Bio quiz Excreation V2

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  • Created on: 16-01-16 15:16
The functional unit of the kidney
Nephron
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a fine network of capillaries sourounded by a funnel-shaped capsule which collects the fluid and leads into the nephron
glomerulus
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useful substances are reabsorbed from the nephron into the bloodstream
selective reabsorption
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specialised cells that make up the lining of the bowmans capsule
Podocytes
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microscopic folds of the cell surface membrane that increase cell surface area
Microvilli
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Diffusion that is enhanced by the action os proteins in a cell membrane
Facillitated diffusion
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The transport of molecules against the concentration gradient using ATP
active transport
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the coiled portion of the nephron between the loop of henle and the collecting duct
distal convoluted tubule
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released from the pituitary gland and acts on the collecting ducts in the kidneys to increase the reabosrption of water
ADH
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a fine network of capillaries sourounded by a funnel-shaped capsule which collects the fluid and leads into the nephron

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glomerulus

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useful substances are reabsorbed from the nephron into the bloodstream

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specialised cells that make up the lining of the bowmans capsule

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microscopic folds of the cell surface membrane that increase cell surface area

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