10:13 Intro to the Kidney Flashcards
(206 cards)
what are the three main roles of the kidneys?
Homeostatsis; Eliminate soluble wastes; Make endocrine products.
how do the kidneys maintain homeostasis?
regulate blood and extracellular fluid: water, ions, acid-base
how do the kidneys eliminate soluble wastes
eliminate metabolic wastes; eliminate toxins and drugs (sometimes after liver modification, e.g. glucuronidation)
How does the kidney act as an endocrine organ?
Renin: (angiotensinogen proscessing); Erythropoietin; Vitamin D2 and D3
what does Renin do?
Regulates Kidney function; Up blood [NaCL], volume, and pressure
what does erythropoietin do?
cytokine for CFU-E (increase RBCs)
what do vitamin D2 and D3 do?
Ca2+ regulation
Big Picture: how do the kidney support homeostasis?
by using a filter (the basement membrane between the capillaries and the bowman’s space) to adjust blood chemistry by exchanging water, salts, and other low MW solutes, acids/base between blood and filtrate tubule.
what are the key structures of the kidney? (atonomy)
outside renal cortex; medullary rays (extend from the medulla to the outside cortex); medulla (pyramids), renal column (between the medulla); renal papilla (at the base of the pyramids); minor calyces (smallest collecting ducts); major clyces; renal pelvis (large collecting space); ureter
what is the difference in the Juxtamedullary and Cortical nephrons?
the Juxtamedullary extend all the way down in the pyramid into the medulla. the cortical do not extend so deep; the justamedullary have Vasa Recta (Regenerative salt exchanger)
where does the processed urine get depositied?
in the calyces that feed to the ureter
how to see the cortex vs. the medulla in the microscope
the cortex: circular renal corpuscles and tubes; medulla has only tubes.
Describe the function of the Renal Corpuscle
Form initial filtrate (180-200) liters of fluid a day. the small capillary forces the blood out through increased blood pressure.
The function of the rest of the nephron after the renal corpuscle
the rest of the job is to get all but 1 liter of the 180-200 liter/day back to the body and continuously adjust blood compostion
location where we recover 65% initial filtrate
PCT (primary convoluted tubule)
Where in the nephron do we form the high salt [] of the medulla
in the loop of Henle
where do we selectively recover NaCl and secrete H+ and HCO3-
The collecting Tubules and Ducts
Where do we selectively recover water?
in the late distal tubule, collecting tubules and ducts
where do we regulate filtrate formation?
Juxtaglomerular apparatus, JGA
what are the main components returned to the blood from the nephron filtrate?
3Lbs. of NaCl and 1/2 pound of glucose returned to blood/day
what lines the inside of the glomerulus?
parietal cells, or the simple low epithelial and the visceral cells around the capillary bed.
what is the filtration unit of the kidney?
the renal corpuscle
what is the hole where the blood vessels come into the renal corpuscle (bowman’s capsule)
the vascular pole
what is the space between the capillary bed and the wall of the renal corpuscle?
the urinary space or bowman’s space.