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What process assures that minor changes in blood pressure do not affect the kidneys filtration rate?
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∙ 10y ago
Autoregulation. You're welcome :)
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Why does blood get filtered by the kidneys?
Blood pressure promotes filtration of blood in the kidneys by, generally, being greater in pressure than blood colloid osmotic pressure and glomerular capsule pressure which produces a net filtration pressure of about 10 mm Hg. Net filtration pressure forces a large volume of fluid into the capsular space. When blood pressure increase or decreases slightly, changes in the diameters of the afferent and efferent arterioles can actually keep net filtration pressure steady to maintain normal glomerular filtration. Constriction of the afferent arteriole decreases blood flow into the glomerulus, which decreases net filtration pressure. Constriction of the efferent arteriole slows outflow of blood and increases net filtration pressure.
The kidneys launder the blood by?
Filtration
What is the filtration rate controlled by?
The kidneys.
Where does glomerular filtration occur?
Blood filtration takes place in the kidneys ( specifically in the Bowman's capsule )....
How do you increase your GFR?
To increase your glomerular filtration rate, blood flow needs to be increased to the kidneys and the impaired kidneys function restored. The glomerular filtration rate, of GFR, measures how much blood passes through the glomeruli into the kidneys each minute.
Where filtration of blood takes place?
kidneys
Why is urine slightly acidic?
It has to do with the kidneys filtration
The kidneys contain microscopic chemical filtration factories called?
The microscopic chemical filtration factories in kidneys are called nephrons, which produce urine. The kidneys roughly contain about two million nephrons.
What is the transport is it when the blood pressure forces some water and solute particles from a blood vessel and into the kidneys?
Filtration is when fluids and solutes flow down their pressure gradient across a membrane such as in the glomerulus of the kidney.
What is the process of the kidneys taking out the impurities from the blood?
filtration
The process of the kidneys taking out the impurties from the blood?
Glomerlular filtration
What are three different functions of the kidneys?
excretion, filtration and secretion!
