Since this WASN'T FUCKING EXPLAINED...

Question 1

What is glomerular filtration?

Answer 1

process by which the kidneys filter the blood, removing excess wastes and fluids

Question 2

What is tubular reabsorption?

Answer 2

process that moves solutes and water out of the filtrate and back into your bloodstream.

Question 3

What are the tubules of the kidneys?

Answer 3

tiny tubes in the kidneys that returns nutrients, fluids, and other substances that have been filtered from the blood, but the body needs, back to the blood.

Question 4

What happens to the remaining fluid in the tubules?

Answer 4

Becomes urine

Question 5

What the fuck is the glomerulus?

Answer 5

• filters your blood
• As blood flows into each nephron, it enters a cluster of tiny blood vessels—the glomerulus.
• The thin walls of the glomerulus allow smaller molecules, wastes, and fluid—mostly water—to pass into the tubule