CHAPTER 12 REVIEW QUESTIONS
1. Define retro peritoneal. ____________________________________________________
2. What are the functional units of the kidneys called? _____________________________
3. What makes up the renal corpuscle? Renal tubule? ______________________________
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4. What is the vasa recta?_____________________________________________________
5. What is the filtration membrane? ____________________________________________
6. Why can’t RBC be filtered? __________________________________________________
7. Describe the 3 main pressures associated with NFP. _____________________________
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8. What pressure is needed for filtration to occur? _________________________________
9. What is GFR? ____________________________________________________________
10. How is GFR regulated? _____________________________________________________
11. What are the mechanisms that regulate glomerular blood flow?
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