Blood flow to the kidneys is typically 1,200 ml/min. Urine flowand glomerular filtration rates are 1.5 ml/min and 125 ml/min,respectively. [6 points] (a) What percentage of the blood enteringthe kidneys is filtered every minute? (b) What fraction of thetotal blood flow is filtered every minute? (c) About how long doesit take to filter all the blood in the body if disease causes theglomerular filtration rate to decrease by a factor of two? Whatwould be an adverse consequence of the lengthened filtrationtime?
