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        | regulate chemical compostion of body fluids, eliminates waste, controls compostition of bloods-ion levels, maintains, PCO2 and acid/ base balance, regulate BP by secreting renin |  | 
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        | contribute to metabolism -detoxify free radicals and drugs, gluconeogenesis, produce erythropoetin(red cell production), activation of vit.D(calcitrol) |  | 
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        | metabolic waste, 50% of N containing waste is urea, uric arid,creatine, BUN 10-20mg/dL, plasma creatine inc. above 1.5mg/dL |  | 
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        | Layers of tissue of kidney |  | Definition 
 
        | renal fascia(outer layer of dense fibrous connective tisue that anchors the kidney to abdominal wall), adipose capsule(shock absorbing), renal capsule(fibrous cover that prevents kidney infection) |  | 
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        | Internal anatomy of layers |  | Definition 
 
        | cortex-outer(cortical zone and juxtamedullary zone), medulla-renal pyramids(renal papillae-narrow ends, renal columns(between pyramids) |  | 
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        | formed in nephrons->papillary ducts->minor calyx->major calyx->renal pelvis |  | 
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        | renal arteries->segmental arteries->interlobar arteries->arcuate arteries->cortical radial arteries->afferent arterioles |  | 
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        | efferent arterioles also form vasa recta with deep juxtamedulary nephrons |  | 
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        | venules->cortical radial veins->arcuate veins->interlobar veins->segmental veins->renal veins->inferior vena cava |  | 
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        | structural and functional units that form urine consists of: renal corpuscle(glomerulus and Bowman's capsule) renal tubule(PCT, loop of Henle,DCT) |  | 
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        | bowman's capsule- parietal layer, capsular space, visceral layer with epithelial podocytes |  | 
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        | func, pressure filtration of blood (water and small solute |  | 
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        | proximal covolutes tubule (PCT) |  | 
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        | loop of Henle (nephron loop) descending limb (thin), ascending limb(thick) |  | 
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