For Each Historical Identification Question, Define the Term and Briefly

question 70

Short Answer

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance.
-boyars

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Definitions:

Water Reabsorption

The process by which water is absorbed back into the blood from the filtrate in the kidney tubules.

Collecting Ducts

Series of tubules and ducts in the kidney that function in urine processing and the regulation of mineral balance.

Distal Convoluted Tubule

A portion of the kidney nephron where the final adjustment of urine concentration and composition occurs.

Plasma Osmolality

Plasma osmolality measures the concentration of solutes in the blood plasma, indicating the body's state of hydration and influencing water balance and distribution.