Final: CH19 Flashcards
is gluconeogenesis a excretory system function
yes
nephron’s contain what 2 fluids
water, plasma
functional unit of the kideny
nephron
2 layers of a nephron
cortex, medulla
nephrons modifies fluid __ and ___
volume, osmolarity
what % of fluid volume is reabsorbed in the nephrons
70%
the primary function of the proximal tubule is the isosmotic ___ of solutes and water
reabsortion
term for high blood concentration of uric acid
gout
structure
primary site for creating dilute urine
loop of henle
most volume originally filtered into ___ ___ reabsorbed into capillaries
Bowmans capsule
the ___ tubes and collecting ___ - regulation of salt and water balance under hormone control
distal, ducts
the final volume and osmolarity depends on the body’s need to __ or __water and solutes.
conserve, excrete
secretion v excretion
se- means __
apart
amount excreted = amount ___ - amount ___ + amount ___
filtered, reabsorbed, secreted
name one way in which filtration and secretion are alike and one way in which they differ.
Alike: both represent movement from extracellular fluid into lumen.
Filtration is only into Bowman’s capsule;
secretion takes place along the rest of tubule.
