Excretion

question 261

Multiple Choice

Excretion

• A)is the removal of substances that were filtered at the glomerulus or secreted but not reabsorbed
• B)is the process by which a substance moves from the peritubular capillary blood to the tubular fluid
• C)conserves substances that are important to the body
• D)occurs by active transport of substances into the urinary bladder
• E)is controlled by sympathetic activity

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Definitions:

Confabulation

Confusion of an event that happened to someone else with one that happened to you, or a belief that you remember something when it never actually happened.

Confabulation

A memory disturbance characterized by the production of fabricated, distorted, or misinterpreted memories about oneself or the world, without the conscious intention to deceive.

Flashbulb Memory

Highly detailed, exceptionally vivid 'snapshot' of the moment and circumstances in which a piece of surprising and consequential news was heard.

Repression

A defense mechanism where unpleasant thoughts, memories, or desires are unconsciously excluded from consciousness.