Chapter 35 Flashcards
Function of renal artery, arterioles
Send blood to kidneys, nephron
Function of capillaries
Returns some substances to blood
Function of renal vein, venules
Send blood away from nephron, kidneys
Function of nephrons
Filters blood
Bowman’s capsule
Collect substances filtered from blood
Tubule
Returns some substances to blood , removes others
Function of collecting duct
collects substances left in tubule, sends to renal pelvis
Filtration
Water, small substances in blood forces from glomerulus to Bowman’s capsule
Filtate
Fluid in nephron
Tubular reabsorpyion
Returns essential fluid and substances to blood, from tubule to peritubular capillaries to tubule
Tubular secretion
Removes toxins and waste, from peritubular capillaries to tubule
What does filtrate become when it reaches the end of the tubule?
Urine
Functions of urinary system
Make and eliminate urine
Maintain constant interval environment for organism