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    ENZYMES

    The sum of all chemical reaction in the body are called Metabolism

    Metabolic reactions are either catabolic or anabolic

    Catabolic reactions involve the breaking down of substance into its reactants

    Anabolic reactions involve the building up of large molecule from smaller one

    Enzymes acts on substrate, the beginning ingredient of the reaction, to make products in a chemical reaction

    Enzymes are proteins.

    Every type of enzyme has a specific shape as it is made up of a specific pattern of amino acids.

    The active sites are the areas that substrates will bind to and catalyse chemical reactions. hen an enzyme binds to a substrate it

    makes a new molecule called the enzyme substrate comple!

    Enzymes usually function at a specific temperature and p" range.

    #f an enzyme is sub$ect to p" and temperatures outside the ranges, it may change shape and block the active sites of substrates. This

    is called denaturing.

    The suffi! %ase is added to the end of the name to indicate it is an enzyme.

    The function of enzyme is to speed up the chemical reactions that take place in the body.

    &or a chemical reaction to take place the molecules involved need to collide at the correct orientation and with the right amount of

    energy. This is called the activation energy.

    Enzymes work by lowering the activation energy needed for a reaction to progress.

    Enzymes are needed in only very small amount to catalyse the reaction and remain unchanged at the end of the reaction % thereforethey can be used numerous times

    #n an anabolic reaction enzymes work by binding to a substrate and forming an enzyme substrate comple!, lowering the activation

    energy and releasing products.

    Two theories involved in enzyme action' lock and key and induced fit theory

    The lock and key theory states that the enzyme is like the lock and the substrate is like the key. (nly when the substrate fits the

    enzyme active sites perfectly will the reaction be catalysed. )ust as the key is specific to lock, so is a substrate specific to its enzyme.

    An enzyme will not work unless the substrate matches its active sites. (nly then the reaction will be catalysed.

    The induced fit theory states that the substrate plays a role in determining the final shape of the enzyme substrate comple! and the

    active site is more fle!ible than was first thought. The substrate enters in and binds to the enzyme, shaping the active site and

    properly aligning the enzyme for the reaction to take place. (ther substrates may fit into the active site, but unless they are able toproperly shape the enzyme, a reaction will not be catalysed.

    The substrate helps to determine the shape of the active site of the enzyme in a catabolic reaction

    Enzymes sometimes need assistance from other molecules to function correctly. These helper molecule can be coenzymes, which are

    organic, such as vitamins, or cofactors , which are inorganic and include minerals.

    *+ is a disease involving single amino acid in enzymes.

    The environment outside the human body is constantly changing but Enzymes have a specific conditions under which they can

    operate at an optimal level. (utside these conditions their activity decreases and the enzyme can become denatured. #t is therefore

    vital that the conditions within the body are maintained at a constant level for optimal enzyme, and therefore metabolic efficiency.

    "omeostasis is the maintenance of a constant internal environment.

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    #f a condition within the body changes, such as rise in temperature, the process of homeostasis ensures that mechanisms within the

    body detect this change and counteracts it so that the body temperature remains at -/c

    "omeostatic mechanisms can be affected by infections

     Negative feedback 

    "omeostatic consists of 0 stages'

    1. Changes from the stable state are detected by organs called receptors or sensors. 2eceptors are organs that contain

    neurons, which detect changes to parts of the body such as skin, the eye or the ear

    0. Those changes are counteracted using effectors organs. Effectors organs bring about a response to the change, for

    e!ample the muscle in the skin will contract to produce goose bumps in cold weather

    This type of a reaction, where the response is to reduce and counteract the stimulus is called a negative feedback system.

    A negative feedback system causes the body to respond so that a reversal in the direction of a change occurs. This tends to

    keep the internal environment at a constant regardless of the e!ternal environment, thus maintaining homeostasis.

    #n between the stage of detection and counteraction, the brain and spinal cord will coordinate the response to the change.

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     Nervous system

    The nervous system is an essential element in the process of homeostasis. #t enables the detection of changes to body and

    then coordinate the responses the body will make to counteract these changes.

    The nervous system is made up of two interacting elements % the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous

    system

    Central nervous system

    The C34 is composed of brain and spinal cord. The spinal cord transmits message from the receptor organs such as eye,

    ear or skin via the sensory neurons to special regions in the brain. The hypothalamus is one of these regions, and is tucked

    deep within the brain.

