SEELEY'S ANATOMY+PHYSIOLOGY

12th Edition

ISBN: 9781260172195

Author: VanPutte

Publisher: RENT MCG

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SEELEY'S ANATOMY+PHYSIOLOGY

Ch. 26.1 - Name the organs that make up the urinary system.Ch. 26.1 - List the functions performed by the kidneys, and...Ch. 26.2 - Describe the location, Size, and shown of the...Ch. 26.2 - Describe the renal capsule and the structures that...Ch. 26.2 - List the structures found at the hilum and in the...Ch. 26.2 - What is the functional unit of the kidney? Name...Ch. 26.2 - Distinguish between cortical and juxtamedullary...Ch. 26.2 - List the components of a renal corpuscle.Ch. 26.2 - Describe the structure of the Bowman capsule, the...Ch. 26.2 - Describe the structure of the afferent and...

Ch. 26.2 - Describe the structure and location of the...Ch. 26.2 - Explain blood supply for the kidney.Ch. 26.3 - Name the three general processes involved in...Ch. 26.3 - Contrast the rates of renal blood flow, renal...Ch. 26.3 - Prob. 15AYP Ch. 26.3 - What is filtration pressure? How does glomerular...Ch. 26.3 - How do systemic blood pressure and afferent...Ch. 26.3 - Describe autoregulation.Ch. 26.3 - Prob. 19AYP Ch. 26.3 - What is the direction of movement of substances in...Ch. 26.3 - Describe what happens to most of the filtrate that...Ch. 26.3 - On what side of therenal tubule cell does active...Ch. 26.3 - Describe how symportworks in the renal tubule.Ch. 26.3 - Name the substances that are moved by active and...Ch. 26.3 - Prob. 25AYP Ch. 26.3 - Where does tubular secretion take place? What is...Ch. 26.3 - What substances are secreted? List the mechanisms...Ch. 26.3 - List the major mechanisms that create and maintain...Ch. 26.3 - Describe the roles of the loop of Henle, the vasa...Ch. 26.3 - Describe how the filtrate volume and concentration...Ch. 26.4 - Prob. 31AYP Ch. 26.4 - How is angiotensinII activated? What effects does...Ch. 26.4 - Where is aldosterone produced? What factors...Ch. 26.4 - What are the effects of aldosterone on Na+ and CI+...Ch. 26.4 - Where is ADH produced? What factors stimulate an...Ch. 26.4 - How does ADH affect urine volume and...Ch. 26.4 - Describe how the presence of ADH causes the...Ch. 26.4 - How does the absence of ADH cause the production...Ch. 26.4 - Where is atrial natriuretic hormone produced,and...Ch. 26.5 - What is plasma clearance, and how is it...Ch. 26.5 - Prob. 41AYP Ch. 26.5 - Describe how PAH is used to determine renal plasma...Ch. 26.5 - Explain the significance of tubular load and...Ch. 26.6 - What are the functions of the ureters, urinary...Ch. 26.6 - Prob. 45AYP Ch. 26.6 - Prob. 46AYP Ch. 26.6 - Prob. 47AYP Ch. 26.6 - Prob. 48AYP Ch. 26.7 - Discuss the effect of aging on the kidneys. Why do...Ch. 26 - Prob. 1RAC Ch. 26 - Prob. 2RAC Ch. 26 - Prob. 3RAC Ch. 26 - Prob. 4RAC Ch. 26 - Prob. 5RAC Ch. 26 - Prob. 6RAC Ch. 26 - Prob. 7RAC Ch. 26 - Prob. 8RAC Ch. 26 - If the glomerular capillary pressure is 40 mm Hg,...Ch. 26 - Prob. 10RAC Ch. 26 - Prob. 11RAC Ch. 26 - Prob. 12RAC Ch. 26 - Prob. 13RAC Ch. 26 - Prob. 14RAC Ch. 26 - Prob. 15RAC Ch. 26 - Prob. 16RAC Ch. 26 - Prob. 17RAC Ch. 26 - Which of the following contributes to the...Ch. 26 - Prob. 19RAC Ch. 26 - Prob. 20RAC Ch. 26 - Prob. 21RAC Ch. 26 - Prob. 22RAC Ch. 26 - ADH governs the a. Na+ pump of proximal convoluted...Ch. 26 - Prob. 24RAC Ch. 26 - The amount of a substance that passes through the...Ch. 26 - Prob. 26RAC Ch. 26 - Prob. 1CT Ch. 26 - Harry is doing yard work one hot summer day and...Ch. 26 - Prob. 3CT Ch. 26 - Prob. 4CT Ch. 26 - Design a kidney that can produce hypostatic urine,...Ch. 26 - If only a very small amount of urea, instead of...Ch. 26 - Prob. 7CT Ch. 26 - Marvin was driving too fast on a remote mountain...Ch. 26 - Which of the following will help compensate for...Ch. 26 - Renin-secreting tumors are usually found in the...Ch. 26 - Prob. 11CT

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