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Topic 17: Excretory System (Osmoregulation and Excretion) Flashcards

1
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Greater osmotic pressure occurs in areas of

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higher solute concentration

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2
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Osmoregulators hypotonic to environment constantly

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lose water

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3
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Examples of osmoregulators hypotonic to environment

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sea animals and terrestrials

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Osmoregulators hypertonic to environment constantly

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gain water

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Examples of osmoregulators hypertonic to environment

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Freshwater fish, amphibians, etc.

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6
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Number of nephrons in humans

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1 M nephrons in humans

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7
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expanded part of ureter that receives urine from kidney

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Renal pelvis

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8
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tuft of capillaries in kidney

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Glomerulus

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9
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expanded end of nephron tubule surrounding glomerulus

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Bowman’s capsule

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10
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returns 2/3 of water and NaCl from filtrate

tubule after bowman’s capsule; located in renal cortex

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Proximal tubule

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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

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Loop of Henle

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12
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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

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Distal tubule

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13
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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

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collecting duct

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14
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How much blood passes through kidneys each day

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2000 L of blood

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15
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How much fluid is taken from blood at glomerulus

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180 L fluid

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16
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Urine expelled each day

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1-2 L

17
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Flow of glomerular filtrate

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nephron tubule at Bowman’s capsule

passes through proximal tubule

loop of Henle

distal tubule

exits as urine into collecting duct

18
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Parts of nephron that are water permeable

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distal tube and collecting duct

19
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How is ammonia obtained

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when amino acids are catabolized

20
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method of excretion by secreting from gills

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flushing

21
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method of excretion by cartilaginous fishes, adult amphibians, and mammals

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Detoxification

22
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Method of excretion where ammonia is converted to urea

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Detoxification

23
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method of excretion by reptiles and birds

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Insolubilization

24
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Method of excretion where ammonia converted to uric acid (not water soluble, precipitates, little loss of water)

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Insolubilization

25
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How is uric acid obtained

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nucleic acid degradation

26
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enzyme that turns uric acid into allantoin

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uricase

27
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These animals secrete uric acid because they have no uricase

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Humans, apes, and dalmations

28
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what uric acid turns into after uricase enzyme

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Allantoin

29
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hormone released by posterior pituitary

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Antidiuretic hormone (ADH)

30
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Hormone that causes more water reabsorbed

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Antidiuretic hormone (ADH)

31
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Hormone that increases number of opened water channels in membranes of collecting ducts

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Antidiuretic hormone (ADH)

32
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hormone released in response to water conservation

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Antidiuretic hormone (ADH)

33
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hormone released by adrenal cortex

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Aldosterone

34
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hormone released in response to low [Na+] in blood

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Aldosterone

35
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hormone that increases blood volume (greater retention of salt and water)

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Aldosterone

36
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hormone that increases Na+ reabsorption in distal tubules

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Aldosterone

37
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released by right atrium when stretched by increased blood volume

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Atrial natriuretic hormone

38
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Decreases blood volume (greater excretion of salt and water)

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Atrial natriuretic hormone

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