    The hypothalamus receives stimuli from sensory neurons and then coordinates the correct response necessary to

    counteract the change by sending out messages to the effector organs via the motor neurons..

    The hypothalamus also controls the release of many hormones that produce slow % acting changes in the body, which also

    contributes to homeostasis.

    *eripheral nervous system

    The *34 is composed of all the neurons outside the C34. These include sensory and motor neurons. 4ensory

    neurons transmit message from the receptor organs such as the eyes to the C34. Motor neurons transmit

    messages from the C34 to the effector organs such as the muscles to activate a response.ECT(T"E2M4

    Ectotherms are organisms that have appro!imately the same body temperature as the ambient temperature. They have a

    limited ability to maintain their body temperature at the one level, as it changes according to the surrounding

    environment. E!ample, plants, invertebrates, amphibians, reptiles and fish.

    E35(T"E2M4

    Endotherms are animals that physiological structures that enable them to maintain their body temperature within a

    narrow range regardless of ambient temperature. They use the heat produced from metabolism to help maintain their

    body temperatures.

    RESPONSES TO TEMPERATURE CHANGE

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    6ecause of changing temperature, especially on land, animals must possess specialised features, or adaptation that

    enables them to survive. These adaptations can be classified as physiological, structural or behavioural.

    *hysiological adaptations

    A physiological adaptation is a feature that helps to regulate a function within an organism. They usually have to do with

    the functioning of biochemical reactions within cells and tissues of animals.

    4tructural adaptations

    4tructural adaptations are those that have a connection with morphology or physical features of an organism, such as the

    length of a bird/s beak or the shape of the animal/s body. They include any body part or structure that allows anorganism to better suit its environment. 4ometimes adaptations are both physiological and structural, like the length of a

    kidney tubule, which helps to decrease water loss.

    6ehavioural adaptations

    6ehavioural adaptations are ways an animal behaves that help it survive in its natural environment. E!amples include

    migration and nocturnal activity.

    Australian Ecotherm e!ample'

    Australian Endotherm E!ample

    Plants response to temperaturechange

      Plants are ectothermic – they are not able to maintain a

    constant temperature. Therefore they have range of

    adaptations

      Leaf fall – in hot conditions plants will reduce the surface

    area that is exposed to heat by dropping their leaves. This

    also reduced the amount of water lost through

    transpiration.

      Radiation – some plants living in very exposed areas, such

    as sand dunes, reduce the amount of heat being absorbed

    by having shiny leaves that reect solar radiation.

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      eat shoc! protein" heat shoc! proteins are produced by

    plants when they are under stress from very high

    temperatures. These molecules are thought to stop the

    denaturing of en#ymes within the cell, so normal cell

    reaction can continue.

      Transpiration –the movement of water up the plant from the

    roots to the leaves via transpiration stream serves to cool

    the plant during hot condition. The evaporation of water

    from the stomates of the leaf also serves to cool the plant.

      $ie bac! – often in harsh conditions the shoots and leaves of 

    a plant may die, but left in the soil are bulbs, roots or

    rhi#oids that will begin to grow again when favourable

    condition return.

      %rientation of leaves – eucalyptus leaves are often

    characterised by dropping towards the ground. This vertical

    orientation has the advantage of reducing the amount oflight rays that are in contact with the surface area of the

    leaf, therefore reducing the amount of heat it is exposed to.

      &eed dispersal – some 'ustralian native plants rely on

    extremely high temperatures, such as those produced by

    (re, to germinate their seeds. Plant seeds from such species

    as )an!sia are only able to open their seed coats when they

    are exposed to (re. &eeds then germinate and produce

    another plant.

      *ernalisation – is the process whereby plants must be

    exposed to cold conditions for them to produce owers andtherefore reproduce. The presence of cold conditions will

    stimulate the owers to grow and by the time they are

    mature, spring should be near.  +ce formation between the cells – most plants are able to tolerate

    fairly low temperatures compared to animals. This is due in part to

    their cell walls. hen temperatures reach below free#ing, ice will

    form in cells. -ortunately, the solution within plant cell is higher in

    solutes than the solution between the cells. +t has a lower free#ing

    point. This means that ice crystal will form (rst in the gaps

    between the plant cells. )ecause of the presence of cell wall, this

    protects cytoplasm from being damaged by the crystal and thecell should survive.

