Flashcards: Apologia -- The Human Body: Fearfully and Wonderfully Made! Module 15: The Urinary System
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on November 17, 2010
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Vocabulary from Module 15 of Apologia Educational Ministries' The Human Body: Fearfully and Wonderfully Made! by Dr. Jay Wile and Marilyn M. Shannon, M.A.
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Cindy-2012, Alabama Homeschoolers Rock!, Apologia Advanced Biology
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Retroperitoneal | Behind the parietal peritoneum |
| Erythropoiesis | The production of red blood cells (erythrocytes) |
| Renal blood flow rate | The rate at which blood flows through the kidneys (1 liter/min) |
| Filtrate | Blood plasma without proteins, found in the nephrons of the kidneys |
| Glomerular filtration rate | The rate at which filtrate is produced in glomerular filtration (125mL/minute) |
| Tubular maximum | The maximum rate of reabsorption by active transport through the nephron tubules |
| Buffer system | A mixture of an acid and a base which resists changes in pH |