Final urinary and other Flashcards
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What does the urinary system regulate?
- Plasma concentrations (na, cl, k, ca)
- Blood volume and pressure
- stabilizing blood ph
- conserving valuable nutrients
- Eliminate waste
- Synthesizing calcitriol
- assist in liver detox
Why is the right kidney a little lower than the left?
Because of liver
Where are the kidneys oriented with respect to the peritoneum?
behind it, retroperitoneal
What protects the kidneys?
- Perirenal fat
- Renal fascia
- Pararenal fat
What caps the kidneys?
Suprarenal glands
Name how the arteries and veins split outwards in the kidneys.
Renal and suprarenal-> Segmental-> Interlobar->Arcuate->Interlobular
What is the overall path of the kidneys?
Renal artery->segmental arteries->interlobar arteries-> Arcuate arteries->Interlobular arteries->afferent arterioles->Nephrons->Venules->interlobular veins->arcuate veins->Interlobar veins->renal vein
What is thhe functional unit of the kidney?
Nephron
What does the kidney do?
Filters blood from the afferent arteriole
How does the blood enter and leave the nephron?
Afferent arteriole to enter
efferent arteriole to leave
What filters blood in the nephron?
Podocytes
What happens in the renal corpuscle?
Filtration occurs as BP forces fluid and dissolved ions out of glomerulus and into the capsular space
What 3 barriers must filtration pass?
- Capillary endothelium
- Basement membrane
- Glomerular endothelium
What is the first part of the renal tubule?
Proximal convoluted tubule
What does the proximal convoluted tubule do?
- Actively absorb organic nutrients, ions, and plasma proteins
- Then osmotic forces pull water out of filtrate and into surrounding interstitial fluid
What do the thick segments of the loop of henle do?
Use active transport to move ions (Na, Cl) out of tubular fluid
What are thin segments of loop of henle permeable to?
- Water but not ions
- Osmotic pressure forces water out of tubular fluid
What does the distal convoluted tubule do?
- Active secretion of ions, acids, and other materials
- Selective reabsorption of Na and Ca ions from tubular fluid (controlled by aldosterone)
- Selective reabsorption of water
What does the collecting system of the nephron consist of?
Connecting tubules, collecting ducts, papillary ducts (which drain into minor calyx)
What does the collecting system of the nephron do?
Makes the adjustments of tubular fluid
What does segmentation movement do?
Mix and break up
What are the mesenteries of the peritoneal cavity?
Fused, double sheets of peritoneal membrane
What is the parietal peritoneum of the peritoneal cavity attached to?
Inner surface of body wall
What is the visceral peritoneum of the peritoneal cavity attached to?
Outer lining of digestive tract