Excretoin Flashcards
(191 cards)
1
Q
What organ of an earthworm resembles our nephron?
A
nephridia
nephoron-mammal/verdebrates
2
Q
The difference between excretion and egestion/defecation
A
EXCRETION INCLUDES BALANCING (HOMEOSTASIS) REACTION PRODUCTS, TOXINS, MOLECULES IN EXCESS AND TOO LITTLE.
EGESTION INCLUDES MOLECULES THAT ARE EXITING YOUR ANUS CHEMICALLY UNCHANGED
3
Q
what must urea be mixed with in order to be excreted by the nephron and skin?
A
water
4
Q
What is deamination?
A
the act of getting rid of the amino component in a protein
5
Q
In what forms are nitrogenous wastes excreted?
A
ammonia, urea or uric acid
6
Q
What would happen if humans excreted ammonia?
A
it would destroy their cells
7
Q
pramecium
A
protoza, unicellular etc.
8
Q
Is carbon dioxide treated as a acid or a base?
A
acid
9
Q
The bladder of humans empties to the outside by means of the …?
A
urethra
10
Q
The reason why there are a lot of mitochondria’s around the tubule cells of nephrons suggest tthat…
A
there is a lot of active transport.
mitochondria-ATP-active transport
11
Q
in humans, which organ excretes water and dissolved salts?
A
skin
12
Q
The human kidneys have a function similar to the function of the contractive vacuole of the protoza in that both
A
help to maintain the water balance of the organism
13
Q
contractile vacuole
A
bolism is calle
14
Q
hte remoal of undigested food through teh anus is known as
A
egestion
15
Q
wastes produced by an organism reactions as it carries on its life processes are called ____ wastes
A
excretory
16
Q
the removal of the waste products of chemical reactions/metabolism is called
A
excretion
17
Q
the energy for the active transport of waste products is supplied by
A
respiration
18
Q
the external openings of the grasshopper’s trachea are called
A
spiracles
19
Q
uric acid is not poisonous to cells because it is
A
soluble/non toxic
20
Q
hydra excretes nitrogenous wastes in the form of
A
ammonia
21
Q
in teh earthworm, nitrogenous wastes are excreted through pairs of tubes called ____ and Co2 diffuses through the ___
A
nephridia
skin
22
Q
in the grasshopper, nitrogenous wastes are removed from body fluids by structures called _____ and Co2 is carried to the outside by structures called ____
A
malphigian tubules
trachole tubes
22
Q
malphigian tubules
A
The nephrams of the grasshopper
23
Q
Two wastes excreted through the lungs of humans are
A
CO2 and water
24
the structure that filter the urea from teh blood in teh kidney are the..
glomerulus capillaries and bowman's capsule of the nephron
25
the liver acts as an organ of excretion by deamination of excess ____ to form the waste prodcut known as ___
amino acid
| urea
26
urea formed in the liver is removed from teh blood in the ___ and ___
nephron
| skin
27
urine is carried from the kidneys to the bladder by the
ureter
28
the functional unit of the human kidney is hte
nephron
29
the tube in men and women which discharges urine from the bladder is the
urethra
30
filtration of materials from the blood int the nephrons occurs at the
glomerulus and Bowman's capsule
31
a tiny mass of capillaries in a bowman's tube is the
glomerulus
32
the removal of wastes at the nephrons involve
filtration and reabsorption
33
glucose and amino acids are absopbed back into the blood by
active transport reabsorption
34
sweating cools the body by
evaporation
35
where does the carboxyle component go to after deamination
the mitochondria for aerobic respiration
36
ammonea
most toxic
| oceanic
37
urea
slightly toxic
humans
mix w water
38
urine is a combination of?
urea and water
39
uric acid
not toxic
dry animals
protect bird and reptile babies
40
lung:pulmonary::kidney:___
renat
41
the artery goes from what to what?
heart to kidney
42
the vein goes from what to what?
kidney to heart
43
Describe the path of the urea
blood-renal artery-kidney-ureter-(blood) renat vein (urea)bladder
44
What doesn't enter the glomerulus capillaries?
RBC, platelets, large protein, WBC
45
What get reabsorbed through active transport?
glucose, amino acid
46
what diffuses out of the Loop of Henle?
water
47
what passes through the loop of henle?
urea
48
what is the role of the liver?
