Osmoregulation | ||
Excretion | ||
osmolarity | ||
Net flow of water is from the hypoosmotic to the hyperosmotic solution | ||
isoosmotic | ||
hypo=less hyper=more | ||
Side A | ||
Stenohaline | ||
Osoconformer; DO NOT; uses no energy | ||
SO4-, Ca2+, Mg2+; uses very little energy | ||
osmoregulators | ||
stenohaline Euryhaline | ||
Euryhaline | ||
hypoosmotic (concentration of solutes in the sea is higher than the solutes in the cells of the fish) | ||
the food is hyperosmotic (more solutes) than the fish's own body. Salts diffuse out of gills | ||
hypoosmotic | ||
diffusion; urine | ||
Ammonia TOXIC A Lot of water Little energy | ||
Urea less toxic less water more energy | ||
Least Toxic Little water Most energy | ||
Mostly ammonia and a bit of urea | ||
land vs sea turtles embryos (need to conserve H2O, convert waste to uric acid and let it precipitate on inside of cell) | ||
endotherm | ||
high protein | ||
Filtration - pressure filtering Re absorption - reclaiming valuable solutes Secretion - adding toxins and other solutes to the filtrate Excretion- removing the filtrate from the system | ||
protonephridium | ||
flame bulb | ||
metanephridia | ||
coelem | ||
malpighian tubules | ||
Insects Malpighian tubules | ||
Kidney | ||
ureter | ||
the nephron | ||
medulla and travels down to pelvis | ||
juxtamedullary nephrons (they extend far down into the medulla) | ||
cortical nephrons | ||
glomererulus; bowmans capsule | ||
NEVER contains proteins or cells (bicarbonate and potassium ions are pulled back in) | ||
1. the proximal tubules 2. The loop of Henle 3. the distal tubule | ||
blood pressure | ||
Fluid from several nephrons flows into a collecting duct, which lead to the renal pelvis, which is drained by the ureter | ||
vasa recta | ||
Vasa Recta and the Loop of Henle | ||
Urine; more concentrated than body fluids | ||
the proximal tubule | ||
descending limb of the loop of henle | ||
ascending limb of the loop of henle | ||
Distal Tubule | ||
MUCH less volume in the distal tubule (because body reabsorbed a lot of water by this point) | ||
DOWN | ||
Hyperosmotic | ||
hormones | ||
high (see diagram pg 11) | ||
Antidiuretic Hormone (ADH) - it increases awuaporins and cells are more permeable to water and cells are sucked back in=less urine | ||
osmolarity | ||
made in the hypothalamus stored in the posterior pituitary | ||
Drinking (thirst) | ||
extreme water conservation ( an animal in a desert will have a long loop of henle and an animal in freshwater will have a short loop) | ||
excreting uric acid instead of urea | ||
uric acid | ||
Distal tubules, dilute urine | ||
freshwater fish; urinary bladder | ||
Hypoosmotic/little |
Chapter 44: Osmoregulation and excretion
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