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BENG 100 - Frontiers of Biomedical Engineering

Lecture 17 - Renal Physiology (cont.). Professor Saltzman continues his description of nephron anatomy, and the specific role of each part of the nephron in establishing concentration gradients to help in secretion and reabsorption of water, ions, nutrients and wastes. A number of molecular transport processes that produces urine from the initial ultra-filtrate, such as passive diffusion by concentration difference, osmosis, and active transport with sodium-potassium ATPase, are listed. Next, Professor Saltzman describes a method to measure glomerular filtration rate (GFR) using tracer molecule, inulin. He then talks about regulation of sodium, an important ion for cell signaling in the body, as an example to demonstrate the different ways in which nephrons maintain homeostasis. (from oyc.yale.edu)

Lecture 17 - Renal Physiology (cont.)

Time Lecture Chapters
[00:00:00] 1. Introduction
[00:03:06] 2. The Role of the Nephron in Ion Balance
[00:16:55] 3. The Glomerular Filtration Rate
[00:26:22] 4. Selective Reabsorption
[00:39:52] 5. Water Balance and Conclusion

References
Lecture 17 - Renal Physiology (cont.)
Instructor: W. Mark Saltzman. Resources: Summary and key concepts: chapter 9 [pdf]. Problem Set 8 [pdf]. Transcript [html]. Audio [mp3]. Download Video [mov].

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Lecture 01 - What is Biomedical Engineering?
Lecture 02 - What is Biomedical Engineering? (cont.)
Lecture 03 - Genetic Engineering
Lecture 04 - Genetic Engineering (cont.)
Lecture 05 - Cell Culture Engineering
Lecture 06 - Cell Culture Engineering (cont.)
Lecture 07 - Cell Communication and Immunology
Lecture 08 - Cell Communication and Immunology (cont.)
Lecture 09 - Biomolecular Engineering: Engineering of Immunity
Lecture 10 - Biomolecular Engineering: Engineering of Immunity (cont.)
Lecture 11 - Biomolecular Engineering: General Concepts
Lecture 12 - Biomolecular Engineering: General Concepts (cont.)
Lecture 13 - Cardiovascular Physiology
Lecture 14 - Cardiovascular Physiology (cont.)
Lecture 15 - Cardiovascular Physiology (cont.)
Lecture 16 - Renal Physiology
Lecture 17 - Renal Physiology (cont.)
Lecture 18 - Biomechanics and Orthopedics
Lecture 19 - Biomechanics and Orthopedics (cont.)
Lecture 20 - Bioimaging
Lecture 21 - Bioimaging (cont.)
Lecture 22 - Tissue Engineering
Lecture 23 - Tissue Engineering (cont.)
Lecture 24 - Biomedical Engineers and Cancer
Lecture 25 - Biomedical Engineers and Artificial Organs