kidneys in place. Extremely...Ch. 12 - Licorice is used as a remedy in Chinese...Ch. 12 - Drinking too much water can be a bad thing. If...Ch. 12 - As the text noted, two-thirds of the water and...
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