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| the portion of the duct system of the nephron leading from Bowman's capsule to the loop of Henle | |
| functional unit of the kidney; filters blood, makes urine, maintains homeostasis; each kidney has approx. 1 million | |
| hormone which has the opposite effect of diuretics, promotes water retention, loses less water in urine | |
| portion of kidney nephron between the loop of Henle and the collecting duct system | |
| 'catcher's mitt' which surrounds the glomerulus | |
| multiplies a concentration gradient | |
| fluid flowing two different directions in parallel tubes | |
| cells which make up this layer which are next to the wall of the capillaries of the glomerulus; 'feet' have filtration slits | |
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| transport where one step requires ATP | |
| transsport across a layer of cells | |
| ball/tuft of capillaries in each nephron | |
| the portion of the nephron that leads from the proximal straight tubule to the distal convoluted tubule. It has a hairpin bend in the renal medulla. The main function of this struc | |
| 1 mole of solute particles | |
| when substances get a 'free ride' in (eg. glucose or amino acids with Na+ in secondary active transport) | |
| name for losing a certain amount of water each day to excrete wastes | |
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