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At sea level, the partial pressure of oxygen is 159 mm Hg and is roughly 21% of "air" every 33 feet below sea level is equivilant to 1 atm. what is the Po2 at 165 feet below sea level
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954 mmHg
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The macula densa cells respond to
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Changes in solute content of the filtrate
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The function of angitotensin II is to
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Constrict arterioles and increase blood pressure
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If one says that the renal clearance value of glucose is less than the renal clearance of inulin, what does this mean
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Some glucose is reabsorbed
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Excretion of dilute urine requires
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Impermeability of the collecting tubule to water
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How is the bulk of carbon dioxide carried in blood
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As bicarbonate ion
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Oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged in the lungs and through all ell membranes by
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Diffusion
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What is the salt level-monitoring part of the nephron
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Macula densa
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The chief factor favoring filtrate formation at the glomerulus is
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Glomerular hydrostatic pressure
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The descending limb of the loop of henle
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contains fluid that becomes more concentrate as it moves down into the medulla of the kidney
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What is fed by afferent arteriole
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Glomerulus
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What clings to renal tubules
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Peritubular capillaries
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Drained by efferent arteriole
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Glomerulus
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Arise from efferent arteriole
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Peritubular capillaries
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Vasa recta is an example of this type of capillary bed
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Pertiubular capillaries
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