what is reabsorbed and secreted in the proximal convoluted tubule?
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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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Urea is freely filtered, 50% are reabsorbed in the proximal tubule with the reabsorption of water (solvent drag). 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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The proximal tubule efficiently regulates the pH of the filtrate by exchanging hydrogen ions in the interstitium for bicarbonate ions in the filtrate; it is also responsible for secreting organic acids, such as creatinine and other bases, into the filtrate.
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Glucose: Glucose will be present in blood plasma and glomerular filtrate, but not present in urine (normally) This is because the glucose is selectively reabsorbed in the proximal convoluted tubule. It is reabsorbed from the filtrate into the blood by active transport (symport with Na+ ions)
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The cortex contains the renal corpuscle, proximal, and distal convoluted tubules. The medulla and medullary rays contain the loops of Henle and collecting ducts.
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Antidiuretic hormone binds to receptors on cells in the collecting ducts of the kidney and promotes reabsorption of water back into the circulation. In the absense of antidiuretic hormone, the collecting ducts are virtually impermiable to water, and it flows out as urine.
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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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Where does the bulk of reabsorption occur in the nephron? Further bulk reabsorption of sodium occurs in the loop of Henle. 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.
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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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The distal convoluted tubule (DCT) and collecting duct (CD) are the final two segments of the kidney nephron. They have an important role in the absorption of many ions, and in water reabsorption.
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About 99% of the water-like filtrate , small molecules, and lipid-soluble substances , are reabsorbed downstream in the nephron tubule. This means that the amount of urine eliminated is only about one percent of the amount of fluid filtrated through the glomeruli into the renal tubules.
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The nephron is the functional unit of the kidney. The glomerulus and convoluted tubules of the nephron are located in the cortex of the kidney, while the collecting ducts are located in the pyramids of the kidney's medulla. ... The renal tubule is a long, convoluted structure that emerges from the glomerulus.
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ADH increases the permeability to water of the distal convoluted tubule and collecting duct, which are normally impermeable to water. This effect causes increased water reabsorption and retention and decreases the volume of urine produced relative to its ion content.
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Renal corpuscles are confined to the renal medulla. ... The renal tubule consists of the proximal tubule, nephron loop, and collecting system. False: The renal tubule consists of the proximal tubule, nephron loop, and (the distal tubule).
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The distal convoluted tubule also contains intercalated (I) cells, responsible for the secretion of acid. The collecting ducts are composed of I cells and also principal (P) cells, which become permeable to water under the influence of vasopressin.
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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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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.