```
make urea,
bile,
increase surface area of lipids
detoxification
glycogen bonds
```
49
what makes up bacteria paradise?
water, sodium chloride and urea
50
what is the role of your kidney?
filtration, reabsorption
51
what happens to the glucose that goes over the absorption threshold?
urine
52
why is there an absorption threshold?
nephram cells can only do so much pumping
53
insulin breaks down what?
glucose
54
what does the ADH do?
hormone that increases water secretion
55
protists have what kind of nitrogen waste?
ammonia
56
what kind of nitrogen waste do micro organisms have?
ammonia
57
in a protist, where is the water kept?
contractile vacuole
58
do hydras use active transport or osmosis?
active transport
59
do protists use active transport or osmosis?
osmosis
60
what is urea made from?
carbon dioxide and water
61
where is the urea released from in earthworms?
their moist skin
62
human:nephram::earthworm:
nephridium
63
human:urine::earthworm:
nephridiopore
64
human:bowman's capsule::earthworm:
nephrotsome
65
Where is the protein broken down into amino acids?
the liver
66
In what forms are nitrogenous wastes excreted?
ammonia, urea or uric acid
67
What would happen if humans excreted ammonia?
it would destroy their cells
68
pramecium
protoza, unicellular etc.
69
Is carbon dioxide treated as a acid or a base?
acid
70
The bladder of humans empties to the outside by means of the ...?
urethra
71
The reason why there are a lot of mitochondria's around the tubule cells of nephrons suggest tthat...
there is a lot of active transport.
mitochondria-ATP-active transport
72
in humans, which organ excretes water and dissolved salts?
skin
73
The human kidneys have a function similar to the function of the contractive vacuole of the protoza in that both
help to maintain the water balance of the organism
74
contractile vacuole
bolism is calle
75
hte remoal of undigested food through teh anus is known as
egestion
76
wastes produced by an organism reactions as it carries on its life processes are called ____ wastes
excretory
77
the removal of the waste products of chemical reactions/metabolism is called
excretion
78
the energy for the active transport of waste products is supplied by
respiration
79
the external openings of the grasshopper's trachea are called
spiracles
80
uric acid is not poisonous to cells because it is
soluble/non toxic
81
hydra excretes nitrogenous wastes in the form of
ammonia
82
in teh earthworm, nitrogenous wastes are excreted through pairs of tubes called ____ and Co2 diffuses through the ___
nephridia
| skin
83
In the grasshopper, nitrogenous wastes are removed from body fluids by structures called ____ and CO2 diffuses through the ____
nephridia
skin
84
in the grasshopper, nitrogenous wastes are removed from body fluids by structures called _____ and Co2 is carried to the outside by structures called ____
malphigian tubules
| trachole tubes
85
malphigian tubules
The nephrams of the grasshopper
86
Two wastes excreted through the lungs of humans are
CO2 and water
87
the structure that filter the urea from teh blood in teh kidney are the..
glomerulus capillaries and bowman's capsule of the nephron
88
the liver acts as an organ of excretion by deamination of excess ____ to form the waste prodcut known as ___
amino acid
| urea
89
urea formed in the liver is removed from teh blood in the ___ and ___
nephron
| skin
90
urine is carried from the kidneys to the bladder by the
ureter
91
the functional unit of the human kidney is hte
nephron
92
the tube in men and women which discharges urine from the bladder is the
urethra
93
filtration of materials from the blood int the nephrons occurs at the
glomerulus and Bowman's capsule
94
a tiny mass of capillaries in a bowman's tube is the
glomerulus
95
the removal of wastes at the nephrons involve
filtration and reabsorption
96
glucose and amino acids are absopbed back into the blood by
active transport reabsorption
97
sweating cools the body by
evaporation
98
where does the carboxyle component go to after deamination
the mitochondria for aerobic respiration
99
ammonea
most toxic
| oceanic
100
urea
slightly toxic
humans
mix w water
101
urine is a combination of?
urea and water
102
uric acid
not toxic
dry animals
protect bird and reptile babies
103
lung:pulmonary::kidney:___
renat
104
the artery goes from what to what?
heart to kidney
105
the vein goes from what to what?
kidney to heart
106
Describe the path of the urea
blood-renal artery-kidney-ureter-(blood) renat vein (urea)bladder
107
What doesn't enter the glomerulus capillaries?
RBC, platelets, large protein, WBC
108
What get reabsorbed through active transport?
glucose, amino acid
109
what diffuses out of the Loop of Henle?
water
110
what passes through the loop of henle?
urea
111
what is the role of the liver?
```
make urea,
bile,
increase surface area of lipids
detoxification
glycogen bonds
```
112
what makes up bacteria paradise?
water, sodium chloride and urea
113
what is the role of your kidney?
filtration, reabsorption
114
what happens to the glucose that goes over the absorption threshold?
urine
115
why is there an absorption threshold?
nephram cells can only do so much pumping
116
insulin breaks down what?
glucose
117
what does the ADH do?
hormone that increases water secretion
118
protists have what kind of nitrogen waste?
ammonia
119
what kind of nitrogen waste do micro organisms have?
ammonia
120
in a protist, where is the water kept?
contractile vacuole
121
do hydras use active transport or osmosis?
active transport
122
do protists use active transport or osmosis?
osmosis
123
what is urea made from?
carbon dioxide and water
124
where is the urea released from in earthworms?
their moist skin
125
human:nephram::earthworm:
nephridium
126
human:urine::earthworm:
nephridiopore
127
human:bowman's capsule::earthworm:
nephrotsome
128
What is deamination?
the act of getting rid of the amino component in a protein
129
In what forms are nitrogenous wastes excreted?
ammonia, urea or uric acid
130
What would happen if humans excreted ammonia?
it would destroy their cells
131
pramecium
protoza, unicellular etc.
