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Reabsorption of nutrients in the renal tubule occurs via active transport and facilitated diffusion. Amino acids, glucose and phosphates are reabsorbed at the proximal convoluted tubule via active transport. Water and sodium chloride is reabsorbed at the loop of henle via facilitated diffusion.
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What are the three basic process that occur in the nephron?
Filtration, tubular reabsorption, tubular secretion
Name the process by which molecules move from the proximal convoluted tubule into the blood?
Reabsorption is the process by which molecules move from the proximal convoluted tubule into the blood.
Filtrate reabsorption not under hormonal control is referred to as?
Tubular reabsorption
What are the two reabsorption pathways through the tubular cell barrier?
The two reabsorption pathways through the tubular cell barrier are transcellular and paracellular. In transcellular reabsorption, substances pass through the tubular cells from the lumen to the bloodstream. In paracellular reabsorption, substances pass between cells through tight junctions.
What is the function of tubular reabsorption?
Tubular reabsorption is the movement of filtrate from renal tubules back into blood in response to the body's specific needs.
How does water reabsorption in kidneys occur?
by osmosis through tubular aquaporins
What are the three stages of production?
1.glomerular filtration by the glomeruli2.tubular reabsorption by the renal tubules3.tubular secretion by the renal tubules
What are the three steps of urine formation and in what part of the nephron does each occur?
Urine formation and the adjustment of blood composition involve three major processes: glomerular filtration by the glomeruli, and tubular reabsorption and tubular secretion in the renal tubules. In addition, the collecting ducts work in concert with the nephrons to concentrate or dilute the urine..Functions of the nephrons include filtration, tubular reabsorption, and tubular secretion. Via these functional processes, the kidneys regulate the volume, composition, and pH of the blood, and eliminate nitrogenous metabolic wastes.
Would an increase in tubular reabsorption decrease urine output?
This question is asking about a general phenomenon seen in the kidney: tubular reabsorption. The kidney tubules reabsorb lots of things, so you'd have to be specific in order to get a correct response. If you're asking whether, say, increasing tubular reabsorption of sodium would decrease urine output, the answer is yes assuming normal physiology.
What is the mechanism of urine formation?
The mechanism of urine formation takes place by three steps. they are glomerular filtration, tubular reabsorption and tubular secretion.
What are the two stages of filtration in the nephrons?
The two stages of filtration in the nephrons are glomerular filtration and tubular reabsorption. Glomerular filtration occurs in the glomerulus where blood is filtered to form a filtrate. Tubular reabsorption involves the reabsorption of essential substances such as water, glucose, and ions back into the bloodstream from the filtrate in the renal tubules.
How does Tubular re-absorption and tubular secretion differ?
secretion adds material to the filtrate; reabsorption removes materials from the filtrate
