Work of the Kidney’s VT 4351

1. Approximately this much of the blood volume pumped from the heart is being routed to the kidneys?
2. Approximately how many nephrons are there in the kidneys?
3. These capillaries are one cell thick and have more fenestrations than other capillaries throughout the body?
4. Our interstitial fluid has a volume of approximately 10 liters, ____ liters of this fluid is blood plasma?
5. _______ liters of plasma pass through the kidney’s each day?
6. The kidneys are supplied with fresh blood through the renal arteries via the descending ______.
7. Approximately eighty percent of the water that passes through the kidney tubules will be reabsorbed into the body, and _____ percent of waste will also be reabsorbed into the body through passive transport (diffusion).
8. Active transport accounts for approximately ____ percent of the total body energy expenditure at rest?
9. The ascending limb of the Loop of Henle’s main activity is in reabsorbing ___ ions into the body via active transport.
10. Water regulation occurs mainly in the collecting duct or tubule, however, this is control by the brain, and __ __ __ from the pituitary gland regulates reabsorbtion of water into the body.
11. Condition where the kidneys have lost the ability to eliminate urea and other waste products is known as_________.
12. Kidney transplants are very successful, especially among ________ were there is a 90-95% chance of success, while parent/child transplants are also between 85-90% successful.     

1-1/4;  2-one to three million per kidney; 3-glomerular capillaries; 4-three; 5-950 Liters; 6-Aorta; 7-50%; 8-6%; 9-Na+ or sodium; 10-ADH; 11-Uremia; 12-Siblings