132
Is carbon dioxide treated as a acid or a base?
acid
133
The bladder of humans empties to the outside by means of the ...?
urethra
134
The reason why there are a lot of mitochondria's around the tubule cells of nephrons suggest tthat...
there is a lot of active transport.
mitochondria-ATP-active transport
135
in humans, which organ excretes water and dissolved salts?
skin
136
The human kidneys have a function similar to the function of the contractive vacuole of the protoza in that both
help to maintain the water balance of the organism
137
contractile vacuole
bolism is calle
138
hte remoal of undigested food through teh anus is known as
egestion
139
wastes produced by an organism reactions as it carries on its life processes are called ____ wastes
excretory
140
the removal of the waste products of chemical reactions/metabolism is called
excretion
141
the energy for the active transport of waste products is supplied by
respiration
142
the external openings of the grasshopper's trachea are called
spiracles
143
uric acid is not poisonous to cells because it is
soluble/non toxic
144
hydra excretes nitrogenous wastes in the form of
ammonia
145
in teh earthworm, nitrogenous wastes are excreted through pairs of tubes called ____ and Co2 diffuses through the ___
nephridia
| skin
146
In the grasshopper, nitrogenous wastes are removed from body fluids by structures called ____ and CO2 diffuses through the ____
nephridia
skin
147
in the grasshopper, nitrogenous wastes are removed from body fluids by structures called _____ and Co2 is carried to the outside by structures called ____
malphigian tubules
| trachole tubes
148
malphigian tubules
The nephrams of the grasshopper
149
Two wastes excreted through the lungs of humans are
CO2 and water
150
the structure that filter the urea from teh blood in teh kidney are the..
glomerulus capillaries and bowman's capsule of the nephron
151
the liver acts as an organ of excretion by deamination of excess ____ to form the waste prodcut known as ___
amino acid
| urea
152
urea formed in the liver is removed from teh blood in the ___ and ___
nephron
| skin
153
urine is carried from the kidneys to the bladder by the
ureter
154
the functional unit of the human kidney is hte
nephron
155
the tube in men and women which discharges urine from the bladder is the
urethra
156
filtration of materials from the blood int the nephrons occurs at the
glomerulus and Bowman's capsule
157
a tiny mass of capillaries in a bowman's tube is the
glomerulus
158
the removal of wastes at the nephrons involve
filtration and reabsorption
159
glucose and amino acids are absopbed back into the blood by
active transport reabsorption
160
sweating cools the body by
evaporation
161
where does the carboxyle component go to after deamination
the mitochondria for aerobic respiration
162
ammonea
most toxic
| oceanic
163
urea
slightly toxic
humans
mix w water
164
urine is a combination of?
urea and water
165
uric acid
not toxic
dry animals
protect bird and reptile babies
166
lung:pulmonary::kidney:___
renat
167
the artery goes from what to what?
heart to kidney
168
the vein goes from what to what?
kidney to heart
169
Describe the path of the urea
blood-renal artery-kidney-ureter-(blood) renat vein (urea)bladder
170
What doesn't enter the glomerulus capillaries?
RBC, platelets, large protein, WBC
171
What get reabsorbed through active transport?
glucose, amino acid
172
what diffuses out of the Loop of Henle?
water
173
what passes through the loop of henle?
urea
174
what is the role of the liver?
```
make urea,
bile,
increase surface area of lipids
detoxification
glycogen bonds
```
175
what makes up bacteria paradise?
water, sodium chloride and urea
176
what is the role of your kidney?
filtration, reabsorption
177
what happens to the glucose that goes over the absorption threshold?
urine
178
why is there an absorption threshold?
nephram cells can only do so much pumping
179
insulin breaks down what?
glucose
180
what does the ADH do?
hormone that increases water secretion
181
protists have what kind of nitrogen waste?
ammonia
182
what kind of nitrogen waste do micro organisms have?
ammonia
183
in a protist, where is the water kept?
contractile vacuole
184
do hydras use active transport or osmosis?
active transport
185
do protists use active transport or osmosis?
osmosis
186
what is urea made from?
carbon dioxide and water
187
where is the urea released from in earthworms?
their moist skin
188
human:nephram::earthworm:
nephridium
189
human:urine::earthworm:
nephridiopore
190
human:bowman's capsule::earthworm:
nephrotsome
