BISC 3166 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Plasma Osmolality, Angiotensin, Phosphate

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Functions: waste excretion- globular filtration is the first step in making urine. 200 milliosmoles of solutes per day to rid the body of excess salts and chemical wastes (creatine, urea, and uric acid: minimum volume of urine production necessary to maintain normal function is about 0. 47 l per day. Produces in the hypothalamus and is delivered to the posterior pituitary for storage and release: when the osmoreceptors in the hypothalamus detect an increase in the concentration of blood plasms, the hypothalamus signals the release of. Adh decreases, aquaporin"s are removed from the collecting tubule cell membranes, and the passage of water out of urine and into the blood decreases. Microanatomy- 2 types of renal nephrons: cortical nephrons- contains a short loop of henle which only extends into the outer region of the renal medulla. Preforms excretory and regulatory functions of a kidney; includes 85% of the nephrons in the kidney.

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