Anatomy and Physiology
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Author: SALADIN
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State at least four functions of the kidneys other than forming urine.
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Ch. 23.1 - State at least four functions of the kidneys other...Ch. 23.1 - Prob. 2BYGOCh. 23.1 - Prob. 3BYGOCh. 23.1 - Prob. 1AYLOCh. 23.1 - Prob. 2AYLOCh. 23.1 - Prob. 3AYLOCh. 23.1 - Blood urea nitrogen, azotemia, and uremia, and the...Ch. 23.1 - Prob. 5AYLOCh. 23.2 - Prob. 4BYGOCh. 23.2 - Prob. 5BYGO
Ch. 23.2 - Prob. 6BYGOCh. 23.2 - Prob. 1AYLOCh. 23.2 - Prob. 2AYLOCh. 23.2 - Three layers of tissue that surround and...Ch. 23.2 - Prob. 4AYLOCh. 23.2 - Prob. 5AYLOCh. 23.2 - Prob. 6AYLOCh. 23.2 - Prob. 7AYLOCh. 23.2 - Prob. 8AYLOCh. 23.2 - Prob. 9AYLOCh. 23.2 - Prob. 10AYLOCh. 23.2 - Prob. 11AYLOCh. 23.2 - Prob. 12AYLOCh. 23.3 - Prob. 7BYGOCh. 23.3 - Prob. 8BYGOCh. 23.3 - Prob. 9BYGOCh. 23.3 - Prob. 10BYGOCh. 23.3 - Prob. 1AYLOCh. 23.3 - Prob. 2AYLOCh. 23.3 - Prob. 3AYLOCh. 23.3 - Prob. 4AYLOCh. 23.3 - Prob. 5AYLOCh. 23.3 - Prob. 6AYLOCh. 23.3 - How the myogenic mechanism of renal autoregulation...Ch. 23.3 - Structure and function of the juxtaglomerular...Ch. 23.3 - Prob. 9AYLOCh. 23.3 - Prob. 10AYLOCh. 23.3 - Prob. 11AYLOCh. 23.4 - The reabsorption of water, Cl-, and glucose by the...Ch. 23.4 - Prob. 12BYGOCh. 23.4 - Prob. 13BYGOCh. 23.4 - Prob. 1AYLOCh. 23.4 - Prob. 2AYLOCh. 23.4 - Prob. 3AYLOCh. 23.4 - Prob. 4AYLOCh. 23.4 - Prob. 5AYLOCh. 23.4 - Prob. 6AYLOCh. 23.4 - Prob. 7AYLOCh. 23.5 - Prob. 14BYGOCh. 23.5 - Prob. 15BYGOCh. 23.5 - Prob. 16BYGOCh. 23.5 - Prob. 1AYLOCh. 23.5 - Prob. 2AYLOCh. 23.5 - Prob. 3AYLOCh. 23.5 - Function of the countercurrent multiplier and how...Ch. 23.5 - Prob. 5AYLOCh. 23.6 - Prob. 17BYGOCh. 23.6 - Prob. 18BYGOCh. 23.6 - Prob. 19BYGOCh. 23.6 - Prob. 20BYGOCh. 23.6 - Prob. 1AYLOCh. 23.6 - Prob. 2AYLOCh. 23.6 - Prob. 3AYLOCh. 23.6 - Prob. 4AYLOCh. 23.6 - Prob. 5AYLOCh. 23.6 - Prob. 6AYLOCh. 23.6 - Prob. 7AYLOCh. 23.6 - Prob. 8AYLOCh. 23.7 - Prob. 21BYGOCh. 23.7 - Prob. 22BYGOCh. 23.7 - Prob. 23BYGOCh. 23.7 - The route and mechanism of urine transport from...Ch. 23.7 - Prob. 2AYLOCh. 23.7 - Prob. 3AYLOCh. 23.7 - Anatomy of the male urethra, its three segments,...Ch. 23.7 - The mechanism of the spinal micturition reflex and...Ch. 23.7 - Prob. 6AYLOCh. 23 - Prob. 1TYRCh. 23 - The compact ball of capillaries in a nephron is...Ch. 23 - Prob. 3TYRCh. 23 - Prob. 4TYRCh. 23 - Most sodium is reabsorbed from the glomerular...Ch. 23 - Prob. 6TYRCh. 23 - Prob. 7TYRCh. 23 - Prob. 8TYRCh. 23 - Beavers have relatively little need to conserve...Ch. 23 - Prob. 10TYRCh. 23 - Prob. 11TYRCh. 23 - _______ is the ability of a nephron to adjust its...Ch. 23 - The two ureters and the urethra form the...Ch. 23 - The _______ is a group of epithelial cells of the...Ch. 23 - To enter the capsular space, filtrate must pass...Ch. 23 - Glycosuria occurs if the rate of glomerular...Ch. 23 - Prob. 17TYRCh. 23 - Prob. 18TYRCh. 23 - Prob. 19TYRCh. 23 - Prob. 20TYRCh. 23 - Prob. 1BYMVCh. 23 - Prob. 2BYMVCh. 23 - Prob. 3BYMVCh. 23 - Prob. 4BYMVCh. 23 - Prob. 5BYMVCh. 23 - Prob. 6BYMVCh. 23 - Prob. 7BYMVCh. 23 - Prob. 8BYMVCh. 23 - pyelo-Ch. 23 - Prob. 10BYMVCh. 23 - Prob. 1WWTSCh. 23 - Prob. 2WWTSCh. 23 - Prob. 3WWTSCh. 23 - Tight junctions prevent material from leaking...Ch. 23 - Prob. 5WWTSCh. 23 - Prob. 6WWTSCh. 23 - Prob. 7WWTSCh. 23 - The minimum osmolarity of urine is 300 mOsm/L,...Ch. 23 - Prob. 9WWTSCh. 23 - Prob. 10WWTSCh. 23 - Prob. 1TYCCh. 23 - Prob. 2TYCCh. 23 - Prob. 3TYCCh. 23 - Drugs called renin inhibitors are used to treat...Ch. 23 - Prob. 5TYC
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