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Card 6

Front

What is unusual about the blood supply to the kidney?

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Card 7

Front

What are the functions of the kidney? (3)

Back

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Card 8

Front

Describe the ion composition of urine compared to plasma/ filtrate of functional kidneys?

Back

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Card 9

Front

What would you expect to accumulate in the body of the kidneys stopped functioning?

Back

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Card 10

Front

How is the renal corpuscle specialised to enhance its filtering capacity?

Back

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Card 11

Front

Describe the composition of the filtration membrane

Back

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Card 12

Front

Explain how the filtration membrane is specialised

Back

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Card 13

Front

What is the meaning of Glomerular Filtration Rate?

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Card 14

Front

How does the oncotic pressure different in peritubular capillaries compared to normal capillaries?

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