BIO 201L Anatomy and physiology | Lab 14 The Urinary System

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Experiment 1: Kidney Filtration Table 1: Solutions Present in Each Container Before 60 Minute Submersion Solution Dialysis Tubing Beaker Congo Red yes no Yellow Food Coloring yes no Table 2: Solu... tions Present in Each Container After 60 Minute Submersion Solution Dialysis Tubing Beaker Congo Red yes no Yellow Food Coloring no yes Post-Lab Questions ”1. What specific part of the kidney does the dialysis tubing represent? What is this part’s function?” The dialysis tubing represent the U shaped tubule in the kidney. This allows entry and exit of various ions and water. ”2. What does the yellow food coloring represent at the end of the experiment? What does the Congo Red represent? ” The yellow food coloring represent urine and the congo red represents blood. ”3. Why is it important that the kidney filters the blood? ” The kidney filters wastes and removes urea from the blood which is important because if they did not filter it then we would have build ups that could be deadly. [Show More]

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