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9691108329retroperitonealbehind the parietal peritoneum0
9691119007erythropoiesisthe production of red blood cells1
9691126257renal blood flow rateat the rate of which blood flows through the kidneys2
9691129338filtrateblood plasma minus the proteins, filtered by nephrons of the kidneys3
9691142336glomerular filtration ratethe rate at which filtrate is produced in glomerular filtration4
9691150698tubular maximumthe maximum rate of reabsorption by active transport through the nephron tubules5
9691169984buffer systemsa mixture of an acid and a base that resists changes in pH6
9691175860urinary systems also known asexcretory7
9691225850functional unit of a kidney and how many in each?nephrons and 1.3 million8
96913286914 functionsurine formation, regulate blood pressure, transport, storage9
96913453694 stepsfiltration of blood, reabsorption, secretion, reabsorption of water10
96913599793 causes of pH changesbicarbonate, phosphate, protein11
9691738729below 7.30acidoses12
9691750550blood proteins are not part of filtration process in nephron13
9695171521in secretion substances go from nephron into capillariesfalse14
9695173020leaving glomerulus, goes to LOH15
9695174540ascending portion of LOH is not water permeabletrue16
9695176309water is main reabsorption in bloodtrue17
9695177303child grows learns how control bladdertrue18
9695178257pH system, buffer is fastestfalse19
9695179936dilute urine means very little fluidtrue20
9695193202incontinence21

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