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Define glomerular filtration

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portion of glomerular blood PLASMA is filtered into capsular space

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Define tubular reabsorption

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water and useful substances are reabsorbed into blood from tubular fluid

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Define tubular secretion

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certain wastes are removed from blood by secretion into tubular fluid (soon to be called URINE)

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function of collecting ducts

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reabsorption and secretion

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Define excretion

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eliminating waste from body

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Formula for rate of excretion

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Rate of filtration, plus rate of secretion, minus rate of reabsorption

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What causes filtration to occur and what percent becomes filtrate?

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blood pressure –> ~20% filtrate

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What increases % filtration?

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  • thin membrane
  • large surface area of glomerular capillaries
  • high glomerular capillary blood pressure (bc SMALL SIZE OF EFFERERNT ARTERIOLE)
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What are the 3 filtration barrier layers that make up the glomerular capillaries?

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  1. fenestrations (pores)of endothelial cells
  2. basal lamina
  3. slit membrane
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What do fenestrations prevent and allow from being filtered into nephron

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prevents: blood cells
allows: components of blood plasma

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What does the basal lamina prevent being filtered?

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larger proteins

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What does the slit membrane prevent being filtered?

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medium sized proteins

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What type of cells are found within the top of the ascending limb of loop Henle

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Macula densa cells

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What do the macula densa cells interact with?

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juxtaglomerular cells in afferent arteriole lining

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Define net filtration pressure

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The pressure that allows water and small solutes to pass through the renal corpuscle

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What is the largest contributor to NFP?

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glomerular blood hydrostatic pressure

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Define glomerular blood hydrostatic pressure

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The pressure that pushes plasma filtrate from glomerular capilalries into capsular space

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What changes the glomerular blood hydrostatic pressure?

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afferent and efferent arterioles

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Define capsular hydrostatic pressure

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the MECHANICAL pressure from the glomerular capsule pushing back on the filtrate coming out of the glomerular capillaries

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Define blood colloid osmotic pressure

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the force caused by differences in WATER CONCENTRATION GRADIENT that pulls water from filtrate back into plasma in glomerular capillaries because nutrients/ proteins were not able to be filtered through capillaries

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Formula for NFP

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= GBHP - (CHP + COP)

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What is the normal NFP?

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Define glomerular filtration rate

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the amount of filtrate formed in all renal corpuscles of both kidneys / minute

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What is the average GFR?

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What happens if GFR is too high?
useful substances are lost bc speed of fluid passage through nephron
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What happens if GFR is too low?
sufficient waste products may not be removed from the body
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What determines if GFR is consistent?
a consistent NFP
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What is NFP reliant on?
GBHP
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What determines GBHP?
Mean arterial pressure (MAP)
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What is the normal range of MAP?
80-180 mmHg
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What are the 3 ways that GFR is regulated?
1. Autoregulation 2. Neural regulation 3. Hormonal regulation
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What is autoregulation of GFR?
mechanisms that maintain a constant GFR despite changes in arterial blood pressure
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What two things perform autoregulation of GFR?
1. Myogenic mechanism | 2. tubuloglomerular feedback
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What happens during myogenic mechanism (fast)?
When increased blood pressure stretches efferent arteriole, smooth muscle (MYO*genic) contracts the afferent arteriole diameter to restore GFR level
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What happens during tubuloglomerular feedback (slower)?
- Increased blood pressure increases BFR which causes blood to flow fast through renal tubule --> Na+ and Cl- aren't reabsorbed (stays in urine) - Macula densa in ascending limb of Henle detects Na+ and Cl- --> inhibits release of Nitric Oxide (vasodilator) from juxtaglomerular apparatus - afferent arterioles constrict --> reduced GFR
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What system is the neural regulation of GFR controlled by?
sympathetic nervous system
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What are the blood vessels of the kidneys supplied by?
sympathetic fibers
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What do the sympathetic fibers do to afferent arterioles?
vasoconstrict arterioles
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What specifically is released by sympathetic postganglionic neurons that causes vasoconstriction?
NE
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What does NE bind to to cause vasoconstriction?
alpha 1 adrenergic receptors
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Besides from NE, what else does the SNS release and from where?
Renin from juxtaglomerular cells
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What happens to renal blood vessel diameter with minimal sympathetic activity?
blood vessel diameter is maximally dilated
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What regulation prevails with max dilation and minimal SNS activity
renal autoregulation
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What happens to blood vessel diameter with moderate SNS stimulation?
Afferent and efferent arterioles constrict equally
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What happens to GFR during moderate SNS activity and moderate constriction of arterioles?
GFR decreases slightly
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What happens to blood vessel diameter with extreme SNS stimulation?
vasoconstriction of AFFERENT arterioles predominates
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What happens to GFR, urine output, and blood flow to other tissues during extreme SNS activity and vasoconstriction of afferent arterioles
- GFR decreases substantially - lowers urine output to maintain blood volume - permits greater blood flow to other tissues (ie muscles)
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What two hormones regulate GFR?
1. Atrial Natriuretic Peptide (ANP) | 2. Angiotensin II
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Atrial Natriuretic Peptide does what to GFR?
INCREASES GFR
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Angiotensin II does what to GFR?
DECEASES GFR
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How does ANP get released?
Increased blood volume stretches the atria which releases ANP
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How does ANP increase GFR?
It relaxes glomerular mesangial cells increasing glomerular capillary surface area --> increased GFR
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How does angiotensin II get released?
it's activated by ACE (angiotensin converting enzyme) in lungs following the release of renin from juxtaglomerular cells
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How does angiotensin II decrease GFR?
it's a vasoconstrictor that narrows both afferent and efferent arterioles reducing GFR

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