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Chapter 25: Urinary System: Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance


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Chapter 25: Urinary System: Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance

  1. Urinary System and Kidney Structure p.779

    1. Position and Gross Structure of the Kidney p. 779
    2. Microscopic Structure of the Kidney p.780

  2. Glomerular Filtration p. 783

    1. Glomerular Ultrafiltrate p. 784
    2. Regulation of Glomerular Filtration Rate p. 785

  3. Reabsorption of Salt and Water p. 786

    1. Reabsorption in the Proximal Convoluted Tubule p. 787
    2. The Countercurrent Multiplier System p. 788
    3. Collecting Duct: Effect of Antidiuretic Hormone (ADH) p. 791

  4. Renal Plasma Clearance p. 792

    1. Renal Clearance of Inulin: Measurement of GFR p. 794
    2. Clearance of PAH: Measurement of Renal Blood Flow p. 797
    3. Reabsorption of Glucose p. 798

  5. Renal Control of Electrolyte and Acid-Base Balance p. 798

    1. Role of Aldosterone in Na+/K+ Balance p. 798
    2. Control of Aldosterone Secretion p. 799
    3. Relationship between Na+, K+, and H+ p. 801
    4. Renal Acid-Base Regulations p. 803

  6. Ureters, Urinary Bladder, and Urethra p. 805

    1. Ureters p. 805
    2. Urinary Bladder p. 805
    3. Urethra p. 806
    4. Micturition p. 807

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