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Urinary System/Balance of Fluids & pH

Teacher: Bridget
Across
Any pH higher than 7.45 in the human body
Any pH lower than 7.35 in the human body
Lack of control of external urethral sphincter
Solute that can dissociate when dissolved in solvent
Net result of all the pressures involved in filtration
____________ reabsorption returns the filtrate to the blood stream from the tubules
Process of contracting muscles in ureters to move urine down
The ______ apparatus is where the distal convoluted tubule touches the afferent/efferent arterioles
Substances that are too large to diffuse across the membranes, must use ____________ reabsorption to get across
Resistant pressure from the fluids that are already in the glomerular capsule
Tubular ____________ is an active process in which capillaries secrete substances to the renal tubules
Down
Arteriole that leads blood into the glomerulus and is the larger of the two
Proton (H+) acceptor
Octopus like epithelial cells on the visceral layer of the glomerular capsule
Network of capillaries enclosed by the glomerular capsule
A pH control mechanism that involved the production of carbonic acid to lower pH
The functional unit of the kidneys
Filtration in which the plasma is forced out of capillaries by pressure
Fluid in the body that makes up 2/3 of all body fluid
___________ hormone increases the permeability of tubules, allowing for increased H2O reabsorption
Includes the glomerulus and the glomerular capsule
Blood pressure that is entering the glomerulus
"urination"
Hormone produced that helps regulate GFR and blood pressure
Proton (H+) donor