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What substances in the blood pass through the partially permeable membrane into the kidneys?
As the dialysis fluid has no urea in it, there is a large concentration gradient - meaning that urea moves across the partially permeable membrane, from the blood to the dialysis fluid, by diffusion. This is very important as it is essential that urea is removed from the patients' blood.
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Can small molecules that are soluble enter the blood?
yes of course your blood is partially made of small soluble molecules but im guessing that you're talking about nephrons in the kidneys and that small partially permeable membrane, in that case the answer is also "yes of course".
Where does osmoregulation take place in the urinary system?
In the urinary system, osmoregulation takes place in the renal tubules and collecting ducts in the kidney. These parts are where selective reabsorption takes place, where water, glucose, salts and other necessary substances are absorbed back into the surrounding blood capillaries, from the renal tubule, which eventually leads to the bladder. The tubule is affected by the hormone ADH (anti-diuretic hormone) from the pituitary gland in the brain, which makes the renal tubule membrane more permeable, so more water can be reabsorbed, or vice versa - Makes the membrane more permeable so that more water is excreted. Osmoregulation is an example of homeostasis.
What pairs separate unwanted substances out of the blood?
Kidneys
Why are the kidneys not surrounded by serous membrane?
The kidneys are not surrounded by a serous membrane because they are retroperitoneal organs, meaning they lie outside the peritoneal cavity. Instead, the kidneys are surrounded by adipose tissue and connective tissue that help protect and support the organs.
This layer of the filtration membrane is composed of collagen fibers and proteoglycans in a glycoprotein matrix?
The layer described is the basement membrane. It acts as a barrier between the blood and the surrounding tissues, helping to filter out waste products while allowing essential substances to pass through during the process of filtration in the kidneys.
What is the membrane of a nephron?
Nephrons are the basic functional unit of the kidneys. They take in blood through an afferent arteriole and filter it inside the Bowman's capsule in a series of capillaries called glomeruli. It is the walls of the glomeruli that contain the membrane, more accurately called semi-permeable membrane, that removed the serum from the blood to produce the filtrate that will eventually become urine.
What membrane encloses the kidneys?
peritoneal
Why is the cell membrane called semi-permeable?
The cell membrane is hydrophilic outside and hydrophobic from inside thanks to the phospholipid. The membrane also contains protein gated channels which allow some molecules to pass through and ion channels. The transport in an out of cells is also controlled by osmotic pressure, the electric charge etc.
What substances stay in the kidneys?
The function of the kidneys is to purify the blood by removing waste materials. The substances that stay in the kidneys are amino acids, sodium and other nutrients in the body.
What is the call membrane?
Nephrons are the basic functional unit of the kidneys. They take in blood through an afferent arteriole and filter it inside the Bowman's capsule in a series of capillaries called glomeruli. It is the walls of the glomeruli that contain the membrane, more accurately called semi-permeable membrane, that removed the serum from the blood to produce the filtrate that will eventually become urine.
Can small molecules that are soluble enter the blood?
yes of course your blood is partially made of small soluble molecules but im guessing that you're talking about nephrons in the kidneys and that small partially permeable membrane, in that case the answer is also "yes of course".
Where does osmoregulation take place in the urinary system?
In the urinary system, osmoregulation takes place in the renal tubules and collecting ducts in the kidney. These parts are where selective reabsorption takes place, where water, glucose, salts and other necessary substances are absorbed back into the surrounding blood capillaries, from the renal tubule, which eventually leads to the bladder. The tubule is affected by the hormone ADH (anti-diuretic hormone) from the pituitary gland in the brain, which makes the renal tubule membrane more permeable, so more water can be reabsorbed, or vice versa - Makes the membrane more permeable so that more water is excreted. Osmoregulation is an example of homeostasis.
What pairs separate unwanted substances out of the blood?
Kidneys
What is different about the capillary exchanges seen in a capillary with fenestrations and intercellular clefts and the exchanges seen in a capillary lacking those modifications?
Capillaries with fenestrations and intercellular clefts allow for different diffusion of substances depending on structural characteristics (and permeability) of the capillary. Fenestrated capillaries are found where absorption are a priority, such as the intestines or endocrine glands, or where filtration occurs, such as the kidneys. A fenestra is an oval pore covered (usually) by a delicate membrane, and is much more permeable than a plain plasma membrane. Intercellular clefts are gaps in the plasma membrane, or areas not joined tightly, and are another way substances can enter the cell. Almost all capillaries have these. Substances can diffuse directly through the plasma membranes of cells only if the substances are lipid-soluble (like the respiratory gases), and certain lipid-insoluble substances can enter or leave the blood by passing through the plasma membranes of endothelial cells within vesicles, by endo or exocytosis.
Why cant you live without kidneys?
Your kidneys filter toxic substances out of your blood. If you didn't have kidneys, these would build up and basically poison you.
Substances removed from the body by the excretory system are carried to the kidneys by which system of the body?
The substances removed from the body by the excretory system are carried to the kidneys by the circulatory system, specifically through the blood vessels. Blood flows through the kidneys where waste products and excess substances are filtered out and eventually excreted as urine.
What Substances is not reabsorbed by blood after it passes through the kidneys?
wastes
