Topic 17: Excretory System (Osmoregulation and Excretion) Flashcards
Greater osmotic pressure occurs in areas of
higher solute concentration
Osmoregulators hypotonic to environment constantly
lose water
Examples of osmoregulators hypotonic to environment
sea animals and terrestrials
Osmoregulators hypertonic to environment constantly
gain water
Examples of osmoregulators hypertonic to environment
Freshwater fish, amphibians, etc.
Number of nephrons in humans
1 M nephrons in humans
expanded part of ureter that receives urine from kidney
Renal pelvis
tuft of capillaries in kidney
Glomerulus
expanded end of nephron tubule surrounding glomerulus
Bowman’s capsule
returns 2/3 of water and NaCl from filtrate
tubule after bowman’s capsule; located in renal cortex
Proximal tubule
creates hypertonic interstitial fluid in medulla
water leaves in descending loop
Na+ and Cl- actively pumped out in ascending loop
tubule loop into medulla, unique to mammals and birds
Loop of Henle
H+, K+, other solutes actively pumped into filtrate from the blood
Water leaves filtrate because it’s hypertonicity compared to blood
tubule after loop of Henle; located in renal cortex
Distal tubule
water leaves filtrate due to its hypertonicity compared to blood
water permeable
drains from tubule at cortex, merges with other ducts in medulla, empties urine to renal pelvis
collecting duct
How much blood passes through kidneys each day
2000 L of blood
How much fluid is taken from blood at glomerulus
180 L fluid