Sunday, November 6, 2011

2.75 Urine


  • Urine contains water salts and urea.
  • The removal of urea is a part of excretion and metabolic waste.
  • Salts and urea is removed by osmoregulation to maintain isotonic tissue.
  • The salt, water and urea composition in each person varies depending on the condition the person is in.

2.74 ADH


  • ADH- Anti Diuretic Hormone.
  • It flows through the blood stream to the kidneys.
  • It is produced in the region of the brain known as the hypothalamus. 
  • It controls the amount of water in the blood.
  • Tissue fluid should be isotonic with the cells.

2.73 Glucose re-absorption

  • A molecule is selected and is reabsorbed back into the blood.
  • The molecule gets removed from the blood and is put back in.
  • If there is glucose in urine, the person could have diabetes.
  • There usually is no glucose in urine.
  • In the first convoluted tubule glucose is removed and out back into the blood.

2.72 Water re-absorbtion

  • When the ultrafiltration occurs in the Bowman's capsule, too much water is filtered.
  • The water is removed from the filtrate.
  • It is then added into the blood vessels.
  • This is called selective reabsorption.
  • As it passes through the Collecting Duct, water is removed from the filtrate.