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What is the function of the a nephron?
The nephron is a functional unit of the kidney which filters the blood and maintains the body's internal homeostasis.
Where does blood plasma enter the nephron and what ultimately does this plasma turn into?
Blood plasma enters the nephron through the glomerulus in the Bowman's capsule. This plasma is filtered through the nephron's tubules, where water and small molecules are selectively reabsorbed, while waste products and excess substances are excreted as urine.
What is a main function of a nephron?
The nephron is a functional unit of the kidney which filters the blood and maintains the body's internal homeostasis.
Which part of the kidney filters blood?
The nephrons, specifically the glomerulus, are responsible for filtering blood in the kidney. Blood enters the glomerulus through the afferent arteriole and leaves through the efferent arteriole after filtration occurs.
Which stage of urine formation does blood plasma get pushed into nephron?
The blood pressure in these capillaries is relatively high, so pressure filtration occurs. The blood's plasma and small waste materials and chemicals (the contents of the closet) are pushed out of the blood into the nephron, leaving behind larger proteins, nutrients, and blood cells.
Does lymph form as blood plasma that filters out of capillaries?
yes it does!
What is the process that is performed by the glomerulus that forms blood plasma without blood proteins?
Glomerular Filtration - a passive process in which fluid passes from the blood into the glomerular capsule (part of the renal tubule) Once in the capsule the fluid is called filtrate and is essentially blood plasma without proteins
Where in the nephron are blood cells separated from plasma?
Blood cells are separated from plasma in the glomerulus of the nephron during the process of filtration. The glomerulus acts as a sieve, allowing small molecules like water, electrolytes, and waste products to pass through into the renal tubule while retaining larger molecules like blood cells and proteins in the blood.
What is the liquid section of the blood called?
PLASMA
What are blood vessels called that surround the nephron loop?
Renal capillaries, aka the glomerulus, where nitrogenous wastes and excess water in the blood plasma diffuse over to the nephron to be filtered and excreted.
Which organ filters urea out of the blood?
The glomerulus, it is part of the nephron.
Where does filtration of blood occurs?
Filtration of blood occurs in the kidneys, specifically in the glomerulus within the nephron. The glomerulus filters waste and excess substances from the blood into the renal tubules for further processing and excretion as urine.
