human excretory Flashcards
what does the kidney function in
homeostasis, excretion and osmoregulation
what do the kidney functions do?
filters the blood and removes wastes
brings blood to the kidney and a renal vein returns the blood to the vena cava
the renal artery
carries the ruin to the urinary bladder to be stored
the ureter
moving from the cortex to the pelvis
the salinity of the kidney
the filtering unit of the kidney
the nephron
the capillary bed when blood is delivered via aferente arteriola
glomerulus
how does the blood leave the nephron
vía a venule
how many liters of bow flows through the kidney each day
1,100-1,200 L
what is at the beginning of the nephron
the bow mama capsule
what surrounds the bowman’s capsule
the glumerous
leading the bowman’s capsule
the proximal consulated tubule (PCT)
what does the ascending side lead to
distal convulated tubule (DCT)
what brings the boood to the glomeurulus
afferent arteriole
what are the 3 processes of kidney and urine formation
ultra filtration, reabsorption and tubular excretion
