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| promotes ion exchange at the distal convoluted tubule and renin leads to secretion of aldosterone |
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| removes metabolic waste from the body. |
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| removes undigested food and bacteria from the body |
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| does not maintain blood glucose levels |
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| actively transported from blood during tubular secretion into kidney tubule |
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| what color is the breakdown of hemoglobin |
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| remove and excrete excess hydrogen from the blood in order to maintain a blood pH of 7.4 |
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| Three layers of the wall of a ureter |
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| mucous membrane, smooth muscle layer, and a fibrous connective tissue |
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| an infection of the urinary bladder |
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| how many kidneys, bladders and ureters |
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| two kidneys, one bladder, two ureters. |
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| filtrate moves from the glomerulus to the proximal convoluted tubule, through the descending limb and then ascending limb and finally to the collecting duct. |
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| produces carbon dioxide, which combines with water to form carbonic acid, thereby lowering the pH of the blood. |
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| how many openings of the urinary bladder |
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| three -- one fore the urethra and two for the ureters |
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| the renel pelvis is a central space that is continuous with the ureter |
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| a knot of capillaries located inside the glomerular capsule |
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| cling to the capillary walls of the glomerulus within the glomerular capsule |
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| hydrogen is sctively secreted from the peritubular capillary network into the convoluted tubules. |
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| because the level of glucose is so high in the blood and carriers for glucose reabsorbtion reach their maximum rate of transport |
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| excess glucose remains in the urine |
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| glucose and amino acids are reabsorbed where? |
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| at the proximal convoluted tubule. |
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| produces ADH if our water intact has been too low |
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| a hormone secreted by the kidneys |
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| inhibits the secretion of renin by the juxtaglomerular apparatus |
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| first signs of nephron damage |
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| albumin, white blood cells, and or red blood cells in the urine |
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