Renal — Flashcards

What percent of total Ca2+ in the blood is bound to plasma protein?_____

How is Na+ extruded out of the cell of the thick ascending limb and into the blood? _____

Erythropoietin (EPO) causes differentiation of _____, which undergo further development to form mature erythrocytes

The sacral micturition center is responsible for _____ during the initiation of urination

In the liver, growth hormone generates the production of somatomedins, or _____, which serve as the intermediaries of several physiologic actions

How does hematocrit change with hyposmotic volume expansion (e.g. SIADH)? _____

The proximal tubule is characterized by _____-osmotic reabsorption

_____ cells function to support and nourish developing spermatogonia

Mg2+ is reabsorbed in the thick ascending limb (on Henle) via a _____ route

Which epithelial cell junction prevents paracellular movement of solutes? _____