urinary and renal system
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| Outter component of the kidney | The cortex |
| 1. peristaltic contractions 2. hydrostatic pressure 3. gravity | Movement of urine |
| The amount of filtrate formed by both kidneys per minute | Glomerular filtration rate |
| The kidneys eliminate waste, but you can look at what is and isn't being wasted to asses the renal functions | Waste products |
| Water and small dissolving solutes move from the glomerular into the glomerular capsule. the little round part of the nephron | Glomerular filtration |
| The process of returning important substances from the filtrate back to the blood | Tubular reabsorption |
| Measurement of the kidneys ability to reabsorb a particular substance from the filtrate | Renal threshold |
| Is released in responce to hypoxaemia. plays an important role in production of red blood cells | Erythropoietin |
| Cascade that activates other hormones to conserve water and increase blood pressure in response to low blood pressure | Renin- angiotensin- aldosterone system (RAAS) |
| Increases water permeability in nephron to reabsorb more water into blood. urine production decreases | Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) |
| Sudden or large increase in BP stretches atria causing ANP to be released into circulation. urine production increases | Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) |