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In Order for a Nephron to Act as a Filter

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In order for a nephron to act as a filter, the plasma must be able to exit the vasculature. Describe the balance of Starling's forces across the glomerular capillaries that drives the movement of plasma and the pathway that plasma takes as it becomes filtrate.

Differentiate between higher-order conditioning and other forms of classical conditioning.
Understand extinction and spontaneous recovery within classical conditioning.
Differentiate between generalization and discrimination in classical conditioning.
Comprehend the process of associating neutral stimuli with unconditioned stimuli to elicit conditioned responses.

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