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1. Kidney,./Tissue,./Layers:,./1.,./Renal,./fascia,./(superficial)
-anchor,./kidney,./to,./surrounding,./structures,./and,./posterior,./abdominal,./wall
2. Adipose,./capsule,./(intermediate)
-protection
-holds,./kidney,./in,./place
3. Renal,./capsule,./(deep)
-protection,./from,./trauma,./and,./infection
-maintenance,./of,./shape
-continuous,./urter
2. blood,./supply,./of,./kidneys:,./-renal,./artery:,./delivers,./blood,./into,./kidney
-atterent,./arteriole:,./delivers,./blood,./into,./glomerulus
-etterent,./arteriole:,./delivers,./blood,./away,./from,./glomerulus
-peritubular,./capillaries:,./surrounds,./renal,./tubule,,./to,./collect,./the,./filtered,./blood
-renal,./vein:,./delivers,./blood,./away,./from,./kidney
3. blood,./flow,./through,./kidney:,./-renal,./artery
-atterent,./arterioles
-glomerular,./capillaries
-etterent,./capillaries
-peritubular,./capillaries,./and/or,./vasa,./recta
-renal,./vein
4. nephron:,./the,./functional,./unit,./of,./the,./kidney,./where,./filtration,,./reabsorption,,./and,./secretion,./take,./place
5. what,./does,./the,./renal,./corpuscle,./include,./and,./what,./happens,./there:,./includes:
-glomerulus,./(capillary,./network)
-bowman's,./capsule,./(encapsulates,./golmerulu)
-site,./or,./blood,./filtration
6. renal,./tubule:,./includes:
-proximal,. / convoluted, . / tube
-loop,./of,./henle
-distal,./convoluted,./tubule
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Happens:
passage,./of,./filtrate
7. path, . / of, . / urine, . / drainage:, . / collecting,./duct,,./papillary,./duct,./in,./renal,./pyramid,,./minor,./calyx,,./major,.
/calyx,,./renal,./pelvis,,./utter,,./urinary,./bladder
8. ureters:, . / transport,./urine,./from,./kidney,./to,./urinary,./bladder
9. kidney,./functions:,./1.,./regulation,./of,./blood,./ionic,./composition
2. regulation,./of,./pH
3. regulation,./of,./blood,./volume
4. regulation,./of,./blood,./pressure
5. maintenance,./of,./ blood,./ osmolarity
6. regulation,./of,./blood,./glucose,./level
7. production,./of,./hormones
8. excretion,./of,./wasted,./and,./substances
10. Regulate,./blood,./ionic,./ composition,./of,./5,./key,./ions:,./-sodium,./ions
-postassium,./ions
-calcium,./ions
-chloride, . / ions
-phosphate,./ions
11. regulate,./blood,./pH:,./excretion:,./hydrogen,./ions,./into,./uri
ne,./conservation:,./bicarbonate,./ions
12. Regulation,./of,./blood,./volume,./and,./pressure:,./conserve,./vs.,./eliminate,./water:
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decrease,./volume,,./decrease,./BP,./constricti
on,./of,./blood,./vessel:
-increase,./blood,./pressure
13. Blood,./Osmolarity,./and,./Regulation,./of,./Blood,./Glucose:,./gluconeogenesis:,./release,./gluco
se, . / into,./blood
14. production,./of,./hormones:,./calcitriol,./(active,./vitamin,./D),./to,./increase,./calcium,./levels;,./erythropoieti
n,./to,./increase,./red,./blood,./cell,./production
15. excretion,./of,./wastes:,./metabolic,./reaction,./wastes,./(ammonia,,./urea,,./creatine,,./uric,./acid)
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