WITH CORRECT SOLUTIONS!!
pancreas correct answers produces digestive enzymes (endocrine and exocrine)
liver correct answers produces bile
stores nutrients
filters toxins
gallbladder correct answers stores bile secreted by the liver
stomach correct answers continues mechanical and chemical digestion of food
small intestine correct answers absorption of nutrients (duodenum, jejunum, ileum)
large intestine correct answers water reabsorption
prepare feces for excretion
kidneys correct answers remove waste
filter blood
ureter correct answers carries urine from the kidney to the bladder
bladder correct answers store urine until it is ready for secretion
urethra correct answers allows urine to leave the body
glomerular capsule correct answers where filtration occurs in the nephron
proximal convoluted tubule correct answers where reabsorption occurs in the nephron
distal convoluted tubule correct answers where secretion occurs in the nephron
nephron correct answers functional unit of the kidney (in the cortex and medulla)
blood pressure must be high
fluid already in the glomerulus must have a low enough pressure
the osmotic pressure of blood in the peritubular capillaries must be high enough to draw
water back correct answers three steps that allow for filtration
afferent arteriole correct answers larger arteriole that carries blood into the glomerulus
efferent arteriole correct answers smaller arteriole that carries blood away from the
glomerulus
99% of all water
all glucose
most amino acids
50% of urea