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| Name the 1 of the 5 main functions of the Kidneys |
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| 1) Regulation of water, inorganic ion balance, acid-base balance (in cooperation with the lungs) and the fluid volume of the internal environment (Blood volume) |
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| Name 1 of the 5 main functions of the Kidneys |
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| Excrete metabolic waste products from the blood into the urine as fast as they are produced to keep waste products from accumulating in the body. |
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| Name 1 of the 5 main functions of the kidneys |
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| Removal of foreign chemicals from the blood (drugs,pesticides, food additives) and their excretion into the urine |
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| Name 1 of the 5 main functions of the kidneys |
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| during prolonged fasting, the kidneys synthesize glucose from amino acids and other precursors and release it into the blood. |
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| Name 1 of the 5 main functions of the kidneys |
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| The kidneys act as secretory glands, releasing 2 hormones and 1 enzyme. |
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| Explain how the kidneys act as secretory glands. |
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| Release 2 hormones: erythropoietin and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D (influences calcium balance) and 1 enzyme Renin |
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| Renin is important in the control of ? and the balance of ? |
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| blood pressure and sodium balance |
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| Each glomerulus is supplied with blood by an ? |
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| The blood leaves the glomerulus by the ? |
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