Kidneys

Question 1

What is Osmosis

Answer 1

The selective passage of
solvent molecules through a porous
membrane from a dilute solution to a
more concentrated one

Question 2

What is Osmotic Pressure?

Answer 2

The pressure
required to stop osmosis

Question 3

Isotonic?

Answer 3

Solutions have
equal concentration of solute, and so
equal osmotic pressure

Question 4

Hypertonic

Answer 4

Solution with higher concentration of solute

Question 5

Hypotonic

Answer 5

Solution with lower concentration of solute

Question 6

Waste Products must be removed from the body…

Answer 6

Lungs
 remove CO2.
 Large intestine
 removes toxic wastes.
 Liver
 Transforms toxins such as alcohol and heavy
metals into soluble compounds.
 Transforms products of protein metabolism
into metabolites.
 Kidneys
 remove waste, balance blood pH and maintain
water balance.

Question 7

Deamination?

Answer 7

the breaking up of amino
acids. Produces ammonia (NH3) which is toxic
and must be further processed

Question 8

Urea

Answer 8

is a combination of 2 molecules of
highly insoluble, toxic ammonia (NH3) mixed
with 1 molecule of CO2 which is a soluble
compound

Question 9

Uric Acid

Answer 9

waste product formed from the
breakdown of nucleic acids

Question 10

Liver

Answer 10

responsible for removing/breaking
down waste in the blood which is then sent to
the kidneys to be filtered into the bladder