- Explain the pathway of fluids through your urinary system. You must include EACH of the terms in the word bank below in your answer. If you chose the draw option, you must actually draw it, not take an image from the internet/book/etc…
- For each of the following scenarios explain 2 ways in which your urinary system would fix the problem and how they fix the problem. (Ex. If you have high blood pressure then one of the ways your body would work to decrease it would be through the glomerulus. As blood pressure increases, more fluid is forced out of the glomerulus and into the glomerular capsule. This will lead to an increased amount of fluid being expelled from the body).
Your realize this is the last week of class and your blood pressure shoots up as you think about the exam coming up.
To calm yourself down you go to the local falafel place and eat a bunch of chickpeas which increases the K+ levels in your system.
Sample Solution