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| Micturition occurs when the _____ contracts. |
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| The compact ball of capillaries in a nephron is called |
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| Which of these is the most abundant nitrogenous waste in the blood? |
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| Which of these lies closest to the renal cortex? |
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| Most sodium is reabsorbed from the glomerular filtrate by |
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| the proximal convoluted tubule |
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| A glomerulus and glomerular capsule make up one |
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| The kidney has more _____ than any of the other structures listed. |
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| The renal clearance of _____ is normally zero. |
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| Increased ADH secretion should cause the urine to have |
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| a higher specific gravity |
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| The _____ reflex is an autonomic reflex activated by pressure in the urinary bladder. |
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| _____ is the ability of a nephron to adjust its GFR independently of nervous or hormonal influences. |
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| The two ureters and the urethra form the boundaries of a smooth area called the _____ on the floor of the urinary bladder. |
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| The _____ is a group of epithelial cells of the nephron loop that monitors the flow or composition of the tubular fluid. |
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| To enter the capsule space, filtrate must pass between foot processes of the _____, cells that form the visceral layer of the glomerular capsule. |
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| Glycosuria occurs if the rate of glomerular filtration of glucose exceeds the _____, cells that form the visceral layer of the glomerular capsule. |
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| _____ is a hormone that regulates the amount of water reabsorbed by the collecting duct. |
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| The _____ sphincter is under involuntary control and relaxes during the micturition reflex. |
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| Very little _____ is found in the glomerular filtrate because it is negatively charged and is repelled by the basement membrane of the glomerulus. |
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| Blood flows through the _____ arteries just before entering the interlobular arteries. |
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