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A patient excretes a large volume of very dilute urine on a continuing basis. This is may be due to

Urine is temporarily stored in the

Filtrate first passes from the glomerular capsule to the

When bicarbonate ions are produced in an erythrocyte, they diffuse into the blood plasma. To compensate for this, ___ diffuses from the plasma into the RBC.

Capillaries that surround the proximal convoluted tubules are

Triangular or conical structures located in the renal medulla are called

The position of the kidneys in the abdominal cavity is stabilized by

The filtration barrier in the renal corpuscle consists of which three layers?

Most of the wall of an alveolus consists of _____. Cells that wander the lumens of the alveoli and surrounding connective tissue are called _____.

Which of the following descriptions best matches the term renal papilla?