✨The first part of the nephron is the Glomerulus and it's famous for its job of filtration. In this video, I talk about the filtration barrier, how starling forces help make that happen and autoregulation. I hope it helps!☀️
🌟What's in this video?
0:00 - Intro
0:12 - Glomerular Filtration Barrier
1:45 -GFR and RPF
2:19 - Starling Forces in the Glomerulus
4:11 - Autoregulation (Tubuloglomerular Feedback)
5:40 - Measurement of GFR (Clearance, Cockroft-Gault Formula)
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📚Factual References & for Further Reading:
- Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology
- Costanzo’s Textbook of Physiology
- First Aid for the USMLE, 2020 edition
- Openstax Anatomy and Physiology
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- Openstax Biology
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🌤 Note:
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The images in this video are hand-drawn for illustration and explanation only.✍️ Hence, they may not be anatomically accurate. I am just one person making these videos. If there are any errors, that is unintentional. I try super hard to avoid them. Please let me know if you find any, so it gets clarified for other viewers. Science constantly evolves and changes. New discoveries are made everyday. So some of the information in these videos may become outdated. If you notice that, please let me know so I can update them.
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