Homeostasis and the kidney 3.7 Flashcards
what does the renal artery do
take blood into kidney
what does the renal vein do
take blood away from kidney
what carries urine to bladder
ureter
what carries urine out of bladder
urethra
what are the 2 functions of the kidney
- excretion
- osmoregulation
what is excretion in the kidney
removal of waste products from the metabolism
what is osmoregulation in the kidney
control of water contents and solute composition
so the afferent arteriole wide or thin
wide
is the efferent arteriole wide or thin
thin
what does the wide afferent and thin efferent arteriole create
a high blood pressure
where does ultrafiltration occur
glomerulus
where does selective reabsorption occur
proximal convoluted tubule
what molecules are filtered through glomerulus
salts water amino acids glucose urea
what is too big to be filtered through the glomerulus
plasma proteins
what molecules are selectively reabsorbed
glucose and amino acids
