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Chapter 36: Body Fluid Regulation and Excretory Systems - Coggle Diagram
Chapter 36: Body Fluid Regulation and Excretory Systems
The Human Urinary System
organs involved
Urinary bladder
urethra
kidneys
Renal cortex
Renal medulla
Renal pelvis
nephrons
Loop of the nephron
Proximal convoluted tubule
Distal convoluted tubule
Glomerulus
Collecting duct
Glomerular capsule
urine formation
Tubular reabsorption
Glomerular filtration
Tubular secretion
Homeostasis
Functions
Secretion of hormones
Erythropoietin
Maintenance of water-salt balance
Maintenance of acid-base balance
Excretion of metabolic wastes
Water-salt balance
Excretion of hypertonic urine
Hormones
reabsorption of salt.
angiotensinogen
angiotensin I
angiotensin II
aldosterone
renin
Animal Excretory Systems
Osmoregulation
Balancing the levels of water and salts in the body
Excretion
metabolic wastes are removed from the body by the osmoregulatory