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Exercise 9: Renal System Physiology: Activity 1: The Effect of Arteriole Radius on Glomerular Filtration Lab Report
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Experiment Results
Predict Question:
Predict Question 1: What will happen to the glomerular capillary pressure and filtration rate if you decrease the radius of the
afferent arteriole?
Your answer : c. Pressure will decrease and filtration rate will increase.
Predict Question 2: What will happen to the glomerular capillary pressure and filtration rate if you increase the radius of the
afferent arteriole?
Your answer : b. Both pressure and filtration rate will decrease.
Predict Question 3: What will happen to the glomerular capillary pressure and filtration rate if you decrease the radius of the
efferent arteriole?
Your answer : b. Both pressure and filtration rate will decrease.
When you are in the desert and dehydrating, which of the following arteriole combinations would benefit you the most?
You correctly answered: c. afferent constriction and efferent dilation
Experiment Data:
Afferent Radius Efferent Radius Beaker Press. Glomerular Press. Glom. Filt. Rate Urine Volume
(mm) (mm) (mm Hg) (mm Hg) (ml/min) (ml)
0.50 0.45 90 55.08 124.99 200.44
0.45 0.45 90 51.54 81.06 179.88
0.40 0.45 90 48.52 43.66 143.91
0.35 0.45 90 46.16 14.35 76.33
0.55 0.45 90 58.94 172.86 212.87
0.60 0.45 90 62.88 221.69 220.74
0.50 0.45 90 55.08 124.99 200.44
0.50 0.40 90 56.10 137.69 227.49
0.50 0.35 90 56.84 146.82 247.96
0.50 0.30 90 57.34 152.96 262.23
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Post-lab Quiz Results
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1. If you increase the afferent arteriole radius and keep all other variables constant, the glomerular filtration rate would
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2. If you decrease the efferent arteriole radius and keep all other variables constant, the volume of urine flowing into the
urinary bladder would
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3. If you increase the efferent arteriole radius and keep all other variables constant, the glomerular filtration rate would
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4. If you decrease the afferent arteriole radius and keep all other variables constant, the volume of urine flowing into the
urinary bladder would __________.
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