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Chapter 44: Osmoregulation and excretion

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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

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