List functions of the kidneys (pp. 995-996)
Excretion of wastes, regulation of blood ionic composition, regulation of blood pH,
Regulation of blood volume, regulation of blood pressure, maintenance of blood
osmolarity, production of hormones, regulation of hormones, regulation of blood
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A&P 2 Final MGCCC Questions and
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List functions of the kidneys (pp. 995-996)
Excretion of wastes, regulation of blood ionic composition, regulation of blood pH,
Regulation of blood volume, regulation of blood pressure, maintenance of blood
osmolarity, production of hormones, regulation of hormones, regulation of blood
glucose levels
List waste products normally excreted by the kidneys (pg. 1011)
Which nephron structure reabsorbs the most substances? (pg. 1010)
proximal convoluted tubule
Which nephron structure filters blood plasma? (pg. 999)
glomerulus
What is reabsorption? (pg. 1005)
the process by which the nephron removes water and solutes from the tubular fluid
and returns them to the circulating blood
What is tubular secretion? (pg. 1005)
the transfer of materials from peritubular capillaries to the renal tubular lumen; it is
the opposite process of reabsorption
What is the basement membrane? (pg. 1007)
thin, dense sheets of specialized, self- assembled extracellular matrix that surround
most animal tissues
What is myogenic mechanism? (pg. 1008)
how arteries and arterioles react to an increase or decrease of blood pressure to
keep the blood flow constant within the blood vessel
What is a transcellular reabsorption route? (pg. 1011)
passes from fluid in tubular lumen THROUGH apical membrane of a tubule cell, across
the cytosol, and out into interstitial fluid through basolateral membrane.
What percentage of filtered water do the proximal convoluted tubules reabsorb? (pg. 1012)
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