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Upon completion of the activities, the perfusionist should have mastered the below stated objectives with 100 percent accuracy:

1. To define the anatomy of the kidney and its principal structural component, the nephron

2. To describe the elements of urine formation, glomerular filtration, tubular reabsorption and secretion, and the countercurrent multiplier

3. To describe renal regulation of the volume and composition of extracellular fluid

4. To describe renal blood flow, the intrinsic autoregulatory mechanism and extrinsic factors affecting renal blood flow

5. To describe renal acid-base regulation