Stimuli
Anything that can trigger a physical or Behavioral change

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#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

Factors governing filtration across the glomerular capillaries:

1. Size of the capillary bed

2. Permeability of the capillaries

3. Hydrostatic and osmotic pressure gradients across the capillary wall

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The GFR is determined by 

1. Net filtration pressure

2. Glomerular ultrafiltration coefficient

         

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Renal plasma clearance is the volume of plasma from which a substance is completely removed by the kidney in a given amount of time (usually minutes).

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GFR is measured by the clearance of a glomerular marker.

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The ideal glomerular marker is inulin.

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The clearance of inulin equals the GFR.