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What is the importance of the delay in the action potential in the AV node?
Myogenic Mechanism
A feedback mechanism in which blood vessels respond to changes in blood pressure to maintain steady blood flow.
Afferent Arteriole
A small blood vessel that carries blood toward the glomeruli of the kidney as part of the filtration process.
Tubular Secretion
Movement of materials, by means of active transport, from the blood into the filtrate of a nephron.
Active Transport
Carrier-mediated process that requires ATP and can move substances against a concentration gradient.
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