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What is the primary function of aldosterone in the body?
What is the primary function of aldosterone in the body?
- Decrease blood volume
- Increase reabsorption of potassium
- Increase excretion of water
- Increase reabsorption of sodium (correct)
Which hormone triggers the conversion of calcidiol to calcitriol in the kidneys?
Which hormone triggers the conversion of calcidiol to calcitriol in the kidneys?
- Aldosterone
- Insulin
- PTH (correct)
- Vitamin K
How do nephrons contribute to maintaining blood calcium levels?
How do nephrons contribute to maintaining blood calcium levels?
- By stimulating the release of PTH
- By decreasing calcium reabsorption in the intestines
- By increasing intestinal calcium reabsorption (correct)
- By increasing calcium excretion in urine
Which animal species has the highest number of nephrons per kidney?
Which animal species has the highest number of nephrons per kidney?
What is a distinctive feature of the juxtamedullary nephron compared to the cortical nephron?
What is a distinctive feature of the juxtamedullary nephron compared to the cortical nephron?
Can nephrons regenerate fully if damaged?
Can nephrons regenerate fully if damaged?
Which part of the kidney contains the renal corpuscle?
Which part of the kidney contains the renal corpuscle?
How do the efferent arterioles of nephrons contribute to urine concentration?
How do the efferent arterioles of nephrons contribute to urine concentration?
What percentage of total body weight is made up of intracellular fluid (ICF)?
What percentage of total body weight is made up of intracellular fluid (ICF)?
Intracellular fluid (ICF) is found where in the body?
Intracellular fluid (ICF) is found where in the body?
Which of the following fluids is considered part of extracellular fluid (ECF)?
Which of the following fluids is considered part of extracellular fluid (ECF)?
What makes up the extracellular fluid (ECF) and is located within the ears?
What makes up the extracellular fluid (ECF) and is located within the ears?
How is water primarily brought into ro formed in the body?
How is water primarily brought into ro formed in the body?
Which organ plays a central role in regulating the volume and ion concentration of extracellular fluid (ECF)?
Which organ plays a central role in regulating the volume and ion concentration of extracellular fluid (ECF)?
What is NOT listed as a way water is lost from the body?
What is NOT listed as a way water is lost from the body?
Why won't injecting fluids in one ECF location affect other locations?
Why won't injecting fluids in one ECF location affect other locations?
What is the primary role of renin in the RAAS pathway?
What is the primary role of renin in the RAAS pathway?
What is the primary function of the glomerulus?
What is the primary function of the glomerulus?
What is the function of aldosterone in the RAAS pathway?
What is the function of aldosterone in the RAAS pathway?
Which structure reabsorbs water, sodium, and chloride in the kidney?
Which structure reabsorbs water, sodium, and chloride in the kidney?
Why do ACE inhibitors work to lower blood pressure?
Why do ACE inhibitors work to lower blood pressure?
Why do substances like myoglobin, hemoglobin, and albumin stay within the blood?
Why do substances like myoglobin, hemoglobin, and albumin stay within the blood?
What is the direct effect of angiotensin 2 on blood vessels?
What is the direct effect of angiotensin 2 on blood vessels?
Which statement is true in regards to the influence of charge on glomerular filtration?
Which statement is true in regards to the influence of charge on glomerular filtration?
What is the end result of aldosterone promoting sodium and water reabsorption in the kidneys?
What is the end result of aldosterone promoting sodium and water reabsorption in the kidneys?
What happens to substances bound to transport proteins in terms of kidney filtration?
What happens to substances bound to transport proteins in terms of kidney filtration?
Which component of RAAS is responsible for converting angiotensinogen into angiotensin 1?
Which component of RAAS is responsible for converting angiotensinogen into angiotensin 1?
Which part of the nephron is responsible for absorbing most of the water and solutes?
Which part of the nephron is responsible for absorbing most of the water and solutes?
What happens to tubular filtrate as it passes through the nephron's tubular system?
What happens to tubular filtrate as it passes through the nephron's tubular system?
What is the main property of substances that are filtered through the glomerulus?
What is the main property of substances that are filtered through the glomerulus?
What initiates the RAAS pathway in response to low blood pressure?
What initiates the RAAS pathway in response to low blood pressure?
What is the main driving force for filtration of fluid from glomerular capillaries into Bowmans Space?
What is the main driving force for filtration of fluid from glomerular capillaries into Bowmans Space?
What characteristic makes cationic substances more easily filtered in the glomerulus?
What characteristic makes cationic substances more easily filtered in the glomerulus?
What is the difference between osmolality and osmolarity in relation to temperature dependence?
What is the difference between osmolality and osmolarity in relation to temperature dependence?
Which type of fluid undergoes constant modification through tubular reabsorption to become 'final urine'?
Which type of fluid undergoes constant modification through tubular reabsorption to become 'final urine'?
What does osmotic/oncotic pressure do with regards to the movement of water?
What does osmotic/oncotic pressure do with regards to the movement of water?
What triggers the release of ADH, leading to the production of more concentrated urine?
What triggers the release of ADH, leading to the production of more concentrated urine?
