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Lecture 29: The Nephron Flashcards

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What are the two types if nephrons called?

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  • cortical

- juxtamedullary

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What type of nephron is the most abundent?

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cortical

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The name of nephrons is determined by what?

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The location of the renal corpuscle

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Where are the cortical nephrons located?

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in the cortex

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Where are the juxtamedullary nephrons located?

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the renal corpuscle is in the cortex, next to the renal medulla but they extend deep into the medulla

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Which type of nephron is important for making concentrated urine?

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juxtamedullary

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What are the three functions of the nephron?

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  • selectively filter blood
  • return anything to be kept to the blood
  • carry waste waste away for storage and expulsion
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Each nephron is comprised of what three things?

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  • a glomerular capsule
  • renal tubules
  • a collecting duct
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Each nephron is associated with what two capillaries?

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  • a glomerulus (glomerular capillaries)

- peritubular capillaries

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The glomerulus/glomerular capillaries are specialised for what?

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filtration

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The wall of the glomerulus/glomerular capillaries is comprised of what type of epithelium?

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fenestrated endothelial cells

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Glomerulus/glomerular capillaries are fed and drained by what, and why?

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arterioles (afferent and efferent)

in order to be able to control the pressure and flow of blood

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Peritubular capillaries are specialised for

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absorption

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What do peritubular capillaries wrap around?

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renal tubules

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Peritubular capillaries carry filtered blood from what?

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the efferent arteriole

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The peritubular capillaries receive reabsorbed filtrate from the ________ and can secrete into the ________

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nephron

nephron

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The peritubular capillaries have extensions called _______ _______ which are located where?

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vasa recta

deep in the medulla

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Vasa recta are only found in which type of nephron?

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juxtamedullary

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What two things make up the renal corpuscle?

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the glomerulus/glomerular capillaries and the glomerular capsule

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The renal corpuscle is where the _____ and _______ meet and it the site of _________ ________

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nephron
capillary
filtration barrier

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What is the first part of the nephron called?

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the glomerular capsule

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The glomerular capsule is made up of what two layers? What cells are these two layers made of?

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  • Outer parietal layer of simple squamous epithelium

- inner visceral layer of podocytes

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What is between the visceral and parietal layer of the glomerular capsule?

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the capsular space

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What is the purpose of the capsular space?

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It is where what we take out goes first

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Podocytes form the ______ layer of the glomerular capsule. These cells have branches which form intertwining foot processes called ______
visceral | pedicels
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What are filtration slits?
gaps in between the pedicels
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Where does the filtration barrier lie?
between the glomerulus/glomerular capillaries and the capsular space
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What is the purpose of the filtration barrier?
to allow free passage of water and small molecules such as glucose and salts but to restrict the passage of most proteins and red blood cells
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The filtration barrier is made up how many layers?
3
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What are the layers that make up the filtration barrier?
- fenestrated endothelium of the glomerular capillary - fused basement membrane - filtration slits between the pedicels of the podicytes
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Urine =
filtered - reabsorbed + secreted
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After the glomerular capsule, what is the second part of the nephron called?
the proximal convoluted tubule (PCT)
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Where does the bulk reabsorption take place?
in the PCT
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Where is the PCT located?
in the cortex
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What is the PCT surrounded by?
peritubular capillaries
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What is the structure of the PCT?
- cuboidal epithelial cells - dense microvilli (brush border) on the luminal membrane - highly folded basolateral membrane - many mitochondria for active transport - leaky epithelium
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What is the third part of the nephron called?
nephron loop
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Where is the nephron loop located?
in the medulla
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What is the nephron loop surrounded by?
the vasa recta (in juxtamedullary nephrons only)
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What are the four parts of the nephron loop called and what epithelium is located here?
- thick descending limb: like the PCT - thin descending limb: simple squamous epithelium - thin ascending limb: simple squamous epithelium - thick ascending limb: like DCT
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The different areas of the nephron loop have different permeabilities to
water and sodium
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What is the fourth part of the nephron called?
distal consulted tubule (DCT)
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What is the structure of the DCT?
- cuboidal epithelium but thinner that the PCT - few microvilli so no brush border - fewer mitochondria
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Reabsorption in the DCT is mainly regulate by what hormone?
aldosterone
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What is the fifth part of the nephron called?
the collecting duct
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Filtrate from several DCTs drain into one collecting duct which empty at the _______
papilla
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Describe the structure of the collecting duct
- wall of simple cuboidal epithelium
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Reabsorption in the collecting duct is mainly regulate by what hormones?
ADH and aldosterone
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What are two different cuboidal cells in the collecting duct and what is the role of these two different cells?
principle cells: reabsorption | intercalated cells: acid/base balance
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Where is the juxtaglomerular apparatus (JGA) located?
where the DCT lies against the afferent arteriole (looping around)
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What are the specialised cells in the DCT that make up the JGA? What are they and what is their role?
macula densa cells | these are chemoreceptors that detect Na (and therefore H2O levels)
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What are the specialised cells in the afferent arteriole that make up the JGA? What are they and what is their role?
juxtaglomerular cells | these are mechanoreceptors which can detect blood pressure
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What does the JGA control the rate of?
glomerular filtration rate, ensuring the system is working at full capacity to stabilise blood pressure

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