BIO210Y5 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Distal Convoluted Tubule, Proximal Tubule, Renal Corpuscle
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Inorganic substances that dissociate in body luids to form ions called electrolytes. Cells have a plasma membrane and acive transport at the membrane surface. Fluid balance exists when water gains equal water losses. Rapid water movement between the ecf and the icf in response to changes in the osmoic gradient (concentraion of the ecf ) Dehydraion & its efect on the osmoic concentraion of blood. 24. 1 the urinary system organs are the kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, and urethra. Organs that perform the excretory funcions of the urinary system. 24. 2 - the kidneys are paired retroperitoneal organs. Main structures composing the urinary system kidneys, ureters, bladder, urethra. If fat layer, which helps hold the kidneys in posiion against the posterior body wall, were depleted, the kidneys could drop, which may cause pain or distorion of other structures. 24. 3 the kidneys are complex at the gross and microscopic levels.
