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Excretion

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the removal of waste products of metabolism from the body

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egestion

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the removal of undigested material from the gut

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is egestion an example of excretion?

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no

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why do plants not have as great a need for excretion as animals?

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because they make there own food (photosynthesis)

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what do plants lose during the day?

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oxygen and water vapour

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through what are CO2, oxygen and water vapour excreted in the plant

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the stomata and the lentils of the stem

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what do plants lose at night?

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CO2

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what are lenticles

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small pores in the stems

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some carbon dioxide produced in photosynthesis

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used in respiration by the plant

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some carbon dioxide used in respiration

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used in photosynthesis by the plant

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where are waste products stored in the plant

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in the vacuoles in the leaves

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how do the plants get rid of the waste products

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when the leaves fall off

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meaning of homeostasis

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staying the same

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definition of homeostasis

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the maintenance of a constant internal environment in an organism

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2 roles of excretion in homeostasis

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removing of waste products of metabolism from the body

control of water and salt balance in the body

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osmoregulation

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the maintenance of water and salt balance in body fluids

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4 excretory organs in the human

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kidneys
skin
lungs
liver

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what do the kidneys excrete

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water salts and urea

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what does the skin excrete

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water and salts in the form of sweat

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what does the lung excrete

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carbon dioxide and water

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what does the liver excrete

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bile pigments

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22
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what are bile pigments a product of

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the breakdown of haemoglobin

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urea

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formed when excess amino acids are broken down in the liver

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24
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where are the kidneys located

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in the abdominal cavity in the small of the back

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25
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2 functions of the kidney

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excretion

osmoregulation

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26
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urine formed in

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the kidneys

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27
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urine passes to bladder via

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the ureters

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28
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urine released via

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urethra

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29
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blood enters kidneys through

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the real arteries

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30
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blood in renal arteries

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high in waste products

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31
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what do the kidneys do to the blood

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filter out waste and reabsorb useful materials

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32
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blood leaves kinky via

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renal veins

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33
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blood in renal veins

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purified blood

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34
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3 sections of kidney

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cortex
medulla
pelvis

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35
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cortex

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outer part of kidney

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4 things in the cortex

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glomeruli, Bowman’s capsule, distal and convoluted tubules

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2 things in the medulla

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loops of Henle and collecting ducts

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Pelvis

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the space int which the urine is collected from the collecting ducts

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39
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ureters

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the tubes that carries the urine from the kidneys to the bladder

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40
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how many ureters do we have

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2

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41
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nephron

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functional unit of the kidney

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42
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nephrons are also called

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kidney tubules

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43
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kidneys are made up of

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millions of nephrons and their blood supply

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44
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nephrons carry out 2

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excretion

osmoregulation

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45
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what does the great number of nephrons provide?

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a large surface area for exchange of materials with the blood

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blood flow in the kidneys

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renal artery -> many afferent arterioles -> glomerulus -> efferent arteriole -> capillaries around the tubule -> venules -> renal vein

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47
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where is the glomerulus located

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in bowman capsule

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48
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2 functions of kidney carried out by

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the production of urine

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49
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composition of urine, water

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96%

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50
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composition of urine, urea (nitrogen waste)

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2.5%

51
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composition of urine, salts

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1.5%

52
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3 processes in urine formation

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Filtration of blood
Selective reabsorption
Secretion

53
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Filtration of blood

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small molecules are filtered out of blood leaving large ones behind

54
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where does Filtration of blood occur

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in the cortex

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Selective reabsorption

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as the filtrate flows along the tubule, useful substances are removed from it and taken back into the blood

56
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where does Selective reabsorption occur

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the cortex and the medulla

57
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Secretion

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some substances are actively transported by the cells of the nephron from the blood into the filtrate

58
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2 examples of substances in secretion

A

H+ and K+

59
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where does Secretion occur

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the cortex

60
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where do unwanted substances go?

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flow from the kidney into the ureter and onto the bladder as urine

61
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does Filtration occur under high or low pressure

A

high pressure

62
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exact places of Filtration

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through the glomerulus in bowman capsule

63
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site of filtration

A

glomerulus

64
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3 reasons why blood is under high pressure in the glomerulus

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renal artery is branched off from the aorta, which is under high pressure from the heartbeat
efferent arteriole is much narrower than the afferent arteriole
arterioles present at both ends

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what is the glomerulus

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a network of capillaries which acts as a filter

66
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1 feature of the glomerulus

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has a large surface area

67
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what does the high pressure in the glomerulus cause?

