how does reabsorption occur in the glomerulus?
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Filtration involves the transfer of soluble components, such as water and waste, from the blood into the glomerulus. Reabsorption involves the absorption of molecules, ions, and water that are necessary for the body to maintain homeostasis from the glomerular filtrate back into the blood.
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A large amount of reabsorption occurs in the PCT. Reabsorption is when water and solutes in the PCT are removed and moved back into the blood. ... The reabsorption in the proximal tubule is isosmotic. In the PCT 65% of water, 100% of glucose, 100% amino acids, 65% of potassium, 65% chloride and 67% of sodium is reabsorbed.
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Secretion , which occurs in the proximal tubule section of the nephron , is responsible for the transport of certain molecules out of the blood and into the urine. Secreted substances include potassium ions, hydrogen ions, and some xenobiotics .
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C. So a second process, called reabsorption, moves essential materials from the nephron back into the blood. Reabsorption occurs when transport proteins molecules in the walls of the nephron return essential substances such as glucose, amino acids, water, and salt to the capillaries that surround the nephron.
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['The Glomerulus Filters Water and Other Substances from the Bloodstream. ... ', 'The Filtration Membrane Keeps Blood Cells and Large Proteins in the Bloodstream. ... ', 'Reabsorption Moves Nutrients and Water Back into the Bloodstream.']
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Reabsorption of water is hormonally controlled. Most of the water passing through the kidney is eliminated as urine. Normal filtrate contains a large amount of protein. The excretion of sodium ions is one of the mechanisms that maintains the pH balance of the blood.
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The kidneys filter unwanted substances from the blood and produce urine to excrete them. There are three main steps of urine formation: glomerular filtration, reabsorption, and secretion. These processes ensure that only waste and excess water are removed from the body.
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The glomerulus is a tuft of small blood vessels called capillaries located within Bowman's capsule within the kidney.
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Nephrons are the functional unit of the kidneys. Glomerulus is responsible for filtration of blood plasma. Bowman's capsule is a cup-shaped part of the nephron that holds a glomerulus and collects the products of filtration from it.
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Selective reabsorption is the process whereby certain molecules (e.g. ions, glucose and amino acids), after being filtered out of the capillaries along with nitrogenous waste products (i.e. urea) and water in the glomerulus, are reabsorbed from the filtrate as they pass through the nephron.
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Reabsorption in the distal tubule and collecting duct: The tubular fluid now enters the distal tubule and collecting duct, or terminal nephron. ... Sodium reabsorption in the late distal tubule and collecting duct is regulated by hormones, which stimulate or inhibit sodium reabsorption as necessary.
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Urea is secreted in the thin ascending limb of Henle loop, so significant amounts of urea reach the distal nephron. In the collecting ducts, urea is reabsorbed together with water.
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Glucose Reabsorption The glomeruli filter from plasma approximately 180 grams of D-glucose per day, all of which is reabsorbed through glucose transporter proteins that are present in cell membranes within the proximal tubules. If the capacity of these transporters is exceeded, glucose appears in the urine.
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Juxtaglomerular Apparatus. The juxtaglomerular apparatus is a specialized structure formed by the distal convoluted tubule and the glomerular afferent arteriole. It is located near the vascular pole of the glomerulus and its main function is to regulate blood pressure and the filtration rate of the glomerulus.
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['Filtration.', 'Reabsorption.', 'Regulated reabsorption, in which hormones control the rate of transport of sodium and water depending on systemic conditions, takes place in the distal tubule and collecting duct.', 'Secretion.', 'Excretion.']
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Selective reabsorption occurs because during ultrafiltration, important components of the blood are filtered out and they need to be reabsorbed into the body. ... This occurs by them diffusing from the filtrate into the cells lining the proximal convoluted tubule.
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Reabsorption includes passive diffusion, active transport, and cotransport. Water is mostly reabsorbed by the cotransport of glucose and sodium. Filtrate osmolarity changes drastically throughout the nephron as varying amounts of the components of filtrate are reabsorbed in the different parts of the nephron.