Critical Thinking Activities - Chapter 17

  1. If there were suddenly many positively charged proteins in the blood, what affect would these proteins have on the GFR?

  2. The hypothalamus, like any mass of neurons, is sensitive to ethanol (i.e. drinking alcohol). Therefore, when exposed to a little alcohol from that glass of wine, the hypothalamus functions more poorly. What effect will alcohol have indirectly on collecting duct permeability?

  3. Why would penicillin be an excellent candidate to treat a bacterial infection of the urinary system?

  4. If you injected a normal mammal with aldosterone, would the urine have more or less Na+ in it?

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