Renals Flashcards
(5 cards)
1
Q
Most powerful buffer in ECF?
A
Bicarbonate buffer
2
Q
Most powerful buffer in renal tubule?
A
Phosphate buffer
3
Q
Most abundant buffer?
A
Protein buffer because it is the most abundant in the blood
4
Q
Water is impermeable to?
A
Ascending limb of LOH
5
Q
Urea is impermeable to?
A
Collecting duct and distal tubule but it uses transporters : UTA1 and UTA3
