Since this WASN'T FUCKING EXPLAINED... Flashcards
1
Q
What is glomerular filtration?
A
process by which the kidneys filter the blood, removing excess wastes and fluids
2
Q
What is tubular reabsorption?
A
process that moves solutes and water out of the filtrate and back into your bloodstream.
3
Q
What are the tubules of the kidneys?
A
tiny tubes in the kidneys that returns nutrients, fluids, and other substances that have been filtered from the blood, but the body needs, back to the blood.
4
Q
What happens to the remaining fluid in the tubules?
A
Becomes urine
5
Q
What the fuck is the glomerulus?
A
- filters your blood
- As blood flows into each nephron, it enters a cluster of tiny blood vessels—the glomerulus.
- The thin walls of the glomerulus allow smaller molecules, wastes, and fluid—mostly water—to pass into the tubule
