Essentials of Human Anatomy & Physiology (12th Edition)
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Author: Elaine N. Marieb, Suzanne M. Keller
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 15, Problem 13SAE
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The pathway followed by a uric acid molecule in the kidney, from a glomerulus to the urethra.
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The kidney is an important organ of the urinary system, which filters nitrogenous waste such as urea, ammonia, and uric acid in the body. Nephrons in the kidney filter all these waste products, which are then excreted out of the body. Uric acid is one of the waste materials released during purine degradation. When urine is highly concentrated in uric acid, it forms crystals that are called renal calculi.
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Ch. 15 - More than one choice may apply. Microscopic...Ch. 15 - Prob. 2MCCh. 15 - Urine passes through the ureters by which...Ch. 15 - Effects of aldosterone include a. increase in...Ch. 15 - 5. Which of the following is dependent on tubular...Ch. 15 - Prob. 6MCCh. 15 - The smallest fluid compartment is the a....Ch. 15 - Prob. 8MCCh. 15 - Prob. 9SAECh. 15 - Prob. 10SAE
Ch. 15 - Prob. 11SAECh. 15 - 12. About 150 L of plasma filters into the renal...Ch. 15 - Prob. 13SAECh. 15 - Prob. 14SAECh. 15 - Besides ridding the body of wastes formed during...Ch. 15 - Prob. 16SAECh. 15 - Prob. 17SAECh. 15 - Prob. 18SAECh. 15 - Prob. 19SAECh. 15 - Prob. 20SAECh. 15 - Prob. 21SAECh. 15 - Why is urinalysis a routine part of any good...Ch. 15 - 23. How do the internal and external urethral...Ch. 15 - Prob. 24SAECh. 15 - 25. What sometimes happens when urine becomes too...Ch. 15 - Define incontinence.Ch. 15 - Contrast the following homeostatic imbalances:...Ch. 15 - Why is cystitis more common in females?Ch. 15 - 29. What type of problem most commonly affects the...Ch. 15 - Prob. 30SAECh. 15 - Prob. 31CTCh. 15 - 32. Mitchell’s parents bring him to the clinic...Ch. 15 - A young woman has come to the clinic with dysuria...Ch. 15 - 34. What happens to the rate of RBC production in...Ch. 15 - Two physiology students are having a disagreement...Ch. 15 - Mr. Jessup, a 55-year-old man, is operated on for...Ch. 15 - 37. Raymond is hypertensive and was recently...
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