excretion
excretion
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- basement membrane
- the connective tissue layer of the serous membrane that holds and supports the epithelial cells
- homeostasis
- ability or tendency to maintain internal equilibrium by adjusting its physiological processes.
- nephron
- any of the small tubules that are the excretory units of the vertebrate kidney
- dialysis
- separation of substances in solution by means of their unequal diffusion through semipermeable membranes
- renal
- of or relating to the kidneys
- nitrogenous
- of or relating to or containing nitrogen
- microvilli
- folding of the cell membrane to increase surface area for absorption.
- urine analysis
- qualitative and quantitative comparisons of urine to a set of standards
- glomerular filtrate
- fluid filtered into the renal tubules
- fenestrated blood capillaries
- structure characterized by the presence of circular pores that may be closed by a very thin diaphragm.
- eliminate
- to do away with; get rid of; remove
- product
- a chemical substance formed as a result of a chemical reaction
- diagnosis
- identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon
- active transport
- transport of a substance (as a protein or drug) across a cell membrane against the concentration gradient
- filtration
- the process that separates materials based on the size of their particles.
- osmoregulation
- management of the body's water and solute concentration
- proximal convoluted tubule
- part of urinary tube closest to Bowman's capsule, acetazolamide- site of action?
- osmosis
- The movement of (only) water through a semi-permeable membrane
- loop in the Henlé
- the function of this structure in the nephron is to reabsorb water and ions from the urine.
- glomerulus
- a small intertwined group of capillaries in the malpighian body