The Kidney Flashcards
What is the function of your kidney?
Water balance
How do you gain water?
From Drinking and eating
How do you lose water
Sweat or through respiration
When you are dehydrated your urine is ….
More concentration
When you are hydrated your urine is …
Less concentrated
How long does it take for your kidney to filter all your blood?
5 minutes
What artery does blood enter the kidney through?
Renal artery
Where does the blood filter to in the kidney?
The nephron in the kidney
What is the name of the hormone which regulates water balance?
Antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
When your concentration of your blood is high…
the pituitary gland releases ADH
ADH makes the kidneys
reabsorb lots of water
The kidney reabsorbs
water, salts, glucose
Glucose is transported to and from cells by…
active transport
What is urea?
made from amino acids
When your blood is low in concentration of solutes…
ADH is inhibited
When ADH is inhibited the kidney…
absorbs less water
