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If a patient has hypertension, their physician may put them on Lasix, a diuretic.  What happens to water REABSORPTION in the collecting duct?

The renal corpuscle, consisting of the glomerulus and ___________ works via __________.

The ______cells regulate K+ balance by reabsorbing K+ when potassium levels are ______.

If the body senses there is an increase in extracellular potassium, it will put more potassium directly into the collecting duct by

The ______cells regulate K+ balance by reabsorbing K+ when potassium levels are ______.

If the body senses there is an increase in extracellular potassium, it will put more potassium directly into the collecting duct by

Every day you urinate approximately ________liters of slightly __________urine.

The greatest proportion of fluid in the body is found in the

The ________brings blood into the glomerulus and the ___________takes it out of the glomerulus.

Which of the following statements about osmolality is true?