CAS BI 315 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Proximal Tubule, Distal Convoluted Tubule, Peritubular Capillaries

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Chapter 14 the kidneys and regulation of water and inorganic ions. Section a basic principles of renal physiology. Kidneys process the plasma portion of blood by removing substances from it and in few cases adding substances to it. Functions of the kidneys: regulation of water, inorganic ion composition, acid-base balance, and the fluid volume of the internal environment. Excreting just enough water and inorganic ions to keep the amounts in the body within narrow homeostatic range. Increase consumption of salt (nacl) your kidneys will increase the amount of the salt excreted: removal of metabolic waste products from the blood and their excretion in the urine. Keeps toxic waste products from accumulating in the body. Creatinine from muscle creatine the end products of hemoglobin breakdown: removal of foreign chemicals such as drugs, pesticides, and food additives and their excretion in the urine, gluconeogenesis.

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