How the kidneys work
Cards (20)
- What is the main job of the kidneys?
- What is the main waste product filtered by the kidneys?
- How is urea produced in the body?
- Why is it important to regulate ion levels in the body?
- What ions do we get from our diet?
- How do we lose ions from our body?
- What is the primary way we lose water from the body?
- What happens to cells when there is too much water in the body?
- What is the process called where the kidneys absorb useful substances?
- What structures in the kidneys are responsible for filtering blood?
- What is the analogy used to describe selective reabsorption?
- What does the hypothalamus detect in the bloodstream?
- What hormone is released by the pituitary gland to regulate water levels?
- What effect does ADH have on the kidneys?
- What happens when water levels in the bloodstream are too high?
- What is a negative feedback loop in the context of water regulation?
- What are the main roles of the kidneys?
- How do the kidneys filter blood and reabsorb substances?
- How does the body respond to dehydration?
- What happens when the body has excess water?