urinary system function ch 10 Flashcards

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1
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Regulating water balance involves 3 processes:

A

1-Filtration

2-Reabsorption

3-Excretion

X kree shn

ex cre tion=اخراج

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2
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filtration

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Body fluids are filtered removing waste products

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3
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Reabsorbtion

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water and nutrient are reabsorbed into blood

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4
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Excretion

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substance not needed by the body are excreted as urine

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5
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Kideny function

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Filter blood and reabsorb water and other substances needed by the body
Blood gets filtered ~400 times a day

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6
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Nephron

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functional unit of the kideny

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7
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The 2 Components of the Nephron

A

Nephron tubules
Mass of blood vessels

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8
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Kidneys remove nitrogenous wastes that produced from __________________________________in form _______________

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1-the break down of protein and nucleic acid
2-ammonia

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9
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3 forms of nitrogen waste :

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1-ammonia
2-urea
3-uric acid

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10
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Kidneys filter the blood and concentrate the many waste products of ____________

A

metabolism

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11
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__________________ for the presence of ___________ that result from the breakdown of drugs, NOT for the drugs themselves

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1-Drug-screening urinalysis tests
2-metabolites

urin aal sis/mit app ill itis

urina lysis /meta bolite=مستقبل

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