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forces part of the blood plasma to leak through the one cell thick wall of the glomerulus into the lumen of bowmans capsule

68
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liquid that comes out of the glomerulus

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glomerular filtrate

69
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cells of bowmans capsule

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one cell thick

70
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glomerular filtrate contains (6)

A 
water
salts
urea
glucose
amino acids
vitamins
minerals
71
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what do the substances in bowmans capsule all have in common

A

they are all very small, small enough to pass through bowman’s capsule

72
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3 larger substances that cannot enter the glomerular filtrate

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red and white blood cell

large plasma proteins

73
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entering arteriole

A

afferent arteriole

74
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exiting arteriole

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efferent arteriole

75
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what type of substances are reabsorbed into the blood

A

useful substances

76
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what process is used in selective reabsorption

A

osmosis and active transport

77
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how much glomerular filtrate is reabsorbed

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99%

78
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2 waste products not reabsorbed into blood

A

urea and uric acid

79
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2 locations of selective reabsorption

A

proximal convoluted tubule

loop of henle

80
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where does most reaborption take place

A

proximal convoluted tubule

81
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how much water is rebsorbed by osmosis

A

80%

82
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3 things reabsorbed by active transport (and some diffusion)

A

glucose, amino acids and vitamins

83
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by what process is salt reabsorbed

A

active transport

84
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4 ways the proximal convoluted tubule is adapted for reabsorption

A

thin walled
long
has microvilli
a lot of mitochondria

85
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why is it important that the proximal convoluted tubule has a lot of mitochondria

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to provide energy for active transport

86
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how thin are the walls of the proximal convoluted tubule

A

1 cell thick

87
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how long is the proximal convoluted tubule

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14mm

88
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function of microvilli in the proximal convoluted tubule

A

more surface area

89
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what occurs in the descending loop of henle

A

H2O reabsorbed by osmosis

90
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what occurs in the ascending loop of henle

A

salt reabsorbed by difussion near the bottom and active transport at the top

91
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where does salt move out of during reabsorption

A

nephron

92
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where does salt move into during reabsorption

A

the fluid of the medulla

93
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what does the addition of salt do to the medulla

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makes it more concentrated (low water conc.) than the fluid in the tubule (high water conc.)

94
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what happens when the fluid of the medulla is more concentrated than the fluid in the tubule

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water is removed from by osmosis from the descending loop of hence and the collecting duct

95
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osmosis

A

the diffusion of water molecules across a semi-permeable membrane
down a concentration gradient
no energy needed (passive process)

96
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what part of reabsorption happens in the distal convoluted tubule

A

the precise control of water and salt concentration in the blood

97
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what controls the reabsorption of water into the blood

A

ADH

98
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ADH

A

anti diuretic hormone

99
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function of ADH

A

controls the osmoregulatory role of the kidney

100
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what controls the reabsorption of salt into the blood

A

the hormone aldosterone

101
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what part of reabsorption happens in the collecting duct

A

H2O can be reabsorbed by osmosis under the control of ADH

102
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2 places where ADH acts

A

distal convoluted tubule

collecting duct

103
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Where does selective secretion take place

A

in the distal convoluted tubule

104
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what happens in selective secretion

A

some substances pass from the blood into the nephron e.g. drugs and H+ ions

105
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what is the distal convoluted tubule important for?

A

adjusting the pH balance of the blood

106
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the bladder

A

a sac with an elastic muscular wall that stores urine

107
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what happens when urine starts to fill the bladder

A

it stretches the walls of the bladder

108
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plasma

A

blood minus blood cells, liquid part of the blood

109
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glomerular filtrate

A

filtrate made in bowman’s capsule, initially contains small molecules e.g. glucose and it travels through the nephron

110
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urine

A

the liquid passing from the collecting ducts

111
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2 ways in which glomerular filtrate differs from urine

A

has more water

contains useful molecules e.g..glucose that are not normally found in urine

112
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other name for ADH

A

vasopressin

113
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is concentration of urea higher in plasma or urine and why

A

urine because a lot of water gets reabsorbed out of it

114
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H2O reabsorption in PCT

A

most

115
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salt reabsorption in PCT

A

most

116
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H2O reabsorption in descending limb of LoH

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a little

117
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salt reabsorption in descending limb of LoH

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none

118
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H2O reabsorption in ascending limb of LoH

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none

119
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salt reabsorption in ascending limb of LoH

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a little

120
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water reabsorption in DCT

A

some

121
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salt reabsorption in DCT

A

some

122
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water reabsorption in CD

A

some

123
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salt reabsorption in CD

A

none

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