BIOL373 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Peritubular Capillaries, Afferent Arterioles, Renal Function
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The plasma concentration at which glucose first appears in the urine is called the. __________: saturation point, sweet spot, transport maximum, renal threshold, tubuloglomerular capacity. If the clearance rate of x is less than the amount filtered, then : x is being secreted by the nephron, more x is being secreted than reabsorbed, x will be rapidly cleared from the blood. If the clearance rate of x is more than the amount filtered, then : x is being secreted, x is being reabsorbed, x will be rapidly cleared from the blood, both a and c are true. The renal threshold for glucose is 300 mg/100 ml plasma. Your cousin, a type i diabetic, is having trouble regulating her sugar levels. In a study on renal function in diabetics, creatinine clearance was 120 ml/min and plasma glucose was 320 mg/dl. The transport maximum for glucose is 340 mg/min.
