Excretory System Flashcards
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Passage through excretory system
nephron , renal pelvis, ureter, bladder, urethra
Kidney structure
cortex, medulla, renal hilum (deep slit in the center of its medial surface, renal artery vein and ureter enter/ exit via the renal hilum)
Portal system
2 capillary beds in series for blood to travel through before returning to the heart
Afferent arterioles
flow from cortex to the medulla. glomeruli are highly convoluted tufts derived from afferent arterioles
efferent arterioles
lead blood away from the afferent form the vasa recta. which isth e secondary capillary bed surrounding the loop of henle
what surrounds the glomerulus
bowmans capsule
renal corpuscle
bowmans capsule and glomerulus. leads to the pct, descenidng loh, ascending loh, dct, collecting duct
micturition reflex
stretching of bladder = parasympathetic nerves fire and detrusor muscle contracts the bladder causins the interal sphinctor to relax
osmoregulation
filtration , secretion, reabsorption
filtration
hydrostatic pressure in glomerulus is higher than in bowmans space, which causes blood to travel to the nephron. but osmolarity of blood is higher than that in bowmans space, pressure moves against blood into nephron. since hydrostatic pressure is greater than oncotic pressure the blood will move to the nephron
kidney stone
buildup of urine behind the stone increases the hydrostatic pressure of bowmans space and therefore filtration is hindered
Filtrate is
isotonic to blood
secretion
movement of solutes from blood to filtrate anywhere besides bowmans capsule. nephron secretes salts, acids, bases and urea directly into tubule by active or passive transport
reabsorption
componds, glucose amino acids and vitamins. movement of solutes from filtrate to blood. what we want to keep
bowmans capsule, pct and dct = primarily focused on
identity of particles in urine (keep what body needs, lose what it doesnt)
LOH and collecting duct
focused on volume and concentration of urine
PCT proximal convoluted tubule
reabsorbed= a. a , glucose water soluble vitamins and salts na cl, and water. secreted= H ions, urea , NH3 and K. Dump the “HUNK”
descending loop of henle
permeable to only water. the deeper you go into the medulla we have increased intertitial conc, so water moves out
ascending loop of henle
permeable to salts but impermeable to water. so na and cl move out of the filtrate.
Diluting segment LOH
transition between inner and outer medulla , cells lining are larger, more mitochondria and therefore more active transport. filtrate becomes hypotonic (more dilute) compared to the interstitium in the ascending lOH.
countercurrent multiplier system
flow of filtrate through LOH is opposite direction from flow of blood through the vasa recta. by making both components flow in opp directions, the filtrate is constantly being exposed to hypertonic blood, which allows for the maximum reabsorp of water
DCT - distal convoluted tubule
responds to aldosterone, which is a steroid hormone that promotes sodium reabsorption, water follows and this results in concentrated urine and decreased urine volume.
Collecting Duct
Responsive to ADH and aldosterone. Reabsorbes H20 as permeability of CD increases. Hydrated= means it is impermeable to salt and H20. “point of no return”
Mechanism of Aldosterone
Basics= aldosterone is a steroid hormone that is secreted by adrenal cortex in response to low bp. How is low bp sensed ? Juxtaglom cells release renin. renin cleaves angiotensinogen to angiotensin I. Angiotensin I gets converted to angiotensin II via ACE. angiotensin II is what promotes the release of aldosterone. Mainly aldosterone alters the ability of DCT and CT to reabsorb sodium. so blood volume increases and bp will then increase. K ion and H ion excreted
