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Ion and Water Balance 6: Other Animal Structures Flashcards

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what structure do sponges use for water/ion balance

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  • simple contractile vacuoles
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sponges: what are the functions of contractile vacuoles (2)

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  • expel cellular waste
  • expel water
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what structures do worm taxa have for water/ion balance

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  • protonephridia
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worm taxa: protonephridia structure
- similar structure
- components (4)

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  • similar to vertebrate kidney tubule
  • consists of: flame cell, flagella, lumen, and tubule cell
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worm taxa: how do fluids travel through the protonephridia (2)

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  • fluids are taken from interstitial space into lumen by beating of flagella
  • reabsorption occurs
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worm taxa: which worm type have the most developed protonephridia structures (2)

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  • freshwater worm taxa
  • they need to get rid of more water as water travels passively into the worm
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what structure do molluscs and annelids use for water/ion balance

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  • metanephridia
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molluscs/annelids: metanephridia structure (4)

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  • nephrostome
  • lumen
  • storage bladder
  • nephridiopore
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molluscs/annelids: how do fluids move through the metanephridia (2)

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  • fluid taken from blood or coelom into lumen
  • some reabsorption takes place
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what structure do insects use for ion/water balance

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  • Malpighian tubule
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insects: Malpighian tubule structure
- general/location
- cell composition

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  • blind ending sac between the midgut and hindgut
  • consists of Stellate cells and Principal cells
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insects: Malpighian tubule Stellate cells (2)

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  • facilitate transport of Cl- from haemolymph into lumen
  • facilitate transport of water into lumen through aquaporins
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insects: Malpighian tubule Principal cells (2)

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  • facilitate K+ and other solute transport from haemolymph into lumen
  • contain H+ ATPases into lumen
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insects: Malpighian tubule movement of fluid (2)

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  • draws ions/water into lumen from the haemolymph
  • “urine” is deposited into the hindgut
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insects: how is the primary urine created in the Malpighian tubule (2)

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  • no ultrafiltrate is created (no filtration)
  • primary urine is created solely by secretion
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insects: what is secretion driven by in the Malpighian tubule and is it different than what vertebrates use (2)

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  • H+-ATPase
  • different from vertebrates that normally use Na+/K+ ATPase
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what are many insecticides based upon (2)

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  • how they affect Malpighian tubule
  • how they affect hindgut function
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insects: how is the primary urine further modified in the Malpighian tubule

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  • reabsorption and secretion in the hindgut
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insects: how do diuretic hormones affect the Malpighian tubule

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  • increase urine formation
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what are the components of the shark nephron (5)

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  • glomerulus
  • ciliated neck
  • proximal tubule
  • distal tubule
  • collecting tubule
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what is the osmolarity of extracellular fluid in sharks compared to seawater

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  • EF is slightly hyperosmotic to seawater
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sharks: why is the EF hyperosmotic to seawater

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  • high urea concentrations in the EF
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sharks: how do they ensure high concentrations of urea in their EF (2)

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  • countercurrent arrangement in nephron recovers 90% of urea from primary urine
  • uses Na+-urea transporter
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what is the osmolarity of shark final urine compared to seawater

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  • final urine is isoosmotic to seawater
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what is the osmolarity of shark final urine compared to its plasma
- final urine is slightly hypoosmotic to plasma
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what distinguishes the nephrons of fish/sharks from terrestrial vertebrate nephrons
- all fish/shark nephrons lack a loop of Henle
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do freshwater or marine fish have larger/more complex glomerula (2)
- freshwater fish have larger, more complex glomerula - as freshwater fish are battling water influx, that must have a way to get rid of extra water
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aglomular fish (2)
- describes nephrons that lack glomerulars in marine fish - nephrons lack ability to create ultrafiltrate and must rely on secretion
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what is the benefit of lacking a glomerular to create ultrafiltrate
- minimizes water loss
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what is the downside of lacking glomerular to create ultrafiltrate
- can only secrete things that we have transporters for
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freshwater fish: nephron components (6)
- glomerula - ciliated neck - proximal tubule - inter-segmental region - distal tubule - collecting tubule
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what are the roles of the kidneys in freshwater (3)
- ions reabsorbed from primary urine - excretion of lots of very dilute urine - most ion, water, and nitrogen excretion responsibilities met by skin and gills
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what are the roles of the kidneys in seawater (3)
- produce small amounts of urine - most ion, water, and nitrogen excretion responsibilities met by gills and skin - some marine fish lack glomeruli (aglomerular kidney)
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amphibian: nephron structure (6)
- glomerula - ciliated neck - proximal tubule - inter-segmental region - distal tubule - collecting tubule
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amphibian nephron: metamorphosis (2)
- structure and function of kidney will change as organism moves from water to terrestrial environment - larval and adult forms
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amphibian nephron: larval form (3)
- pronephros - tubule opens into coelom - similar to freshwater fish nephron, where lots of water needs to be secreted
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amphibian nephron: adult form
- similar to mammal nephron
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amphibian nephron: larval form function
- excretion of dilute urine as there is little need for water retention in dilute urine
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amphibian nephron: adult form function (3)
- conserve water on land - reduced the GFR - reabsorb water from bladder
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reptile nephron: structure (5)
- glomerula - proximal tubule - inter-segmental region - distal tubule - collecting tubule
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why is the loop of Henle considered a 'major innovation' in terrestrial animals
- allows production of concentrated urine for water conservation
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where organisms have loop of Henles in their nephrons (2)
- birds - mammals
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what are characteristics of mammals producing more concentrated urine (2)
- longer loop of Henle - relatively thicker medulla
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how do birds and reptiles without the loop of Henle conserve water (2)
- excrete uric acid instead of urea - lots of water is saved in production

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