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Kidney Flashcards

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Most outer layer of kidney

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Capsule

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Second outer layer of kidney

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Cortex

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Second inner layer of kidney

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Medulla

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Inner layer of kidney

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Pelvis

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Tubes going into kidney

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Branch of renal artery

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Tubes going out of kidney

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Ureter

Branch of renal vein

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Structure of the nephron

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Bowman's capsule (podocytes)
Proximal convoluted tubule
Loop of henle (medulla)
Distal convoluted tubule
Collecting duct
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Reabsorption in proximal convoluted tubule

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  1. Na+ pumped from PC wall into blood
  2. Ion concentration decreases creating concentration gradient
  3. Co-tansporter transports Na+ and glucose/amino acid into the PC wall
  4. Water potential decreases so water moves in
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