BISC 220Lg Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Renal Artery, Reabsorption, Distal Convoluted Tubule

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Blood drains out of capillaries into vessel and leads to another capillary. Leaky capillary leaks fluid and the process by which plasma is filtered out is called filtration. Fluid is captured by funnel shaped tube and conveys it into yellow tube. Fluid pushed along yellow tube by pressure gradient. Ffiltered substances reabsorbed into blood (passive and active) Directly regulates concentration of water in ions of blood. By regulating amount of water in dissolved ions, kidney regulates osmolarity. Loss of water: by evaporation, skin, respiratory, defecation, urination (main) Kidney directly regulates volume of plasma and blood. Secretes erythropoietin (hormone) and renin (enzyme that activates other hormones) so kidney retains sodium. Key to arrows show red = active transport. In the renal cortex are tubules (yellow in pic) not straight; bendy = renal tubule which is made up of single layer of epithelial cells.

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