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Flashcards by Zita Wormuth, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Zita Wormuth
over 6 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| What is excretion? | The removal of metabolic wastes from the body |
| What 4 organs are involved in excretion? | 1. Lungs 2. Liver 3. Sweat Glands/Skin 4. Kidneys |
| What is deamination and where does it occur? | Where the amino group from proteins is removed. Occurs in the liver |
| How and where is urea created? | When the amino group has been removed from proteins, it is converted to ammonia and then to urea. (in the liver) |
| What is secreted by the skin? | Sweat. About 500mL of it a day |
| Briefly describe the structure of a kidney |
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Kidney (binary/octet-stream)
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| What is the purpose of a nephron? | Urine formation |
| Flip card to see diagram of a nephron | |
| There are 3 major processes involved in urine formation, what are they? | 1. Glomerular filtration 2. Reabsorption 3. Tubular secretion - See 'Urine Formation' slide for in depth summary on these processes |
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