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)