Exam 3 Flashcards
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6 functions of Urinary system
- Excretes (nitrogenous) waste products
(Urea, uric acid, creatine)
-Regulates composition of blood
-Produces renin
-Produces erythropoietin
-Activates vitamin D
-Gluconeogenesis- converts noncarbohydrate into glucose
what is the layer for the kidney
retroperitoneal
3 layers of kidney supportive tissue
- renal fascia
- adipose capsule
- renal capsule
main 3 regions of the kidneys
Renal cortex- outermost, dense CT, light red/brown
Renal medulla- middle, fat tissue, Dark red/ brown (renal pyramids)
Renal pelvis- inner region, hallow cavity that contains urine
are the structural and functional units of the kidneys
nephrons
how many nephrons per kidney
over 1 million
- filtration takes place here
- consists of Bowmans’s capsule
renal corpuscle
-filtrate is processes to form urine
-consists of the PCT, Loop of Henle and the DCT
Renal tubules
85% of all nephrons
-most in the nephron located in cortex
-have short loops of henle
Cortical nephrons
15% of all nephrons
Most of nephron located near the border between the cortex and medulla
Have long loops of Henle
juxtamedullary nephrons
what are the 2 capillary beds and what do they exchange with
- Glomerulus (1st capillary bed) - exchanged with Bowman’s capsule (filtration)
- Peritubular capillaries (2nd capillary bed) - exchange with the renal tubules (reabsorption and secretion)
are peritubular capillaries that exchange with the long loops of Henle
vasa recta
path of blood flow through renal blood vessels
- Afferent arteriole ->
- glomerulus (capillaries)->
- efferent arteriole ->
- peritubular capillaries or vasa recta
Flow of filtrate through the kidneys
Filtrate forms in Bowman’s capsule_>PCT-> Descending limb of loop of Henle-> ascending limb of loop of Henle-> DCT-> Collecting ducts
fluid that fills the Bowman’s capsule and flows through the renal tubules
filtrate
is plasma without the large sized proteins
filtrate
fluid in the renal pelvis
urine
blood flow through kidneys
1,200 ml/min
GFR- glomerular filtration rate (rate of filtrate formation
120 ml/min
rate of urine formation
1.2 ml/min
three steps in urine formation
- Glomerular filtration —> makes filtrate
- Tubular reabsorption–>adjusts the chemical composition of the filtrate
- Tubular secretion–> adjusts the chemical composition of the filtrate
Passive, nonselective process
Hydrostatic pressures force fluid across filtration membrane
Fluids move out of the glomerulus and into the Bowman’s capsule
Glomerular filtration
Very thin- 0.1 micrometers
Very permeable- consists of
Fenestrated capillaries
Basal lamina
Podocytes (inner wall of the Bowman’s capsule)
the filtration membrane
If NFP is positive
filtration occurs