Excretion (Chapter 32) Flashcards
Secretion
Secretion is the production and release of chemicals from cells
Excretion
Excretion is the removal of waste products of metabolism from the body
What is filtered out it the blood in the outer Cortex
Small molecules like glucose, amino acids, water, urea and salts
What is reabsorbed back into blood from the tubules?
Urea, excess salts and water
What is secreted into the urine when blood becomes too acidic
Hydrogen ions
Ectotherm
Ectotherms gain or lose heat from or to their external environment
Endotherms
Endotherms generate their own heat from metabolic reactions
Nephron
Nephrons are the functional units of the kidney, they make urine.
Active Transport
Active Transport is the movement of molecules across a gradient from low concentration to high concentration. It requires energy.
What hormone is released if the blood plasma is too concentrated (not enough water in the plasma)
ADH (Anti-Diuretic Hormone)
ADH causes a (higher/lower) volume of urine to be produced
lower.