Kidney in Sea Water Fish Flashcards
1
Q
Why does the kidney excrete small amounts of concentrated urine?
A
- water conservation
2
Q
The seawater is ____ relative to fish plasma
A
- hyperosmotic
3
Q
What does aglomerular mean
A
- lost glomeruli
4
Q
Seawater fish have low rates of glomerular filtration and ___ ___
A
urine flow
5
Q
What is the consequence of the loss of intermediary and distal tubule of kidney?
A
- lower Na and Cl reabsorption
6
Q
What are seawater fish kidneys not designed for?
A
- water reabsorption
7
Q
What is the main role of the kidney in Sea water fish?
A
- excretion of toxic divalents
