Land Eva Unit 4 Assignment
The Complexity of the Kidney
Land, E.
Kaplan University
SC235: General Biology 1: Human Perspectives
Prof Lisa Nelson
The Complexity of the Kidney
Kidneys are complex organs that are very important when it comes to the many functions to help maintain the health of the body. This includes the maturation of the red blood cells, regulation of blood pressure as well as secretion of hormones. The Secondary functions of the filtration effect the controlling of the acid base balance in the body, and maintaining bone health (livingstrong.com). Kidney structure include the renal corpuscle that filters the blood, passing of urine, and different tubules (comprised of a dowman’s capsule and glomerulus). The renal corpuscle are made of partial cells, message cells, and podocytes. The various tubules are made of cuboidal epithelial cells and columnar (liveingstrong.com). Each kidney are made up of filtering units called nephrons that filter small amount of blood that work in a two part process. The glomerulus allows fluids and waste to pass through it, however, prevents large molecules, blood cells, and most proteins from passing. The filters fluid passes through the tube and sends needed minerals back to the blood stream and removes waste (niddk.nih.gov). The glomerulus is the most important component of the nephron. It consists of the capillary endothelial cells (lines the fenestrated capillaries), podcytes (the outer side of the glomerular capillaries). There is also the filtration membrane and the connective matrix tissue (siumed.edu). The kidneys ability to filter waste from the blood can interfere with the health and functions if the body does not transfer the toxins to the bladder and removed from urinations. Kidney failure can also cause factors such as chemical food preservatives, toxic exposure of environmental pollutants in addition to renal failure, cancer and other diseases (liveingstrong.com). Like many other organs the kidney also has
Land, E.
Kaplan University
SC235: General Biology 1: Human Perspectives
Prof Lisa Nelson
The Complexity of the Kidney
Kidneys are complex organs that are very important when it comes to the many functions to help maintain the health of the body. This includes the maturation of the red blood cells, regulation of blood pressure as well as secretion of hormones. The Secondary functions of the filtration effect the controlling of the acid base balance in the body, and maintaining bone health (livingstrong.com). Kidney structure include the renal corpuscle that filters the blood, passing of urine, and different tubules (comprised of a dowman’s capsule and glomerulus). The renal corpuscle are made of partial cells, message cells, and podocytes. The various tubules are made of cuboidal epithelial cells and columnar (liveingstrong.com). Each kidney are made up of filtering units called nephrons that filter small amount of blood that work in a two part process. The glomerulus allows fluids and waste to pass through it, however, prevents large molecules, blood cells, and most proteins from passing. The filters fluid passes through the tube and sends needed minerals back to the blood stream and removes waste (niddk.nih.gov). The glomerulus is the most important component of the nephron. It consists of the capillary endothelial cells (lines the fenestrated capillaries), podcytes (the outer side of the glomerular capillaries). There is also the filtration membrane and the connective matrix tissue (siumed.edu). The kidneys ability to filter waste from the blood can interfere with the health and functions if the body does not transfer the toxins to the bladder and removed from urinations. Kidney failure can also cause factors such as chemical food preservatives, toxic exposure of environmental pollutants in addition to renal failure, cancer and other diseases (liveingstrong.com). Like many other organs the kidney also has
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