    What is in blood?

    / of the substance called blood is made up of a

    pale, straw"coloured uid called Plasma. Red

    blood cells comprise another 0/ of the blood,

    while white blood cell ma!e up less than 1.2/ and

    platelets comprise less than 1.12/.

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    'll the di3erent type of blood cells develop from a

    haematopoietic steam cell found in the bone

    marrow – the 4elly li!e material inside your bones

     

    Red blood cell are called erythrocytes

    Red blood cells are what ma!e the blood loo! red.This is due to the presence haemoglobin a

    molecule that incorporates iron. +t is the

    haemoglobin in red blood cell that allows these

    cells to carry oxygen and carbon dioxide.

    Red blood cell

    - Contain No nucleus or organelle- Ver small- !hic"er at the edge than in the centre# $orming a shape "no%n as

    biconca&e disc'

    White blood cells

    - (lso called leucoctes

    - )a&e nucleus- *arger than red blood cell- )a&e no de+nite shape- Role in helping "eep the bod $ree $rom in$ection- !%o tpes, phagoctes and lmphoctes- Phagoctes , the engul$ and ingest $oreign bodies in the blood- *mphoctes , manu$acture antibodies

    Platelets

    - Not actuall cells but $ragments o$ cells- When ou cut oursel$# platelets are essential to clot the blood#

    pre&enting ecessi&e bleeding' Clotting occurs %hen platelets clump

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    together at the site o$ in.ur# acting in combination %ith other $actors in

    the blood to plug up an holes that appears in blood &essels'

    Substances transported b blood

    Role of blood is to transport substances that are

    essential to life, such as oxygen, water and glucose

    throughout the entire body. )lood also removes

    waste products from cells, which would poison them

    if left there.

    /gen and carbon dioide

    " 5ost important role that blood performs is to carry

    oxygen around the body." 6very cell in the body must have its own supply of

    oxygen. This is because oxygen, along with glucose, is an

    essential reactant in cellular respiration " the chemical

    reaction that provides cells with energy.

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     !he process o$ producing energ re0uires ogen and produces carbon dioide

    as %aste products'

     !he component o$ red blood cell capable o$ transporting both ogen and

    carbon dioide in haemoglobin

    )aemoglobin %or"s e1ecti&el as carrier molecule because it contains iron# an

    element that easil combines %ith ogen' )uman red blood cells contain no

    nuclei so that the can carr as man haemoglobin molecules as possible

     !he structure o$ red blood cells and the structure o$ haemoglobin maimise the

    amount o$ ogen that can be carried in the blood' )aemoglobin can be

    considered an adapti&e ad&antage o$ organisms %ith large ogen re0uirements#

    since it is an adaptation that gi&es these organisms a sur&i&al ad&antage'

    /gen enters the bloodstream at the lungs' 2n man thousands o$ al&eoli 3 the

    tin air sacs inside each lung 3 ogen mo&es &ia di1usion $rom the inhaled air4%here there is higher concentration o$ ogen5 into the red blood cells 4%here

    there is lo%er concentration o$ ogen5' )ere it binds to haemoglobin to $orm

    ohaemoglobin and is carried &ia the arteries and capillaries to the tissues o$

    the bod' 2n the cells that ma"e up these tissues# ogen concentrations are

    lo%er than in the blood and so ogen readil di1uses across'

    (s it is essential that the bod6s cell is pro&ided %ith ogen# it is essential that

    their carbon dioide is remo&ed' 2$ allo%ed to accumulate# the carbon dioide

    %ould combine %ith %ater to $orm carbonic acid# lo%ering the p) to le&els at

    %hich an en7me in cells could not $unction properl' 2t is there$ore necessar $or

    blood to continuall ta"e carbon dioide a%a $rom cell# "eeping the p) %ithin a

    tolerable range $or the bod6s tissues'

     !he carbon dioide produced b cells as a %aste product o$ respiration is

    transported &ia the opposite route' Carbon dioide in the bod6s tissues di1uses

    across to the bloodstream and tra&els in the blood to the lungs' )ere# the carbon

    dioide di1uses out o$ the blood 4%here the concentration o$ carbon dioide is

    high5 into the al&eoli 4%here the concentration is lo%5 and is ehaled b the

    lungs'

