b5 Flashcards
1
Q
why do athletes drink sports drinks
A
- to replace water/ions/salt lost in sweat
2
Q
what decreases a patients body mass in dialysis
A
losing water
3
Q
what are the disadvantages of having a kidney transplant
A
- may be rejected - immuno-supresents
- high initial cost
- hazards in operation
4
Q
what produces urine
A
kidney
5
Q
what stores urine
A
bladder
6
Q
what produces urea
A
liver
7
Q
what produces insulin
A
pancreas
8
Q
what happens to cells if the kidneys produce very little urine
A
- swell
- overhydrate
- get damaged
- be poisoned
9
Q
how can diabetes be controlled
A
- diet -less carbs/less sugar
- exercise
- pancreas transplant
10
Q
why does ice cold water decrease temperature
A
- blood is cooled at stomach
- cooled blood flows round body
11
Q
how does the thermoregulatory system send info to sweat glands
A
via nerves/ neurones
via nerve impulses
12
Q
what causes skin to appear red during excercise
A
dilation of blood vessels in skin
13
Q
blood entering kidneys goes through process of…
A
filtration
14
Q
glucose is not found in urine bc of…
A
reabsorbtion
15
Q
urine is removed from the body in the process of…
A
excretion
