Excretion (mostly best done with kidney diagram) Flashcards

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Diuretic

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A substance which results in the production of large amounts of dilute urine

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Selective reabsorption

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Where required substances, such as glucose are actively transported into the blood from the filtrate

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Ultrafiltration

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Where small molecules are forced, under pressure, out of the blood in the glomerulus and into the Bowman’s capsule

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Urea

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The main form in which nitrogen is excreted in mammal (diluted in water to form urine)

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