Practice Exam Flashcards
T/F
Renal excretion rate for solute can never exceed filtered load
False
What hormone produced by kidney in response to SNS +
Renin
What would increase GFR but decrease renal blood flow
Constriction of efferent arterioles
What can kidney produce fro alanine, glycerol, lactate
Glucose
What hormone produced by kidneys stimulates production of RBC
EPO
What percentage of resting CO does kidneys receive
25%
At rest glomerular filtration rate averages what quantity of plasma filtrate
125 ml/min
Average urine production in day is equal to which of following
1500 ml/day
Why does capillary hydrostatic P stay constant along length of glomerular capillary
Due to high resistance efferent arterioles
In kidney, where does reabsorption take place
Peritubular capillaries
Majority of nephrons are capable of concentrating urine
T/f
False
Process of micturition, what sphincter is under voluntary control allowing us to decide when to urinate
External urethral sphincter
What causes contraction of detrusor muscle and relaxation of internal sphincter, giving urge to urinate
+ of PSNS
On average what percent of body weight is total body water
60%
On average what % of body weight is ECF
20%