A Renal Clearance Test Determines the Rate at Which the Kidneys

question 101

Multiple Choice

A renal clearance test determines the rate at which the kidneys can

• A)excrete water.
• B)reabsorb ions.
• C)remove a particular substance from the blood.
• D)add a substance to the blood.

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Definitions:

Receives Stimuli

The capacity of an organism or system to respond to environmental signals or changes.

Dendrite

is a tree-like extension of a neuron that receives electrical impulses from other neurons.

Axon

An axon is a long, slender projection of a nerve cell, or neuron, that typically conducts electrical impulses away from the neuron's cell body.

Myelin Sheath

A fatty layer that surrounds the axons of some nerve cells, serving to speed up the electrical communication between neurons.