The Kidney and Osmoregulation Flashcards
All animals are either…
Osmoregulators or osmoconformers
What does the Malpighian Tubule system in insects and kidney carry out?
Osmoregulation and the removal of nitrogenous wastes
The ultrastructure of the glomerulus and Bowman’s Capsule facilitate…
Ultrafiltration
What does ADH control?
Reabsorption of water in the collecting duct
What does the proximal convoluted tubule selectively reabsorb and how?
Useful Substances by active transport
What does the loop of Henle maintain?
Hypertonic conditions in the medulla
What is the loop of Henle positively correlated with?
The need for water conservation in animals
The composition of blood in the renal artery is different from that in the ….
Renal vein
What is the type of nitrogenous waste in animals correlated with?
Evolutionary history and habitat
How is a kangaroo rat able to conserve more water?
It has long loop of Henle in ratio to the size of its body
