Excretion (The star terms) Not on Term 2 summative Flashcards

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Antidiuretic Hormone (ADH)

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A hormone produced by the pituitary gland that increases the reabsorption of water in the kidney tubules

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Bladder

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The organ that collects and holds urine

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Bowman’s capsule

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The cup-like structure at the start of the nephron before the ureter from where the filtrate from the glomerulus is collected and taken to the tubules

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Collecting Dust

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The final part of the nephron before the ureter in which water is selectivley absorbed. Its permeability to water is altered by ADH

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Convoluted Tubules

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Tubes of the nephron through which filtrate flows. Substances from the filtrate are reabsorbed into the blood in the convoluted tubes.

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Glomerulus

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A collection of capillaries that is involved in the filtration of blood under high pressure.

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Loop Of Henle

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Part of the nephron in which water and salts are reabsorbed

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Nephron

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The functional unit of the kidney

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Osmoregulation

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The regulation of the volume of water in body fluids

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Selective Reabsorption

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The selective reuptake of useful substances (all sugars, some water and some ions) into the blood. This takes place along the nephron

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Ultrafiltration

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The filtration of blood at the glomerulus to produce a filtrate which contains water, ions, glucose, urea and other molecules. Proteins and cells are not present in the filtrate

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Ureters

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The tubes that carry urine from the kidneys to the bladder

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Urethra

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The tube that carries urine from the body to outside the body during urination

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Urine

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The waste product of the kidney that contains water, urea and ions

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