Organs Flashcards
What processes happens in the kidney
Ultrafiltration and selective reabsorption
What is the part of the kidney called where filtration occurs (the whole thing)
A nephron
what is the first part of the nephron called (circle shape)
Bowman’s capsule
what is the artery running next to the bowman’s capsule called
the afferent arteriole
what is the bowman’s capsule and all associated blood vessels called
glomerulus
what is the artery that goes to the kidney called
renal artery
what is the vein that goes from the kidney to the heart called
renal vein
what is the blood vessel that comes away from the bowmans capsule called (goes around the rest of the nephron)
efferent arteriole
what does the bowmans capsule lead to
proximal convoluted tubule (PCT)
what does the Proximal convoluted tubule lead to
the loop of henle
what comes after the loop of henle
distal convoluted tubule (DCT)
what does the distal convoluted tubule lead to
collecting duct
where does ultrafiltration happen in the nephron
the glomerulus
how is the high pressure needed for ultrafiltration created in the glomerulus
the efferent arteriole has a smaller diameter than the afferent arteriole
what does the high pressure build up in the glomerulus do
force the small molecules in the blood out of the capillary and into the bowman’s capsule
what do the small molecules go through to enter the bowmans capsule
the capillary wall
the basement membrane
the epithelium of the bowmans capsule
what cant pass into the glomerulus
large molecules like proteins
what are the molecules that can be absorbed into the bowmans capsule called
glomerate filtrate
where does selective reabsorption occur in the nephron
the proximal convoluted tubule
the loop of henle
the distal convoluted tubule
what substances get reabsorbed by the proximal convoluted tubule
useful solutes like glucose
how are the useful solutes (like glucose) reabsorbed by the proximal convoluted tubule
active transport and facilitated diffusion
what hormone controls blood water potential
ADH
what does ADH stand for
Antidiuretic hormone
what happens to blood ADH levels when dehydrated
it rises