Bio exceratory

What is the purpose of the Exceratry system?

to collect water and filter the water products, then to dispose of concentrated waste

What do Kidneys do for the exceratory system?

filter blood of metabolic wastes, excess water, bicarbonate, sodium, etc

What are kidneys made of

Nephrons

What are nephrons

the microscopic structural and functional unit of the kidney responsible for filtering blood, balancing plasma

How does the kidney help our body?

the kidneys help maintain balance of pH, water, electrolytes, etc

How do the kidneys work?

Blood enters nephrons, gets filtered, and then the helpful substances get reabsorbed back into the blood

How does the kidney regulate water levels in the blood?

Dieuretics and anti-dieuretic hormones

What are dieuretics and what do they do?

Cause less reabsorption of water in the kidneys. Examples include caffeine, and watery fruits/veggies. They are your body produce more urine

What are ADH and what to they do?

A hormone that tells your body to hold onto water, makes urine more concentrated.

How do ADH make you pee less?

it makes walls of collecting ducts more permeable

What is dialysis

artificial filtering of blood