Which of the following factors can increase power? (Select all that apply.)

pyuria                                       indicative of diabetes mellitus albuminuria                             extremely low or no urine output  BUN                                      any chemical that increases urine volume  urochrome                              pus in urine urinalysis                                 level of nitrogenous waste in blood renal calculus                           blood in urine osmolarity                             results in chronic high urine output glycosuria                               pigment responsible for the color of urine diuretic                                    examination of the physical and chemical properties of urine hematuria                               hard calcium crystals formed in renal pelvis; often jagged and large anuria                                      number of solutes particles dissolved in 1L of water  diabetes                                  presence of protein in urine

List the specific renal tubule in which the fluid that originated from blood becomes (or is called) urine.             a. __________

List  two of the four  main nitrogenous wastes produced by the human body:  [a]  ____________________  [b]  ____________________

Identify the renal tubule that is the principal site of reabsorption of organic nutrients and many electrolytes             a. ____________________

The medullary osmotic gradient allows the kidneys to vary urine concentration.  

List the three kidney capillary networks:             [a]              [b]              [c] 

When assessing the health of kidneys  and their ability to function in excretion (Renal Function!!); comparisons of particular solute concentrations are measured from both blood and urine samples in order to determine the rate or volume at which solutes are removed from plasma and released in urine.  

Identify the region of the kidney in which the majority of glomeruli are located a. ___________________

The amount of filtrate that enters the glomerular capsule each minute is called the ________.