Renal — Flashcards

The major function of calcitonin is to inhibit bone _____, thus decreasing the plasma Ca2+ concentration

Chronic PTH exposure stimulates osteoblasts to express as well as secrete _____.

How does ICF volume change with diarrhea? _____

How does ICF volume change with hyposmotic volume expansion (e.g. SIADH)? _____

How does ECF volume change with adrenal insufficiency? _____

The plasma concentration at which glucose is first excreted in the urine is called _____

What gender is associated with a greater % total body water? _____

_____ is released from the hypothalamus to stimulate TSH release from the anterior pituitary.

In the thick ascending limb, NH4+ may be reabsorbed by substituting for _____ on the Na+-K+-2Cl- cotransporter

NH3 is secreted into the lumen of the collecting duct from the _____