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1 .       The basic functional unit in the kidney is the: [Hint]



2 .       In a nephron, the long tubular passageway through which the filtrate passes includes: [Hint]



3 .       The three processes involved in urine formation are: [Hint]



4 .       The primary site for secretion of substances into the filtrate is the: [Hint]



5 .       Dilation of the afferent arteriole and glomerular capillaries and constriction of the efferent arteriole causes: [Hint]



6 .       Blood supply to the proximal and distal convoluted tubules of the nephron is provided by the: [Hint]



7 .       The glomerular filtration rate is regulated by: [Hint]



8 .       Dropping filtration pressure stimulates the juxtaglomerular apparatus to release angiotensin. [Hint]



9 .       The primary site of nutrient reabsorption in the nephron is the: [Hint]



10 .       In countercurrent multiplication, the countercurrent refers to the fact that an exchange occurs between: [Hint]



11 .       When antidiuretic hormone levels rise, the distal convoluted tubule becomes: [Hint]



12 .       The results of the effect of aldosterone along the DCT, the collecting tubule, and the collecting duct are: [Hint]



13 .       When urine leaves the kidneys, it travels to the urinary bladder via the: [Hint]



14 .       The average pH for normal urine is about: [Hint]



15 .       Contraction of the muscular bladder forces the urine out of the body through the: [Hint]



16 .       Urine reaches the urinary bladder by the: [Hint]



17 .       The body system which provides bicarbonate buffers that assist in the regulation of pH is the _______ system. [Hint]



18 .       Nearly two-thirds of the total body water content is: [Hint]



19 .       Extracellular fluids in the body consist of: [Hint]



20 .       The principal ions in the extracellular fluid (ECF) are: [Hint]



21 .       Solutes and water reabsorbed in the loop of Henle enter the: [Hint]



22 .       In addition to urine, metabolic wastes are excreted via: [Hint]



23 .       Changes in extracellular fluid osmolarity are offset by: [Hint]



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