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PCAT Biology Excretion

Subjects : pcat, biology
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1. Excrete water and dissolved salts






2. Leads to the production of carbon dioxide and water






3. No specific excretory system in plants -any excess CO2 - O2 - and H2O vapor - leaves the lant by diffusion through stomata and lenticels






4. Tubelike things which are continuous with the external air






5. As the filtrate flowing in the collecting tubules passes through this region of the kidney - on its way to the pelvis and ureter - water flows out of the collecting tubules by osmosis






6. Created when exiting and reentering at different segments of the nephron - with tissue osmolarity increasing from cortex to inner medulla






7. Remains relatively constant at 7.4






8. Filtration - secretion - and reabsorption are the three process






9. The removal of metabolic wastes produced in the body






10. Carbon dioxide is released from the tissues into adjacent tracheae through spiracles






11. Pores in stems






12. Passive process where Blood pressure forces 20% of the blood plasma entering the glomerulus through the capillary walls and into the surrounding Bowman's capsule






13. Increases the permeability of the collecting duct to water - allowing more water to be absorbed and more concentrated urine to be formed






14. Clean the blood plasma of unwanted substances as it passes throught he kidney






15. Counter-current system causes the medium in the medulla of the kidney to be hyperosmolar with respect to the dilute filtrate flowing in the collecting tubule






16. A hormone that causes an increased exchange transport of sodium and potassium ions along the distal convoluted tubule - the collecting tubule - and the collecting duct - resulting in a decreased excretion of sodium ions in the urine and an increased






17. Nephron secretes substances such as acids - bases - and ions like potassium and phosphate from the interstitial fluid into the filtrate by both passive and active transport






18. In the liver - leads to the production of nitrogenous wastes such as urea and ammonia






19. Processes nitrogenous wastes - blood pigment wastes - and other chemicals for excretion






20. Affect the blood acidity by causing changes in the HCO3-






21. Pores in leaves






22. Lungs - liver - skin - and kidneys






23. The reabsorption of water in this zone of the kidney - which permits the concentration of urine - dpeends on the permeability of the collecting tubules to water






24. Serves to regulate body temperature - since the evaporation of sweat produces cooling






25. Bulb of nephro -leads into a long - coiled tubule tht is divided into functionally distinct units


26. Hypertonic to the blood






27. Surrounds nephron to facilitate reabsorption of amino acids - glucose - salts - and water






28. Nitrogenous wastes of arthropods






29. Anatomic arrangement of permits the reabsorption of ((% of the filtrate in the collecting tubules -makes the production of concentrated urine possible






30. Consists the Bowman's capsule - which embraces the glomerulus






31. An organelle specialized for water excretion by active transport






32. Water is removed by capillaries flowing in the medulla






33. Affect the blood acidity by causing changes in the PCO2






34. Essential substances and water are reabsorbed from the filtrate and returned to the blood -occurs primarily in the proximal convuluted tubule and is an active process






35. Produced by the deamination of amino acids in the liver and diffuses into the blood for ultimate excretion in the kidneys






36. The fluid and small solutes entering the nephron -isotonic with blood plasm






37. Exit of water vapor through leaf stomates






38. Function to maintain the osmolarity of the blood -excrete numerous waste products and toxic chemicals -conserve glucose - salt - and water






39. Regulation of the permeability of the collecting tubule to water is accomplished by the hormone ADH (vasopressin)






40. Regulate the concentration of salt and water in the blood through the formation and excretion of urine






41. Divded into three regions: outer cortex - inner medulla - renal pelvis






42. Accumulates mineral salts and uric acid in arthropods then transported to the intestine to be expelled with the solid wastes of digestion






43. Urine collects until it is expelled via the urethra






44. Carbon dioxide and water vapor diffuse from the blood and are continually exhaled






45. Capillary bed embraced by Bowman's capsule






46. Proximal convoluted tubule - the loop of Henle - the distal convoluted tubule - and the collecting duct


47. Concentrated urine in the collecting tubules flows into the pelvis of the kidney - a funnel-like region that opens directly into this






48. The removal of indigestible material






49. Water-solube wstes - such as ammonia and carbon dioxide - can exit the cells by simple diffusion through the cell membrane






50. Through the selective permeability of its walls and the maintenance of an osmolarity gradient - the nephron reabsorbs nutrienets - salts - and water from the filtrate and returns them to the body - thus maintaining the bloodstream's solute concentrat