100 functions of the kidney (or nearly)

DrIndy

1) makes pee
2)filters water.....

Papa_Lazarou

3) regulates blood pH

biomed32

4) Regulation of electrolytes
5) production of erythopoeitin
6) Re absorption of Glucose

mega man

stake and kidney pie

GLaDOS

7)Regulation of salt

Emergency Christmas present?

virtus

8) concentrates urine
9) releases renin
10) regulates angiotensin levels

tallaght01

11) Glycogen storage

Jessibelle

12) Creates Erythropoietin to control a body’s volume of blood.
13) Creates Calcitriol to help maintain the necessary amount of calcium

biomed32

14) production of ADH for urine excretion

Jessibelle

Darn you Biomed32 *shakes fist feebly* thats what I was gonna add next

15)regulates Phosporus levels in the body (I Think??)

tallaght01

biomed32 wrote: »

14) production of ADH for urine excretion

Works in the kidney. Not produced there. Or have I lost the plot?

Tree

produced in the brain gland thing (pituatary afair) so adh is NOT produced there.
One could argue that it gives ADH a reason to live, and that is a function...

Also

kidney list wrote:

1) makes pee
2)filters water.....
3) regulates blood pH
4) Regulation of electrolytes
5) production of erythopoeitin
6) Re absorption of Glucose
7)Regulation of salt
8) concentrates urine
9) releases renin
10) regulates angiotensin levels
11) Glycogen storage
12) Creates Erythropoietin to control a body’s volume of blood.
13) Creates Calcitriol to help maintain the necessary amount of calcium
15)regulates Phosporus levels in the body (I Think??)

I was gonna add hydroxylates vitamin D, but that's already been put in there in the form of creating calcitriol (active vit D). I have no original thoughts

Though maybe we could break down regulation into the various electrolytes it does regulate, coz the blanket manages electrolytes followed by specific examples is cheating in some regard (shoudl prolly do that w/ the various proteins the liver makes too...)

PFJSplitter

16) Removes toxic waste products/metabolites from the blood
17) Responds to elevated BP via the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone axis to decrease or to increase BP
18) Not only produces urine, but also concentrates urine
19) Provides a measure of renal function via creatinine clearance
20) Responds to anemia
21) Regulates RBC production

tallaght01

Cheeeating. responds to anaemia BY up regulating RC production!

Tree

hmmmmmmmm, now i'm tempted to fiddle the list even more. Ive noticed that EPO is flavour of the week with 5) production of erythopoeitin, 12) Creates Erythropoietin to control a body’s volume of blood, 20) Responds to anemia, 21) Regulates RBC production

I propose to merge all these into "Manufactures EPO (which upregulates production of rbc's and thereby attempts to correct anaemia)" [I also propose that blood volume regulation isnt epo's fault/doing but the water regulators (renin/angiotensin/aldosterone path and anti-diuretic hormone, etc.)]

Capt'n Midnight

provides redundancy for the other one
lowers your centre of gravity
formation of kidney stones
excretion of urea

Tree

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

lowers your centre of gravity

on the otherhand, kidney stones arent formed directly by the kidney. They occur as minerals precipitate out of the concentrated urine (either because of a change of conditions such as pH, or having a ridiculously high amount of the mineral). And im not sure "making bad things that make me cry" is a function so much as a dysfunction...