Human Physiology, 14th edition (2016)

598 Chapter 17 A person in a state of normal hydration excretes about 1.5 L of urine per day, indicating that 99.2% of the glome ...

Physiology of the Kidneys 599 It follows that if a substance in the plasma is filtered (enters the filtrate in Bowman’s capsule) ...

600 Chapter 17 Renal Clearance of Inulin: Measurement of GFR If a substance is neither reabsorbed nor secreted by the tubules, t ...

Physiology of the Kidneys 601 If the concentration of inulin in urine is measured and the rate of urine formation is determined, ...

602 Chapter 17 Clearance of Urea Urea may be used as an example of how the clearance calcula- tions can reveal the way the kidne ...

Physiology of the Kidneys 603 filtered glucose can be completely reabsorbed. however, when the plasma concentration is sufficien ...

604 Chapter 17 17.5 RENAL CONTROL OF ELECTROLYTE AND ACID-BASE BALANCE The kidneys regulate the blood concentrations of Na^1 , K ...

Physiology of the Kidneys 605 duct. By contrast, when the blood K^1 falls, those K^1 channels are removed from the membrane by e ...

606 Chapter 17 Juxtaglomerular Apparatus The juxtaglomerular apparatus is the region in each neph- ron where the afferent arteri ...

Physiology of the Kidneys 607 Natriuretic Peptides Expansion of the blood volume causes increased salt and water excretion in th ...

608 Chapter 17 Relationship Between Na^1 , K^1 , and H^1 The plasma K^1 concentration indirectly affects the plasma H^1 concentr ...

Physiology of the Kidneys 609 acidification of the urine and reabsorption of bicarbonate are summarized in figure 17.29. Reabsor ...

610 Chapter 17 into the tubule cells. Within the tubule cell cytoplasm, carbonic anhydrase catalyzes the reaction in which CO 2 ...

Physiology of the Kidneys 611 17.6 DIURETICS AND RENAL FUNCTION TESTS Different types of diuretic drugs act on specific seg- men ...

612 Chapter 17 are categorized as loop diuretics, thiazides, carbonic anhydrase inhibitors, osmotic diuretics, or potassium-spar ...

Physiology of the Kidneys 613 Renal Function Tests and Kidney Disease Renal function can be tested by techniques that include th ...

614 Interactions Integumentary System Evaporative water loss from the skin helps control body temperature, but effects on blood ...

Physiology of the Kidneys 615 Lauren appeared to develop a nephrogenic diabetes insipidus as a result of the lithium she took fo ...

616 Chapter 17 Test Your Knowledge Which of these statements about the renal pyramids is false? a. They are located in the med ...

Physiology of the Kidneys 617 Antidiuretic hormone promotes the retention of water by stimulating a. the active transport of wa ...