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9 Cards in this Set
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Thin descending limb |
______ descending limb is permeable to water but NOT solutes |
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Thick ascending limb |
______ ascending limb is permeable to ions especially Na and Cl but is impermanent to water and other solutes |
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Obligatory water reabsorption |
This is passive reabsorption of water that occurs in the PCT and descending limb of the loop of henle |
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Facultative water reabsorption |
Reabsorption occurs in the DCT and only occurs if a person is dehydrated or has low BP and BV |
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Tubular secretion |
_______ secretion is the process by which cells of the DCT pump excess K+ H+ and NH4+ out of the interstitial fluids and into the tubular fluid. |
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Ureters |
The _____ transports urine from the renal pelvis to the bladder. |
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Trigone |
When the bladder is nearly full receptors in the ______ signal the brain and micturition can occur |
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Urethra |
The ______ is a tubular duct that transport urine from the bladder to the outside world. |
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Incontinence |
________ is the inability to control the sphincters so urine cannot be held. |
