Ultrea Filtration Flashcards
1
Q
WHat is filtered
A
Removal of metabolic waste as a réduit of bio mechanical processes by cells. (Main are o2 and urea)
2
Q
What remains?
A
Blood cells, platelets and proteins
3
Q
What determines what goes through or not
A
The glomerulus, the blood is pushed though with high pressure. This pressure forces small substances in the blood out of the glomerulus but makes bug substances stay. (Pores act like a filter, small things go through but big things stay in blood)
4
Q
Conditions required for this process
A
Hugh blood pressure
