final lecture renal

Question 1

detrusor muscle?

Answer 1

muscularis muscle of bladder. contracts to help empty bladder.

Question 2

where does filtration occur in renal system?

Answer 2

glomerular filtration barrier

Question 3

3 parts of glomerular filtration barrier?

Answer 3

fenestrated capillary endothelium, basal laminae, filtration slit pores

Question 4

juxtaglomerular cells?

Answer 4

modified smooth muscle cells in tunica media of afferent arteriole that contains renin

Question 5

function of renin?

Answer 5

control blood pressure by raising BP

Question 6

macula densa

Answer 6

portion of DCT as it approaches afferent arterioles (vascular pole) of nephron. cells monitor the sodium concentration of the tubular fluid

Question 7

what happens to cells in distal tubule?

Answer 7

simple cuboidal become narrower, taller, and more densely packed and nuceli appeared crowded

Question 8

macula densa is apart of what?

Answer 8

juxtaglomerular apparatus

Question 9

what are podocytes?

Answer 9

epithelial cells that line visceral layer of bowmans capsule

Question 10

pedicels

Answer 10

foot processes that are in direct contact with basement membrane of capillary endothelial cells. primary processes give rise to!

Question 11

what is inbetween spaces of pedicles?

Answer 11

filtration slits pores

Question 12

ureter mucosa?

Answer 12

urothelium

Question 13

muscularis of ureter?

Answer 13

2 layers of smooth muscle

Question 14

nephron?

Answer 14

consists of renal corpuscle and a tubule system. fundamental and structural unit of kidney

Question 15

renal corpuscle to urinary pole?

Answer 15

PCT to PT to loop of henle to DT to DCT to CT to CD

Question 16

where do renal corpuscles exist?

Answer 16

cortex

Question 17

where does vasa recta exist?

Answer 17

renal corpuscle

Question 18

vasa recta function?

Answer 18

modify urine in tubule system. adjusts salt and water content of filtrate