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Mind Map by cressidalamming, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by cressidalamming
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KIDNEYS
- HORMONES / HOMEOSTASIS
- Is the maintenance of a constant internal environment
- Is the maintenance of a constant internal environment
- DIALYSIS
- DIABETES
- Diabetes is a condiitoiion where the amoun of glucse in your blood is too high because
- Diabetes is a condiitoiion where the amoun of glucse in your blood is too high because
- TRANSPORT OF SMALL MOLECULES
- DIGESTION
- OSMOSIS
- DIGESTION
- HORMONES/HOMEOSTASIS
- The main job of the kidneys is to regulate he amount of water in the body + balance the conc. of mineral ions in the blood
- The amount of water in the blood must be kept constant to avoid cell damage as a result of osmosis
- ADH controls the reabsorbtion of water in the kidney tubules
- Erythropoietin is a hormone which controls how fast new RBC are made
- People with kidney failure do not make enough of this
- AS a result they become anaemic
- AS a result they become anaemic
- People with kidney failure do not make enough of this
- The main job of the kidneys is to regulate he amount of water in the body + balance the conc. of mineral ions in the blood
- DIALYSIS
- A form of treatment that replicates may of the kidneys functionst
- It filters your blood to rid your body of harmful waste
- Extra salt and water
- Extra salt and water
- Often used to treat advanced chronic kidney disease ( kidney failure )
- In the UK more than 40,000 are affected by kidney failure
- In the US over 500,000 people are being treated with dialysis
- Is recommended for those whose kidney function is less than 15%
- A form of treatment that replicates may of the kidneys functionst
- DIABETES
- A condition where the amount of glucose in your blood is too high because the body cannot use it properly
- This is because your pancreas doesn't produce any insulin or not enough insulin to help glucose enter your body's cells
- This is because your pancreas doesn't produce any insulin or not enough insulin to help glucose enter your body's cells
- There are 180 million people worldwide that suffer from diabetes
- 2.5 million in the UK
- 2.5 million in the UK
- Diabetes can cause problems with the heart and circulation, kidney damage and blindness
- Worldwide 4 million people die each year from disorders associated with diabetes
- Worldwide 4 million people die each year from disorders associated with diabetes
- A condition where the amount of glucose in your blood is too high because the body cannot use it properly
- The kidneys produce urine and get rid of waste products e.g urea
- They retain glucose and protein ( useful) so none is lost from the body
- They retain glucose and protein ( useful) so none is lost from the body
- We have 2 kidneys in the back of our body around the size of a fist
- Part of the uriary system and are connected to the bladder by the ureters
- Kidney failure can occur due to trauma or an accident envolving the kidney
- Diabetes is one of the main causes of kidney failure
- Diabetes is one of the main causes of kidney failure
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