BIOL108 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Posterior Pituitary, Dialysis, Distal Convoluted Tubule

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19th march 2018: lecture ten the urinary/cardiovascular system. Q1: the principle functional unit in human kidneys is called this: convoluted capsule, nephron, renal cortex, the urinary system: Filters water and solutes from the blood. Eliminating or reclaiming these according to need. Water and solutes for elimination are passed to the bladder as urine: kidney: Blood enters the glomerular capillaries (water, glucose, salts, urea) and pass into the glomerular capsule. The substances pass into the nephrons tubules where useful substances are reabsorbed. Active transport is utilised into the distal tubule eliminates creatinine, some drugs and h+ ions. 180l of filtrate pass into the nephrons and back out each day: urination: Stretch receptors monitor the contents of the bladder. Between 250-400ml of urine in the bladder causes the urge to urinate (can be delayed by voluntary contraction of the external sphincter: hormonal control: Promotes absorption of water from the collecting duct. Renin, secreted by the glomerular arteriole wall cleaves angiotensinogen to angiotensin.

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