Block 4 Renal Flashcards
1
Q
Peritubilar Capillaries
A
nutrition and oxygen
2
Q
Cortical nephrons
A
short loops of henle
3
Q
Juxtamedullary nephrons
A
long loops of henle
4
Q
Nephron pathway
A
Proximal convoluted tubule–> descending limb of loop of henle –>thin ascending loop of henle –> thick ascending limb of loop of henle –> (macula densa) –> Distal convoluted tubule (DCT) –> collecting duct
5
Q
Granular cells
A
Juxtaglomerular cells in afferent arteriole release renin
6
Q
Extraglomerular mesangial cells (lacis cells)
A
contraction
7
Q
Macula Densa
A
cells are modified epithelial cells of the early DCT, sense NaCl load
