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Which of the following are functions of the collecting ducts (select all that
apply) - ✔✔Water conservation
Urea recycling
Receive urine from nephron
Which of the following function to INCREASE water
retention/reabsorption in the kidneys (select all that apply) - ✔✔Urea
recycling
Counter current mechanism
Release of ADH by pituitary gland
Release of aldosterone by the adrenal gland
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,Which of the following are functions of the kidneys (select all that apply) -
✔✔Maintain pH of blood
Remove metabolic wastes from the body
Release some hormones
Maintain water balance
Regulate blood pressure
Which of the following are NOT normally components of the glomerular
filtrate (select all that apply) - ✔✔Immunoglobulins
Albumins
Hemoglobin
Which of the following activities during urine formation would occur by
PASSIVE transport (select all that apply) - ✔✔Water reabsorption at the
PCT
Filtration at the corpuscle
Reabsorption of negative ions at the PCT
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, The major factors determining the concentration of urine in the collecting
ducts are (select all that apply) - ✔✔High osmolarity of the deep renal
medulla
Permeability of the collecting duct to water
The active transport of wastes from the peritubular capillaries into the
renal tubule is - ✔✔Secretion
A process by which toxins are moved from peritubular capillaries into the
nephron tubules is - ✔✔Secretion
Blood vessels that provide the counter current exchange from nephron
loops of juxtamedullary nephrons are the - ✔✔Vasa recta capillaries
The glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is (select all that apply) -
✔✔Dependent upon glomerular capillary pressure
The amount of filtrate formed per minute
Dependent upon blood pressure
Dependent upon the osmotic pressure of the blood (COP)
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