Module 5 Flashcards
Filtration unit
Nephrons are filtration unit of kidney
Adipose
Protects kidney
Particular capillaries
Picks up water and solutes reabsorbed by renal tubules
Bowman’s capsule
Goes from proximal convoluted tube-
Loop of henle-
Distal convoluted tube-
Collecting duct
Blood
Filtered by kidney
Body’s water
Most of body’s water resides inside cells
Interstitial fluid
Is in between cells inside tissue
Metabolism
Body loses least amount of water
Hypothalamus
Regulates fluid intake and output
Dehydration
Body eliminates more water than sodium
Accessory organ
Teeth, tongue, salivary glands, liver, pancreas, gallbladder
Digestive Process
1st step is mastication(chewing)
Small intestine
Where digestion and absorption of nutrients occurs
Gastric juice
Lack of Intrinsic factor in gastric juice will be Vitamin B12 deficiency
Chief cells
Secrete digestive enzymes