    8 $orms o$ carbon dioide carried b the blood' !he ma.orit enters the red bloodcells' )ere# most is con&erted to bicarbonate ions %hile a smaller proportion

    combines %ith haemoglobin to $orm carbamate' !he carbon dioide that

    combines %ith haemoglobin does so as the ogen that the haemoglobin has

    been carring $rom the lungs to the bod6s tissue is released 49disassociates65'

     !he remainder o$ the carbon dioide dissol&es directl into the plasma'

    /ther substances carried b the:lood

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    " Plasma is made up of 71/ of water." The watery nature of plasma enables blood cells to be

    suspended and move freely through even the tiniest blood

    vessels of the body. &ome of the water in the plasma passes by

    di3usion into the cell of tissues as the blood moves through

    the body. &imilarly, excess water may move from the body8scell to plasma.

    " The water in the plasma also performs the role of solvent in

    which a variety of important substances are dissolved." Plasma proteins perform an important role in helping carry

    hormones, fat soluble vitamins and other molecules around the

    body. %ther solute in the plasma are salts, made up of

    combination of metal and non metal ions. These are carried by

    the plasma in the form of their component ions" 'lso carried in the plasma are essential nutrients produced by

    the body during the process of digestion" These include glucose, amino acids and lipids" 5ost fats are bro!en down by the body are assembled into

    pac!ages called chylomicrons – a combination of lipids and

    proteins 9 called lipoproteins: carry cholesterol around the

    circulatory system" %ther waste products produced by body rather than carbon

    dioxide are nitrogenous waste – nitrogen containing

    compounds produced when excess proteins are bro!en down." +n mammal urea is the main nitrogenous waste. These wastes

    are transported by blood to the !idneys, where urine is

    produced to carry the wastes outside the body.

     !he mo&ements o$ blood around the bod

    " 6very cell in the body needs its own supply of blood so that it

    obtains the oxygen and nutrients it re;uires and has carbon

    dioxide and other substances removed. The body therefore

    needs a way of continually moving fresh blood through its

    tissues. This role if performed by circulatory system, which is

    made up of heart, the blood and the blood vessels.

    " )lood (rst travels from the heart to the lungs 9via pulmonaryartery – the only artery in the body to contain deoxygenated

    blood: to pic! up a fresh supply of oxygen before returning to

    the heart and being pumped to the rest of the body. This

    oxygenated blood leaves the heart via ma4or blood vessels

    called arteries. 's the arteries ta!e blood further from the

    heart, they branch into smaller vessels called arterioles then

    even smaller vessels called capillaries." )lood is moved through the body by the continuous pumping

    action of the heart. -rom the right hand side of the heart,

    blood is pumped to the lungs to pic! up oxygen. This blood

    returns to the left side of the heart to be pumped to the rest of 

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    the body. )lood returning from the body ta!es the opposite

    path.

    (rteries

    The blood in artery travel away from the heart to thefurthest reaches of the body. To do this it must be

    pumped under high pressure.

      'rteries have thic! muscular wall to cope with pressure,

     

    'rteries wall are also ;uite elastic, enabling them to

    expand and contrast to ad4ust to the amount of blood

    travelling through them at any one time.

     

    The main artery leaving the heart is called aorta. +t is

    very big in diameter.

      The aorta carries oxygenated blood at high pressure

    away from the heart to the tissues of the body.  ' second main artery leaving the heart is pulmonary

    artery. This carries deoxygenated blood to the lungs.

      'rteries are composed of three layers< an outer layer of

    connective tissue with elastic (bres, a middle layer of

    muscular tissue also with elastic (bres and an inner layer

    of epithelial cells.

    The outer layer is tough to protect the artery and is made

    up of connective tissue that holds the artery (rmly in its

    place in the body and also allows it to stretch. The middle

    layer is muscular and elastic, ma!ing the artery strong

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    and exible. The inner layer is very smooth so that the

    blood can ow easily through it.

     

    6ach time the heart beats= the artery expands and (lls

    with blood. hen the heart relaxes the artery contracts,

    exerting a force to help push the blood along.

