Terms from notes

Podocytes

cells in the bowman’s capsule that work by holding back large molecules (proteins), and letting smaller ones through (sugar, water, salts).

Afferent

into someting

Efferent

out of something

Fenestrations

small pores that are found in the glomerular endothelium which is where hydrostatic pressure forces plasma into the bowman’s capsule

Myelinated

having a myelin covering

Lacteal

Lymph vessel surrounded by capillary network found in the villi of the small intestine

Fats

What macronutrient are lacteal responsible for absorbing?

Sugars and Carbohydrates

What do the villi in the small intestine absorb?

segmentation

what occurs in the small intestine that allows chyme to be mixed with digestive juices

Gram positive

thick peptidoglycan cell walls; contain techoic acids

gram negative

thin peptidoglycan cell walls, has outer membrane and produces endotoxins

endospores

durable structures that allow bacteria to stay alive in extreme conditions