A dialysis machine (artificial kidney) is used to treat patients with kidney failure.
Explain why it is important that the dialysis fluid contains a concentration of glucose equal to the normal blood glucose concentration.
Describe how urea is removed from the patient's blood into the dialysis fluid, referencing the mechanism and the structure of the tubing.
Dynamic biological processes in the human kidney are highly specialized. Describe two processes that occur in a real nephron but do not take place in a dialysis machine. For each, state the name of the process and describe how it works.
When a recipient undergoes a kidney transplant, the donor kidney must be connected to their existing systems. Name the two primary blood vessels and the excretory tube that are connected to the donor kidney.