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assume ICF is
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1 hypotonic (dilute) 2 isotonic (normal)
icf (isotonic) and ecf(hypotonic bc of
3 hypertonic 4 more h2o)
- h2o goes to icf
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What does the urinary 2 kidneys, 2 ureters, urinary bladder, urethra
system consist of?
, - LOTS of blood vessels kidneys
- HIGH blood flow
- "renal"
functional unit of the nephrons
kidneys
- allows primary function
of producing urine
- as blood flows through glomerulus
the kidneys it is filtered by
this
= filtrate -> transported
through the renal tubular
system
function is to regulate kidneys
volume and composition
of the blood
- paired organs that filter
waste material out of the
blood
- roughly the size of a
clinched fist
- contains millions of
nephrons
- helps maintain balance
- excretes waste
- "keep what we need to
keep and get rid of what
we do NOT need"
function of kidneys NOT - kidneys produce EPO
related to urine - EPO stimulates RBC production in bone marrow
production: