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3.4: homeostasis and the kidney
The kidney
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Treatments for kidney failure
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Kidney failure
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The loop of Henle
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Osmoregulation
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Selective reabsorption
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Ultrafiltration
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Structure of the kidney
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The urinary system
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What are the functions of the kidney?
-removal
of
nitrogenous metabolic waste
from the
body
-controls
osmoregulation
(the mechanism by which the
balance
of
water
and
dissolved solutes
is
maintained
)
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