Renal System Physiology & Pathophysiology

Regulation of water & electrolyte balance

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Glomerulus

<p>Regulation of blood pressure</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>~1 million</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Nephron</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Secretion of renin</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Distal convoluted tubule (D.C.T.)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Electrical charge</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>125 ml/min</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Glomerular colloidal osmotic pressure</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Movement of substances from tubular fluid to peritubular capillaries</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Glomerulus</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Formation of urine</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Net Filtration Pressure</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Renal Tubule</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Regulation of water and electrolyte balance</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Renal medulla</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Nephron</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Glomerulus</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Regulation of blood pressure and filtration rate</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>~ 1 million nephrons</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>180 ml/min</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Glomerular colloidal osmotic pressure</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The size of molecules</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Distal convoluted tubule (D.C.T.)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Regulating Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Bowman’s capsule</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Reabsorb and secrete substances</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Plasma proteins</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Reabsorption and secretion</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Reabsorbing water and salts</p> Signup and view all the answers