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  Blood pressure in the glomerulus is ________ than other capillaries due to the larger diameter of ________ arteriole relative to the ________ arteriole.  

  The fluid link between the external environment (e.g. atmosphere, lumen of GI tract) and internal body environment is ________.  

Give the name for the following binary covalent compounds.  [a] As2O3 [b] NH3 [c] HCl [d] SiO2 [e] SF6

Atoms form bonds in order to become stable (lowest energy state). How many electrons do most atoms want to have in their outermost shells in order to reach this stability? [a]

  Which type of nephron is crucially important in establishing a salt concentration gradient in the kidney so that urine concentration can be regulated?   

  After completing a marathon on a particularly warm day, Dave consumes four liters of water.  Soon after, he begins to feel nauseous and starts vomiting.  What is likely happening to Dave?  

  Water and glucose are freely filtered through the filtration membrane of a renal corpuscle.  

  Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) is a hormone that is made in the atria of the heart.  The influence of this hormone is to ________.  

  In response to low blood ________, the kidneys secrete ________.  

  The glomerulus is part of the renal tubule.