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Na+ reabsorption in the kidneys is governed mainly by the level of what hormone?
 
  a. ADH
  b. Aldosterone
  c. Angiotensin
  d. Insulin

Question 2

What does the Donnan effect describe?
 
  a. How Cl exchanges for HCO3 in RBCs at the tissue level.
  b. How proteins attract cations, which in-crease capillary osmotic pressure.
  c. Relationship between colloidal osmotic pressure and fluid movement at tissue.
  d. Relationship between osmotic and hydro-static pressure at the capillary.



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
Sodium reabsorption in the kidneys is governed mainly by the level of aldosterone, which is se-creted by the adrenal cortex.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B





 

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