    Veins

    • :lood coming into the heart mo&es through &eins'

    • ;eogenated blood $rom the bod enters the heart &ia a &essel

    called &ena ca&a# %hile ogenated blood $rom the lungs enters

    the heart &ia the pulmonar &eins'

    • :lood returning $rom the bod does not ha&e as much 9push6

    pro&ided b the pumping action o$ the heart as blood lea&ing the

    heart' 2n addition it is o$ten tra&elling against gra&it# particularl

    blood returning $rom the legs and lo%er bod' !he blood in &eins

    is there$ore under lo%er pressure than in the arteries' !his is

    re

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    >apillaries are made up of endothelium< a single layer of

    at, overlapping cells. The diameter of capillary is 4ust wide

    enough for a slow, single (le of red blood cell to pass

    through. This maximises the opportunities for the exchange

    of gases, nutrients and wastes between the blood cells andthe tissue cells.

     

    +n any given area of tissue, the capillaries can be seen to

    form a networ! of vessels running between an arteriole 9a

    vessel which has branched o3 an artery: and a venule

    9 which has branched o3 a vein:

     

    %xygen, water and water soluble molecules move from

    arteriole into the capillaries then into the tissue cells.

     

    astes such as carbon dioxide move from the tissue cells

    into the capillaries and on to the venule. +n this way the

    body8s tissues are e?ciently supplied with substances they

    need while wastes are removed.

    T6 6'RT" blood would not be able to

    move through the blood

    vessels if it were not for the

    continual pumping action of the

    heart." The right hand pump deals with

    deoxygenated blood returning

    from the body. This blood

    enters the heart through the

    vena cava and is pumped to the

    lungs through the pulmonary

    artery." The left hand pump deals with

    oxygenated blood returning

    from the lungs. This bloodcomes into the heart through the pulmonary vein and is

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    pumped out of the heart to the rest of the body through

    aorta." %n each side of the heart, blood is !ept moving in the

    right direction by valves, which prevent the bac!ow of

    blood.T6 >'@A+@A >%5P%&+T+%@ %- )L%%$

    =Y*EM

    - =lem is the tissue that carries %ater and dissol&ed mineral ions

    through a plant'- !he lem runs all the %a through the roots# the stem and into the

    lea&es'- !he transport o$ %ater through the lem o$ a plant occurs in one

    direction onl 3 up%ards- 2n the lem o$ a

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    - >or additional support# specialised cells called +bres run alongside the

    tubes'- :oth tracheids and &essels cells are dead at maturit# lea&ing hollo%

    tubes that not onl ecientl transport %ater but also pro&ide internal

    support $or the gro%ing plant'

    -

    Water root hairs roots cell %alls

     !he process thought to initiate the mo&ement o$ %ater in the lem o$ a plant is

    transpiration 3 the loss o$ %ater $rom the cells in lea&es' (ccording to this theor#

    %ater lost through stomates o$ lea&es is replaced $rom the

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    Sie&e cells are

    the main

    conducting cells o$ the phloem' !hese are elongated cells# %hich .oin together to

    $orm &ertical columns called sie&e tubes' (t the end o$ each cell is a per$orated

    sie&e plate 3a specialised membrane %ith man small openings or pores to allo%

    substances to pass through $rom one cell to another'

    (longside the sie&e cells are companion cells# %hich are attached through their

    cell %alls b +ne connecting tube called plasmodesmata'

    Companion cells are belie&ed to help maintain the sie&e cells b per$orming

    some o$ their metabolic $unctions $or them'

     !he cells o$ phloem remain li&ing although the lose their nucleus and man

    other organelles as the mature'

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     !he

    mo&ement o$ material $rom the lea$ to the phloem and $rom the phloem to %here

    it is needed re0uires energ ependiture b the

    plant and is there$ore regarded as acti&e transport'Mo&ement o$ nutrients along the phloem is b

    passi&e transport'

    W(!ER

    (n ade0uate suppl o$

    %ater $or cell is necessar$or se&eral reasons,

    - Water is the

    medium that

    transports and

    distributes

    man

    substances in

    and bet%een cells'- 2t is the sol&ent in %hich man important ions and molecules re0uired

    $or metabolic reactions are dissol&ed such substances are onl able to

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    mo&e to %here the are needed because the are in a0ueous solution

    and there$ore able to di1use across cells and bet%een cells'- Metabolic reactions that occur %ithin cells can onl occur in solution'

    Water itsel$ is a reactant or product o$ man cellular reactions# $or

    eample it is a product o$ cellular respiration

    - !he optimal $unctioning o$ cells is reliant on their %ater content being"ept %ithin a &er narro% range'

