The proximal tubule is characterized by _____-osmotic reabsorption
#2
What receptors sense an increase in plasma osmolarity, providing stimuli to increase ADH secretion?_____
#3
ADH-activated V2 receptors cause translocation of _____ channels to the renal apical membrane, causing increased reabsorption of free water
#4
The thick ascending limb (loop of Henle) is also known as the _____ segment
#5
Following the thin descending limb, glomerular filtrate enters the _____
#6
The major regulatory mechanism of the proximal tubule is _____
#7
In the _____ of the nephron, Ca2+ is reabsorbed by an apical Ca2+ channel and a basolateral Na+-Ca2+ exchanger
#8
The Na+-K+ ATPase is located on the _____ membrane of the thick ascending limb (loop of Henle)
#9
The [TF/P]glucose and [TF/P]AA ratios _____ over the course of the PCT
#10
The corticopapillary osmotic gradient is established, in part, by _____ multiplication
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Flashcard 1: The proximal tubule is characterized by _____-osmotic reabsorption
Answer: iso
Flashcard 2: What receptors sense an increase in plasma osmolarity, providing stimuli to increase ADH secretion?_____
Answer: osmoreceptors in the anterior hypothalamus
Flashcard 3: ADH-activated V2 receptors cause translocation of _____ channels to the renal apical membrane, causing increased reabsorption of free water
Answer: aquaporin 2
Flashcard 4: The thick ascending limb (loop of Henle) is also known as the _____ segment
Answer: diluting
Flashcard 5: Following the thin descending limb, glomerular filtrate enters the _____
Answer: thin ascending limb (loop of Henle)
Flashcard 6: The major regulatory mechanism of the proximal tubule is _____
Answer: glomerulotubular balance
Flashcard 7: In the _____ of the nephron, Ca2+ is reabsorbed by an apical Ca2+ channel and a basolateral Na+-Ca2+ exchanger
Answer: DCT
Flashcard 8: The Na+-K+ ATPase is located on the _____ membrane of the thick ascending limb (loop of Henle)
Answer: basolateral
Flashcard 9: The [TF/P]glucose and [TF/P]AA ratios _____ over the course of the PCT
Answer: decrease
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Flashcard 10: The corticopapillary osmotic gradient is established, in part, by _____ multiplication
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