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Anatomical relationships of kidneys
Is the right kidney or the left k...,
What vertebral levels is the righ...,
What vertebral levels is the left...
13  cards
Anatomy and functions of kidneys
What are the different parts of a...,
What is the renal capsule,
What is the function of the renal...
45  cards
Renal blood flow
What arteries supply the kidneys,
Where do the renal arteries arise...,
Is the right renal artery or left...
41  cards
Histology of nephrons
What type of epithelium lines the...,
What is the structure of the apic...,
What is the function of microvill...
15  cards
Development of the urinary system
What type of embryonic tissue con...,
What type of mesoderm contributes...,
What part of the intermediate mes...
53  cards
Glomerular filtration
How many layers are glomerular ca...,
What are the layers of the glomer...,
What type of endothelium do glome...
31  cards
Control of GFR
What is autoregulation of gfr,
What range of arterial blood pres...,
What are the mechasnisms of autor...
30  cards
Tubular reabsorption and secretion - PCT
How do reabsorption and secretion...,
How does the amount of reabsorpti...,
What are the different routes by ...
28  cards
Tubular reabsorption and secretion - Loop of Henle
What are the parts of the loop of...,
What is reabsorbed in the thin de...,
How is water reabsorbed in the th...
19  cards
Tubular reabsorption and secretion - DCT
What are the parts of the distal ...,
What is the main primary active t...,
Where is the na k atpase located ...
15  cards
Tubular reabsorption and secretion - Collecting duct
What are the parts of the collect...,
What are the types of epithelial ...,
What is the main primary active t...
20  cards
Control of tubular reabsorption***
What are the mechanisms controlli...,
What is glomerulotubular balance,
How does glomerulotubular balance...
14  cards
Control of plasma volume
What molecule ion in plasma is mo...,
How does changing the concentrati...,
What is the effect of changing th...
12  cards
Control of plasma osmolality
What is normal body fluid osmolal...,
How is water taken into the body,
How is water lost from the body
49  cards
Medullary counter-current mechanism
What is the concentration of the ...,
What is the concentration of the ...,
How does the concentration of the...
25  cards
Hyponatraemia
What is hyponatraemia,
What does the severity of the sig...,
What are the signs and symptoms o...
13  cards
Diuretics
What is diuresis,
What is a diuretic,
How do all diuretics basically work
49  cards
Anatomy of ureters
Where do the ureters arise,
What is the name of the junction ...,
Where do the ureters travel from ...
14  cards
Anatomy of bladder
Which body region is the bladder ...,
Where in the pelvis is the bladde...,
How does the bladder relate to th...
26  cards
Control of micturition
What stages does the bladder go t...,
What is the storage phase of the ...,
How does the volume of urine in t...
42  cards
Urinary incontinence
How does a spinal cord transectio...,
How does a spinal cord transectio...,
How does a spinal cord transectio...
28  cards
Control of potassium
Are most potassium ions in the bo...,
What are the concentrations of in...,
What is the main source of potass...
31  cards
Acute kidney injury
What are the types of kidney failure,
What is meant by acute kidney injury,
What is the clinical definition o...
45  cards
Glomerular pathology
What is meant by nephrotic syndrome,
What part of the glomerulus is da...,
What are the symptoms of nephroti...
50  cards
Acute kidney injury 2
What investigations are done for ...,
What is the purpose of urinalysis,
What is the purpose of urine micr...
12  cards

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