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Where is most glomerular filtrate reabsorbed? |
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Which cells have pedicels? |
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What is the smooth muscle of the bladder? |
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What is the tube that carries urine from the kidney to the bladder? |
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What forms the internal urethral sphincter? |
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What is the condition that results from improper kidney function and abnormally high blood urea concentration? |
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What function is carried out by juxtamedullary nephrons? |
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What is a fibrous, connective tissue sac that encloses and protects the kidney? |
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Where are mesangial cells found and what other cells are they associated with? |
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What are cells that constrict the afferent arterioles and secrete renin? |
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What is the first embryonic kidney to appear? |
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Why might women be particulary at risk for incontinence in old age? |
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Which cells in the collecting duct reabsorb Na+ and water and secrete K+ into the urine? |
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What are three main functions carried out by the nephrons? |
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