Mona Zarrinkelk

Pittsburg High School 
Pittsburg, CA

1999

Frontiers in Physiology

Summer Research Teacher

 

Peter Cala, Ph.D.
University of California, Davis
School of Medicine


1999

Summer Research Host
The Osmoregulatory Function
of the Kidney
Grade Level: High School 
Subject: Kidney Physiology 
In this activity, students explore the concept of osmosis, diffusion, osmoregulation done by cells, and the concentration gradient of different ions.  Students will use amphiuma (Amphiuma Tridactylum) to observe the appearance of kidney under a dissecting microscope, observe the outline of cells around the lumen, as well as the volume regulation of cells surrounding the lumen of the tubules.  Students will also design a model of the kidney that shows filtration, secretion, and reabsorption.
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