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Sympathetic stimulation will result in ______ of the afferent arteriole which will greatly ______ glomerular blood pressure and GFR.
The hormone _____ ________ _______-is released from the atria in response to distension of these chambers.
GFR can be decreased with extensive ______ stimulation.
The arcuate arteries give off branches called ______ arteries that project peripherally into the cortex.
An increase in systemic BP will result in ______, which will result in the glomerular blood pressure ______.
When the tubular fluid leaves the distal convoluted tubules, it must travel through a series of small ______ that empty into ______.
One component of the juxtaglomerular apparatus is which of the following?
Each nephron loop has two limbs, a(n)______ limb that extends from the cortex to the medulla and a(n)______ limb that returns back into the renal cortex.
True or false: The DCT is lined with simple cuboidal epithelium but the cells are larger than those of the PCT and the microvilli are denser.
Which type of nephron has a renal corpuscle that lies close to the corticomedullary junction with a long nephron loop that extends deep into the medulla?
Which type of nephron has relatively short nephron loops that barely extend into the medulla?
Blood flows from the renal artery to the ______ arteries in the area of the renal sinus.
Blood leaves the glomerulus by way of the______ arteriole
Collecting tubules and collecting ducts project through the ______ toward the ______.
The ______ arteries are parallel to the base of the medullary pyramid at the junction of the cortex and the medulla.
Which type of nephron plays the more important role in establishing a salt concentration gradient?
The renal corpuscle has two poles. The afferent and efferent arterioles are found at the ______ pole.
The distal convoluted tubule originates in the renal cortex at the end of the ______.
The ______ is lined by simple cuboidal epithelium with tall microvilli for maximum reabsorption.
The innermost portion of a kidney is called the ______.