Excretion Flashcards
1
Q
What do kidneys do?
A
Filtration
Selective reabsorption
Osmoregulation (control water content)
Excretion
2
Q
Urinary System
A
- inner of the kidney called medulla
- outer part called cortex
- ureter carries from kidney to bladder
- kidney supplied by the renal artery and
- taken away by renal vein
- each kidney contains millions of nephrons
3
Q
Inner part of kidney called
A
medulla
4
Q
Outer part of kidney
A
cortex
5
Q
ureter carries from kidney to
A
bladder
6
Q
kidney is supplied by
A
renal artery
7
Q
renal vein
A
takes blood away
8
Q
each kidney contains millions of…
A
nephrons
9
Q
ADH
A
anti- diuretic hormone
10
Q
What is ADH?
A
- hormone involved in control of loss of water as urine.
11
Q
ADH is released into?
A
The pancreas by the pituitary glands.
- travels into bloodstream to the nephrons
- increased ADH reaching nephrons increases their permeability to water
