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Excretion Flashcards

1
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Excrétion

A

Removal of waste products of metabolism from the body

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2
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Egestion

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Removed of unused, unwanted, unabsorbed food

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3
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Homeostasis

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Maintenance of a constant internal environment within the body

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4
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What part of the brain controls homeostasis

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hypothalamus

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5
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What goes into the kidneys

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Water
Uric acid
Urea

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6
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Location of kidneys

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Back if abdominal cavity

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7
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What do kidneys do

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Excretion

Osmoregulation

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Osmoregulation

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Régulation of water and salt concentration in blood

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9
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What do the kidneys produce

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Urine

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10
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What is the Kinsey composed of

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Water salts and urea

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11
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Ureters

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Connect kidneys to bladder

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Bladder

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Stores urine

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13
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Urethra

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Releases urine to outside

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14
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What is the structural and functional unit of the kidneys

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The nephron

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15
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How many nephrons in each kidney

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1 million

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16
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Stages of blood supply in the nephron

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Afférent artériole
Glomerulus 
Efférent arteriole 
To renal vein
To the bladder
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17
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Where is the nephron located

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Cortex and medulla

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18
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Where does blood enter the kidney

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Through the renal artery

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19
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Where is the glomerulus found

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Bowmans capsule

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20
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Where does blood leave the glomerulus

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Efferent arteriole

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21
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Active transport

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Energy is used to move molecules, often against a concentration gradient

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22
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Adaptations of convoluted tubule

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Thin walled - one cell thick

Long - gives time for réabsorption

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23
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K

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Potassium

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24
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Deamination

A

Excess amino acids are broken down to make urea

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25
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What is the concentration of the blood monitored by

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Hypothalamus

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26
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Is blood is too salty

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  • ADH is released from pituitary
  • Travels in blood stream to distal convoluted tubule and the collecting duct
  • Walls become more permeable
  • Water is then reabsorbed into the body
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27
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What is completely absorbed in reabsorbtion

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Glucose

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28
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Keratin

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Waterproof protein in the epidermis

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29
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Melanin

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Pigment which gives colour to the skin

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30
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Collagen

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Strenghtens protein in thé dermis

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31
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Sebum

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Oil produced in the sebaceous glands that prevents skin from cracking

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32
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Where is vitamin d produced

A

The skin

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33
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Food store in skin

A

Fat

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34
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What influences the rate of enzyme controlled reactions

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Temperature

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35
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Endotherms

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Their source of heat is internal

Eg mammals

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36
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Ectotherms

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Body temp varies with external temp

Eg reptiles

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37
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Dilate

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Gets wider

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38
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What happens if temp rises

A

Blood vessels dilate

Glands release sweat on skin surface

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39
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Narrowing of blood vessels

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Vasoconstriction

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40
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What happens if temp drops

A

Hairs stand up

Vessels narrow

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41
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Hairs stands up

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Piloerection

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42
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Unit of filtration

A

Nephron

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43
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Adaptions of glomerulus for filtration

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Many capillaries
Thin wall
large surface area

44
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What process absorbs amino acid and glucose back into the blood

A

Active transport and diffusion

45
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Water is reabsorbed by

46
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Adaptions if convoluted tubule for réabsorption

A

High concentration of mitochondria to provide energy for active transport
Thin walled
Long

47
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What is ADH produced in response to

A

High level of salt in blood

Low water levels

48
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What happens to blood plasma when we dont drink enough water

A

Becomes too concentrated

49
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Structural and functional role of kidneys

50
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Location of the nephron

A

Cortex and medulla

51
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How many nephrons in each kidney

A

One million

52
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Where does blood enter kidney

A

Through renal artery

53
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What do the efferent artérioles divide to form

A

Cluster of capillaries

54
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What is the cluster of capillaires in the bowmans capsule called

A

Glomérulus

55
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How does blood leave the glomerulus

A

Efferent artériole

56
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What contrains blood with waste products in the nephron

A

Afférent arteriole

57
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What does glomerular filtrate contain

A 
Water
Amino acids
Salit
Urea
Glucose
58
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What substances are too big to be filtrantes out of the blood and remain

A

Proteins
White blood cells
Hormones

59
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What are useful products for réabsorption

A

Water and salts

60
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What are reabsorbed blood and into the nephron

A

Water and salts

61
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Proximal convoluted tubule contains

A

Water reabsorbed by osmosis

62
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How do glucose, amino acids and vitamins pass from the filtrate into the capillaries

A

By active transport and diffusion

63
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What passes from the filtrate into capillaries by active transport and diffusion

A

Glucose
Amino acids
Vitamins

64
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What happens in the loop and henle and the distal convoluted tubule

A

More water and salts are reabsorbed

65
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What passes from the collecting duct to the ureter

66
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Homeostasis

A

Maintenance of a constant internal environment within the body

67
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Osmoregulation

A

The regulation of water and salt concentration in the body

68
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Osmosis is

69
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Osmosis

A

Movement of WATER from an area of LOW concentration across a semipermeable membrane n

70
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Diffusion

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Movement of MOLECULES from an area of high concentration to and area of low con

71
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Active transport

A

Energy is used to move molecules against a concentration gradient

72
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Adaptions of the proximal convoluted tubule

A 
Thin walled (allows substances to move quicker)
High concentration of mitochondria (provides energy for active transport)
73
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What is the role of secretion ions

A

Moved into the blood to filtrate

74
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K

75
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H

76
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Main substance in urine

77
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Composition of urine

A

Water
Salts
Urea

78
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Where is urea made

79
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Deamination

A

Excess amino acids are broken down to make urea

80
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What is the concentration of blood measured by

A

Hypothalamus

81
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What happens if blood is too salty

A

ADH is released from pituitary gland

82
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What does ADH cause the distal c.t and collecting duct to become

A

Causes the walls to become more permeable

83
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Lots of water in blood

A

ADH production turned off

84
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Body low in water

A

Salt concentration in blood increases
Receptors in brain (hypothalamus) triggered
ADH secreted

85
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Keratin

A

Waterproof protein in the epidermis

86
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What is the name of the pigment that gives color to your skin

87
Q

Melanin protects skin from

88
Q

Collagen

A

Strengthening protein in the dermis

89
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Sebum

A

Oil produced in sebaceous glands

90
Q

Sebum prevents

A

Skin from cracking

91
Q

What vitamin is produced by skin

A

Vitamin Do

92
Q

Functions of the skin

A

Excretion
Vitamin D production
Sense organ
Protection

93
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Temperature influences

A

Rate of enzyme controlled reactions

94
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Dilute

A

Gets wider

95
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Vasoconstriction

A

Narrowing of blood vessels due to drop in temp

96
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Vasoconstriction causes

A

Lack of blood flow to skin

Reduces heat loss

97
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ADH

A

Anti diuretic hormone

98
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Describe the role of ADH

A

When plasma is too concentrated, the pituitary gland releases ADH -> travels to kidneys

In the kidneys, it cause the distal convoluted tubule and collecting duct to become more permeable to water (more water is reabsorbed in the nephron)

99
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2 structures in the flowering plant which play a role in excretion

A

Lenticels

Stomata

100
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Metabolism

A

All chemical reactions in an organism

101
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What is the elders used to describe animals that can vary their metabolic rate

A

Endotherms

102
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When is metabolism slowed down

A

When temperature varies

103
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How does the liver help maintain homeostasis

A

Regulates glucose storage

Produced bile for small intestine

104
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How does the lungs help maintain homeostasis

A

Balances gases in our body

105
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How does the nephron in kidneys help maintain homeostasis

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By regulating concentration and volume of fluids in our bodies

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