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| 1. |
Renal autoregulation of GFR helps prevent large fluctuations in GFR despite wide variations in arterial blood pressure. With regard to autoregulation, which is TRUE? |
| A. | the macula densa cells sense change in afferent arteriolar pressure |
| B. | falling GFR results in a feedback to decrease efferent arteriolar pressure |
| C. | falling GFR results in an increase in renin secretion from macula densa cells |
| D. | decreased macula densa concentration of NaCl results in dilatation of afferent arterioles |
| E. | decreased GFR decreases NaCl reabsorption in the ascending loop of Henle |
| Answer» E. decreased GFR decreases NaCl reabsorption in the ascending loop of Henle | |