    - !he concentration o$ %ater inside cells should match the concentration

    o$ %ater outside cells 3 a situation re$erred to as isotonic' 2$ these

    concentrations do not match# %ater %ill mo&e b osmosis $rom the area

    o$ higher concentration to the area o$ lo%er concentration' !his lea&es

    cell &ulnerable to losing or gaining too much %ater'- 2n mammals# %ater determines the concentration o$ &arious substances

    in the blood' 2t also helps maintain bod temperature# as it can readil

    absorb and trans$er heat' Water "eeps respirator sur$aces moist to

    allo% ecient gas echange# and acts as lubricant $or other sur$aces#such as those in the .oints o$ the bod'- !he regulation o$ %ater concentration and also the concentration o$

    solutes in order to maintain homeostasis is "no%n as osmoregulation'

    E=CRE!2/N /> W(S!ES

    - *i"e Carbon dioide# other %aste products produced b li&ing organism

    are toic to cells and must be remo&ed' 2n particular nitrogenous

    %ates must be remo&ed 0uic"l becaue the ha&e the abilit to harm

    en7mes and slo% do%n chemical reactions# change p) and inter$ere

    %ith the transport o$ substances across cell membrane'- !he remo&al o$ metabolic %astes $rom the bod is termed ecretion'- !he main metabolic %astes produced b mammals are ecess %ater#

    carbon dioide# ecess salts and nitrogenous %astes such as urea'- !he main organ in&ol&ed in ecretion are lungs and "idne'-

    - 2n unicellular organisms the

    ecretion o$ dissol&ed nitrogenous

    %astes occurs solel b the process o$ di1usion and osmosis'

    - di1usion is the passi&e mo&ement o$ molecules $rom an area %here the

    are moire concentrated to an area %here the are less concentrated'

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    - /smosis relates speci+call to the di1usion o$ %ater molecules'

    - :oth are $orms o$ passi&e transport

    - 2n an organism made up o$ one cell# the cell membrane is selecti&el

    permeable# allo%ing %ater molecules to enter b osmosis %hen necessasar and

    nitrogenous %aste to eit &ia di1usion'

    - !he large sur$ace area to &olume ratio o$ unicellular organisms ensures

    these processes occur easil and e1ecti&el

    - Multicellular organisms are too large to rel on the processes o$ di1usion

    and osmosis to ecrete their nitrogenous %astes' !hese %astes cannot simpl

    di1use across a single cell membrane to lea&e the organism# as the do in

    unicellular organisms'

    - 2n mammals# "idne ha&e de&eloped $or ecrete %astes

    - nitrogenous %aste is $ormed as a result o$ the brea"do%n o$ amino acids

    and occurs in three di1erent $orms 3 ammonia# urea and uric acid

     !)E @2;NEY

    - !he @idne is the main organ in&ol&ed in osmoregulation and the

    ecretion o$ %astes in mammals'- !he "idne +lters the blood o$ metabolic %astes products such as urea

    and maintains a stable concentration o$ %ater in the bloodstream'

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    -

    @2;NEY S!RAC!ARE !he "idnes are &er comple organs' !he can be di&ided into three distinct

    parts,

    B the corte# %hich is the outer region

    the medulla# %hich is the middle area

    8 the pel&is# %hich is on the inside

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    - !he $unctional unit o$

    the "idne is called the nephron'- !he "idne has millions o$ nephrons contained in its corte and

    medulla'- !he nephorn $unctions to +lter the blood o$ metabolic %astes# ma"e

    and secrete urine# and reabsorb %ater to maintain homeostasis'-

    B' >iltration,

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    /SM/REDA*(!2/N (N; !)E @2;NEY 2N>2S)

    2n +sh @idne is used to ecrete metabolic %aste and help in osmoregulation

    ho%e&er the gills are also used to ecrete or absorb salt

     !)E R/*E /> )/RM/NES

     !he "idne in mammals pla a ma.or role in maintaining %ater and salt le&el in

    the blood' !he "idne are aided in this b hormones 3 chemical compounds

    produced b the glands o$ the bod6s endocrine sstem'

     !he t%o main hormones in&ol&ed in osmoregulation are (;) 4anti 3diuretic

    hormone# also called &asopressin5 and aldosterone'

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