Formation of Urine Definitions

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Afferent Vessels
Blood vessels that bring blood into an organ.
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Efferent Vessels
Blood vessels that bring blood away from the organ.
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Ultrafiltration
Filtration at a molecular level - as in the glomerulus where large molecules and cells are left in the blood, smaller molecules pass into the Bowman's capsule.
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Podocytes
Specialised cells that make up the inner lining of the Bowman's capsule.
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Microvilli
Microscopic folds of the cell surface membrane that increase the surface area of the cell.
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Co-Transporter Protiens
Proteins in the cell surface membrane that allow the facilitated diffusion of simple ions to be accompanied by transport of a larger molecule such as glucose.
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Facilitated Diffusion
Diffusion that is enhanced by the action of proteins in the cell membrane.
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Sodium-Potassium Pump
Special proteins in the cell surface membrane that actively transport sodium and potassium ions against their concentration gradients.
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Blood vessels that bring blood away from the organ.

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Efferent Vessels

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Filtration at a molecular level - as in the glomerulus where large molecules and cells are left in the blood, smaller molecules pass into the Bowman's capsule.

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Specialised cells that make up the inner lining of the Bowman's capsule.

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Microscopic folds of the cell surface membrane that increase the surface area of the cell.

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