PHYS20008 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Semipermeable Membrane, Stroke Volume, Polydipsia
27 Jul 2018
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* make urine excrete water soluble waste (metabolism is producing products that can be harmful to us, so the kidneys filter them and get rid of these wastes) * control blood pressure (along with cvd) this is done through the regulation of the composition & volume of ecf. * control red blood cell production through the hormone epo. * contribute to vitamin d metabolism (vitamin d is important for bones, skin, immunity) * communicate with the cns through the production of hormones. Answer: 4: intracellular fluid is inside the cells a(cid:374)d this (cid:272)a(cid:374)"t get transported to the kidneys, interstitial fluid sits around the cells in the body, but how would this get to the kidney all the time?. * fluid is carried around the body through the blood. * urine is made mostly of plasma (the liquid part of blood)
