The body's secret filters
Chapter 1
The anatomy of a cellular filter
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Chapter 2
Chemical balance and body harmony
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Chapter 3
From ancient mummies to modern dialysis
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YOUR GOAL
Master of The body's secret filters
Ch 1 · The anatomy of a cellular filter
Fun Fact
Kidney blood flow: Kidneys filter your entire blood supply roughly 40 times every single day.
Glossary
glomerulus (noun)
A cluster of capillaries at the end of a kidney tubule where waste products are filtered from the blood. In 1666, Marcello Malpighi discovered these tiny capillary networks while studying the microscopic structure of the kidney.
A cluster of capillaries at the end of a kidney tubule where waste products are filtered from the blood. In 1666, Marcello Malpighi discovered these tiny capillary networks while studying the microscopic structure of the kidney.
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What percentage of the heart's pumped blood goes directly to the kidneys every minute?
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If you stretched out all the microscopic nephrons from both human kidneys, how far would they reach?
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Approximately how many nanometers wide are the pores in the glomerulus's filtering membrane?
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What is the name of the tiny, high-pressure cluster of blood vessels where kidney filtration begins?
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Out of the 180 liters of fluid filtered by human kidneys daily, how much is actually turned into waste?
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What vital nutrients do the kidney's renal tubules actively pull back into the bloodstream during recycling?