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The functional unit of the kidney is the
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Nephron
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The renal corpuscle is composed of
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A glomerulus
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Renal pyramids are part of the
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Renal medulla
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The epithelium that lines the convluted tubules is
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Simple cuboidal
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The cells of the macula densa
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Monitor Na*levels in the renal filtrate
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Which one of the following pathways represents the flow of the filtrate through the kidneys?
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Rena, corpuscle, proximal convoluted tubule, Henle's loop, distal convoluted tubule, collecting tubule
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Podocytes are cells specialized for filtration that are found in the
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Visceral layer of the glomerular capsule
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Most (65%) of the reabsorption of Na+(without close regulation by aldosterone) occurs at the level of the
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Proximal convoluted tubule
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ADH regulates reabsorpton of water by the
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Collecting tubule
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The kidneys play a role in maintaining normal blood pH by
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All of the above
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In the central nervous system myelin is formed by
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Oligodendrocytes
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Nissl substance is the site of
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Protein synthesis
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Glomerular filtrate contains
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Everything in blood except cells and proteins
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Most cells within nervous tissue are
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Neuroglia
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Endolymph fills the
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Membraneous labyrinth
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