BIOG 1105 Chapter Notes - Chapter 44: Macula Densa, Proximal Tubule, Uric Acid

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Renal : kidney (processing center of excreting urine) Diffusion of water from higher concentration gradient of water to lower concentration gradient of water. Can be affected by presence of concentrated particles like nacl. This will be kind of counterintuitive, as water flows from regions of low concentration of particles to high concentration of particles. Think about osmosis through means of hypertonic, hypotonic, and isotonic environments. Ammonia (tolerated at low concentrations, excess filtered by kidneys) Urea - conversion of ammonia into urea since we don"t have massive volumes of water to excrete ammonia. Filtration - tubule will collect filtrate from blood. Water and solutes are forced by blood pressure across selectively permeable membranes of cluster of capillaries and into excretory tubule (glomerulus to bowman"s capsule in nephron of kidney) Secretion - excess ions and toxins/wastes are extracted from body fluids and added to excretory tubule (active transport as well) Excretion - altered filtrate, now called urine, leaves system and body.

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