Role of the Nephron in Osmoregulation (AQA A-Level Biology): Flashcards

Kidney maintaining water potential of plasma & tissue fluid

Complex network of capillaries in renal capsule

Efferent arteriole smaller diameter than afferent arteriole

$125$ cm$^3$

85%

Na$^+$ carriers move glucose, amino acids, Cl$^-$ with Na$^+$

Highly permeable to water

Impermeable to water

Filtrate flows opposite directions in loop limbs

$180$ dm$^3$ in, $1$ dm$^3$ out as urine