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Urinary System: Glomerular Filtration

1. The ______________ arteriole feeds into the glomerulus, while the ______________ arteriole exits the glomerulus.
   

1. The filtration membrane consists of three layers: the__________________ glomerular endothelium, the _______________ membrane, and the ___________________ processes (which contain filtration slits). This filtration membrane permits (large or small) molecules to be filtered.
   

1. Glomerular filtration is a process driven by the _____________________________ of the blood.

1. Common components of the glomerular filtrate are divided into four categories. Identify these categories.

1. Glomerular hydrostatic pressure in the glomerulus is about _____ mmHg.

1. What two pressures oppose filtration and what are their values?

1. What is the normal net filtration pressure? _____ mmHg

1. The total amount of filtrate formed by all the renal corpuscles in both kidneys per minute is called the _________________ ________________ ______________.

1. The kidneys autoregulate GFR via the ____________________ and _______________________ _______________ mechanisms.

1. Cells within the ascending nephron loop that are chemoreceptive to sodium chloride concentrations are known as the ____________ ___________.