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R1-Thermo/Osmo

thermo/osmoregulation for review 1

TermDefinition
secretion, filtration, reabsorption chemical processes of urine filtration
diuretic increases urine volume
fur, fat, feathers heat retainers on animal skin
endothermic heat produced w/i
ectothermic heat comes from environment
homeothermic controls body temperature
countercurrent exchange two opposite flowing liquids exchange heat/ions
osmosis diffusion of water through semi-permeable membrane
ammonia aquatic invertebrate waste product
urea mammal nitrogenous waste product
homeostasis controlled internal environment
uric acid bird waste product
simplest nitrogenous waste product of protein ammonia
high levels of aldosterone in blood elevated blood pressure, extra sodium channels in kidney
hypothalamus brain center of thermoregulation
dialysis machine takes over kidney function
anti-diuretic hormone released by adrenal gland to pull water from urine back into body
hyponatremia low sodium in blood
two things left in blood after dumping at glomerulus blood cells and water
renal kidney
ad- on top of
medullar inside
cortex outside
urethra passage from bladder to outside
bowman's capsule absorbs filtrate dumped at glomerulus
ureter passage from kidney to bladder
artery pumps warm blood from heart to body
vein pumps cool blood from body to heart
glomerulus ball of capillaries in kidneys
Created by: oclar11
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