Kidney Dysfunction + Maintaining the Excretory System Flashcards

(32 cards)

1
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What is Diabetes Mellitus?

A

When the body can’t produce Insulin (type 1) or can’t use insulin (type 2)

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What happens to our blood sugar concentrations when we lack insulin? (Diabetes Mellitus)

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Our concentration of blood sugar increases

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A person is excreting large volumes of Urine containing GLUCOSE and water. What does this person have?

A

Diabetes Mellitus

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4
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The destruction of ADH production caused by autoimmune disorders, or certain drugs, viruses, or infections.
Can be genetic.

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Diabetes Insipidus

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5
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What does Diabetes Insipidus cause?

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Huge quantities of dilute Urine

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Inflammation of the Nephrons due to virus, infections, or autoimmune diseases, or hypertension (high blood pressure).

A

Nephritis (aka Bright’s Disease)

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If someone has Nephritis, which causes damage to the Glomerulus, what would be the effects?

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  • Large proteins and RBC can pass into the Nephrons, causing excess volumes of water, and blood in Urine
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Precipitate formed from minerals in the Blood.
~Sharp-sided stones which can lodge in the Renal Pelvis and tear tissue!

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Kidney Stones

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Temporary solution for people whose Kidneys cannot effectively process bodily wastes until they receive a Kidney transplant.

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Kidney Dialysis

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What are the two types of Kidney Dialysis?

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Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis

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A treatment to filter wastes and water from your blood.
Connected to the artery and vein in the person’s arm.

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Hemodialysis

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A treatment for kidney failure that uses the lining of your abdomen, or belly, to filter your blood inside your body.

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Peritoneal Dialysis

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13
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How is the adjustments of water and urine regulated in the body? (Ex. Dehydrated = Less Urine)

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Communication between nervous system (brain-hypothalamus) and endocrine system (ADH + Aldosterone)

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Regulates Osmotic (water) pressure of body fluids.
Acts on Kidneys to increase water absorption.
= more concentrated Urine

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ADH / Antidiuretic Hormone
(they’re produced by special nerve cells in the Hypothalamus!)

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15
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A hormone produced in the Adrenal Cortex (the Kidney’s cute hat!).
Acts in response to drop in Blood Pressure.

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Aldosterone

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16
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Acts on Nephrons to increase Na+ /NaCl reabsorption and water follows by Osmosis.
= Decreases Urine Output + the amount of NaCl and K inside it

17
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Which Urine formation process requires no energy?

18
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Where are Drugs and Poison secreted from?

19
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Excretion can be defined as the removal of..

A

Metabolic Wastes from the body

20
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To what part of the Kidney is the Ureter attached?

A

The Renal Pelvis

21
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Under normal conditions Proteins are found in the fluid of the..

22
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Damage to the Glomerulus could lead to the presence of..

A

Red Blood cells and Proteins in the Filtrate 😼😼🙏🙏🙏

23
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An increase in Blood levels of both Aldosterone and ADH would most directly affect which parts of the Nephron?

A

The Distal Tubule and Collecting Duct

24
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High levels of ADH result in the production of ____________ Urine

A

Concentrated Urine

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Nutrients such as Amino Acids are reabsorbed by the process of active transport in the..
Proximal Tubule
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Diabetes Insipidus is a disease that results in an Excessive volume of highly Dilute Urine. This is due to..
Low ADH Levels
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Blood leaving the Liver has a High concentration of Urea, which is formed by the..
Deamination of Protein
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Which part of the Nephron contains the Highest concentration of Mitochondria (<-- generates energy and power) in the cells?
The Proximal Tubule
29
A human blood sample contains a greater concentration of Urea than normal. Why?
they may have eaten excessive amounts of protein.
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Allowing liquids or gases to pass through it.
Permeable
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Not allowing fluid to pass through.
Impermeable
32
When a person drinks alcohol, the amount of Urine produced increases. The physiological reason for this is that Alcohol inhibits ___ secretion and less water is __________.
ADH secretion and less water is REABSORBED