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Is the collecting duct the site that drains the distal convoluted tubule?
No, the collecting duct is the site where the filtrate from multiple nephrons is collected and the final adjustments to urine concentration are made. The distal convoluted tubule drains into the collecting duct.
The cells of the distal convoluted tubule which monitor changes in urine volume and osmolarity are called what?
macula densa
Distal convoluted tubules flow directly into what structures?
The structures that distal tubes flow into are the collecting ducts of the kidneys. The collecting ducts are small tubes through which urine flows into the renal pelvis.
What are the steps of the excretion of wastes from the bowmans capsule to the uretha?
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What us the primary function of the distal convoluted tubule?
The Distal Convoluted Tubule or DCT, acts as a site for selective secretion and reabsorption as water and ions pass between the blood and the filtrate across the tubule membrane. The DCT's are involved in pH Regulation as well as tubular excretion (excretion of Ammonia, Uric Acid, Urea, Creatinine, Hydrogen, antibiotics,and other nitrogenous wastes).Also the distal covulated tubule reabsorve molecules and act whev the body response to loss of water. thank you
Is the collecting duct the site that drains the distal convoluted tubule?
No, the collecting duct is the site where the filtrate from multiple nephrons is collected and the final adjustments to urine concentration are made. The distal convoluted tubule drains into the collecting duct.
The cells of the distal convoluted tubule which monitor changes in urine volume and osmolarity are called what?
macula densa
What are the functions of the distal convoluted tubule in urine production?
absorption of more Na+ (if aldosterone present) and absorption of more water (if ADH is present)
What is the path of urine through the body from its formation to its elimination from the?
Urine starts out as filtrate from the glomerular capsule in the kidney. It then enters the proximal convoluted tubule, then the loop of Henle, then the distal convoluted tubule. It then become urine as it enters the renal pelvis and then it travels down the ureters to the bladder until it is convenient to eliminate through the urethra.
Distal convoluted tubules flow directly into what structures?
The structures that distal tubes flow into are the collecting ducts of the kidneys. The collecting ducts are small tubes through which urine flows into the renal pelvis.
Is ADH a steroid or non steroid?
It is a steroid. It is an antidiuretic hormone increases the permeability of the distal convoluted tubule and collecting duct of the kidney nephron resulting in less water in the urine. The urine becomes more concentrated as water is conserved.
What is a duct that stores urine that passes through the distal tubule?
Collection
Where is the primary site at which tubular secretion occur?
Tubular secretion is a part of urine formation occurring within the nephrons of the kidneys. After glomerular filtration, in which fluids from the blood pass into the glomerular capsule of the renal tubule, the filtrate is subject to tubular reabsorption and tubular secretion within the convoluted tubules and collecting ducts of the nephrons.
Why is there no glucose in urine?
All of the glucose are reabsorbed from the Proximal convoluted tubule into the surrounding capillaries,so there is no no glucose in urine.
what kidney cells perform a secretary function?
Nephrons are the basic unit of the kidney that produce urine. Their processes involve filtration, reabsorption and secretion in different places. The main part of the nephron that is involved with secretion is the Distal Convoluted Tubule (DCT). There is very little secretion in the Proximal Convoluted Tubule (PCT). Usually when you refer to secretion in the nephron, it will be in the DCT.
The urine first passes from the glomerular capsule to the?
dont know u answer me- improved answer: proximal convoluted tubule
Nephron tube where nutrients are reabsorbed?
The Nephron is the functional unit of the Kidney which regulates blood contents NOT urine contents. It works by filtering out much of the contents of the blood from the Glomerulus into Bowmans Capsule. From here the a long tubule projects and is followed by a blood vessel (the Efferent Capillary) which reabsorbs much of the nutriens, what isn't reabsorbed goes into the Urine via a Collecting Duct. There are three parts to the nephron, the Proximal Convoluted Tubule, the Loop of Henle and the Distal Convoluted Tubule. The loop of Henle is mostly involved in the reabsorbtion of water with the use of salts. The majority of nutrients reabsorbtion takes place is the proximal convoluted tubule. It should be noted that although the nephron is very efficient (it reabsorbs 90% of the water if need be) it also reabsorbs about 50% of the urea so it is incorrect to think that it all goes straight into the urine. In short, to answer you question, most nutrients are reabsorbed in the Proximal Convoluted Tubule.
