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Created page with "== Renal blood flow == thumb|264x264px|Functions and anatomy of the nephron The kidney receives enormous amounts of blood flow. The renal blood flow (RBF) is around 1200 mL or 20 – 25% of the cardiac output in rest. However, this large blood flow isn’t because the kidneys need a lot of oxygen (they don’t, as we’ll see later), but rather because the glomerular filtration rate depends on the RBF. Renal arteries enter the nephron as af..."