The Kidney

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  • Created on: 08-06-13 20:04
What are the three main roles of the kidney?
Remove urea from the blood; Control salt levels; Control water content
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What are the three stages of blood filtration?
Ultra-filtration, Re-absorption and Release of wastes
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Where are large molecules like Proteins and blood cells filtered out?
Membranes between the Glomerulus and the Bowman's capsule
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What substance is entirely reabsorbed?
Sugar
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How is sugar and sufficient salt reabsorbed?
Active transport
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Where are waste products sent?
Out of the nephron, into the ureter and into the bladder as urine
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What is ADH and what does it do?
Anti-Diuretic hormone (ADH) makes the nephrons more permeable when more water is needed, so more water is reabsorbed back into the blood
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