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what are the functions of the kindeys?

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-excretion of waste
-H2O balance (plasma volume)
-BP control (renin)
-acid-base balance
-blood cell production (erythropoietin)
-vitamin D action

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where is the renal cortex vs medulla in relation to the kidneys?

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cortex= outer
medulla= inner

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what does the urinary system consist of?

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-kidneys
-blood supply
-transport vessels (bladder, ureter, urethra)

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what are the 2 types of nephrons?

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a) corticol; shorter and 85%
b) juxtamedullary; longer and 15% osmotic gradient

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what makes up the vascular component of the nephrons?

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-renal artery
-afferent and efferent arteriole
-peritubular capillaries
-renal vein
-glomerulus

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what are the parts of a nephron tubule?

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bowmans capsule–> proximal tubule –> loop of Henle (ascending then descending limb) –> distal tubule –> collecting duct

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what are the three basic renal processes?

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-glomerular filtration (fluid to tubule)
-tubular reabsorption (tubule to blood)
-tubular secretion (blood to tubule)
**urine is a result of these 3 processes)

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where does filtration, reabsorption, and secretion occur?

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-filtration = Bowman’s capsule
-reabsorption/secretion = proximal/distal tubule and collecting ducts
-reabsorption also occurs in the loop of Henle through the osmotic gradient

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what substances cannot be filtered by the glomerulus?

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-RBC
-Proteins
-they are too big

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what is the glomerulus and its 3 layers?

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-tuft of capillaries that is fenestrated to make it more permeable; it is surrounded by the Bowman’s capsule
a) glomerular capillary wall
b) basement membrane
c) inner layer of Bowman’s capsule (podocytes around glomerulus tuft)

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how much does the glomerulus filter?

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-~160-180 L/day (~125 mL/min)
-moves electrolytes, water, and glucose into tubules

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what are podocytes?

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-can change shape to control filtration
-renal failure=large slits in podocytes that is allowing proteins and RBC’s in

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what are the forces opposing glomerular filtration?

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-plasma colloid osmotic pressure
-bowman’s capsule hydrostatic pressure

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what are the forces favoring glomerular filtration?

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-glomerular blood pressure

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what does GFR depend on?

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-glomerular filtration rate depends on net filtration pressure, the glomerular surface is for penetration, and the permeability of the glomerular membrane
-GFR will change if hydrostatic pressures change

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how do arterioles control GFR?

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-afferent arterioles constricting or efferent dilates= LOWER BFR
-afferent arterioles dilating or efferent constricts = HIGHER GFR

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how does blood pressure affect GFR?

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-a lower BP means lowered GFR and decreased retention of fluids

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how can GFR be measured

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-inulin can be used as it is not reabsorbed or secreted
-excretion=filtration

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difference between trans-cellular and paracellular transport?

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-trans-cellular can be active or passive
-paracellular is only passive as is the diffusion of water and ions

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how does Na+ reabsorption work?

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-an active process
-sodium-potassium ATPase pump in the basolateral membrane is essential for Na+ reabsorption (the pump creates Na+ gradients across membranes that facilitate the reabsorption)
-it also affects the reabsorption of other substances

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what other substances also follow the reabsorption of Na+?

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-water ; via the osmotic gradient created
-Cl- ; via the electrical gradient
-glucose ; by carriers

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where does glucose reabsorption occur?

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-occurs in the proximal tubule
-is sodium linked

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what is the tubular maximum vs the renal threshold?

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-tubular maximum=point where all glucose carriers are full; excess stays in tubules
-renal threshold=blood glucose levels are high so glucose is seen in the urine (ie. diabetes mellitus)

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how is urea reabsorbed?

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-urea is small and diffusable
-passive process; trying to reach equilibrium
-50% absorbed

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what are the 6 substances reabsorbed and by which method?
-sodium; pump -Cl-; electrical gradient -glucose; carrier-mediated -urea; passive -K+; secreted and reabsorbed -water; osmotic gradient
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what are the effects of aldosterone?
-controls the Na+/K+ATPasepump -released if blood volume is low -high levels of aldosterone = increased speed of pump and increase water and sodium reabsorption (state of dehydration, decreased urine)
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what is ANP?
-Atrial Natriuretic Peptide -it works antagonistically to aldosterone and inhibits Na+ reabsorption -secreted by atria with increased BP, Na+, and volume (stretch of atria)
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what are 3 substances secreted and into where?
-active process -molecules from extracellular fluid into tubule -K+ (for pump, later reabsorbed) -H+ (acid base balance) -Large organics
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what is the function of the collecting ducts?
-they are the site of water reabsorption -it is controlled by ADH and used to concentrate the urine -an osmotic gradient is needed (loop of Henle)
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how is a concentrated zone created in the medulla?
-a zone of high solute concentration is created in the renal medulla by the selective reabsorption of salt and urea
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what is the counter-current mechanism?
the descending loop of henle is permeable to water and imperable to salt the ascending loop of henles is imperable to water and permeable to salt -they work opposingly so the filtrate becomes concentrated at first then less concentrated
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what is the vasa recta?
-vessel following the loop of Henle -similar osmotic gradient in blood supply
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how is water reabsorbed?
ADH causes the insertion of water pores into the apical membrane
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how does ADH affect water reabsorption?
-anti-diuretic hormone -controls the permeability of collecting duct and is released if blood osmolarity is too high
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high vs. low ADH
-high= collecting duct is permeable to water, urine is concentrated and smaller volume; high blood osmolarity -low= collecting duct is impermeable to water, urine is diluted and larger volumes
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what occurs in dehydration?
-high ADH -high aldosterone -low ANP -inc. water reabsorption; decreased (concentrated) urine
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what occurs in water loading?
-decreased ADH -decreased aldosterone -increased ANP -decreased water absorption; more volume and diluted urine
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what is absorbed and secreted in the proximal tubule?
absorbed= Na, Cl, water, glucose, amino acids, urea, phosphate, electrolytes secreted= H, organic ions -K is BOTH secreted and reabsorbed
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what is absorbed/reabsorbed in the distal tubule and what is it controlled by?
-Na/water reabsorption=controlled by aldosterone and ANP -K secretion/reabsoprtion= controlled by aldosterone -H secretion= controlled by acid-base balance
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what is reabsorbed/secreted in the collecting ducts?
-water reabsorption (ADH control) -H secretion -urea reabsorption (related to loop of Henle)
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what is renal clearance?
-the rate at which a solute disappears from the body -it is a non-invasive way to measure GFR (inulin and creatinine)
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what should glucose and inlunin clearance be?
-inulin clearance = GFR -glucose clearance should be 0; because of 100% absorption
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what is micturition?
-urination reflex -autonomic control of sphincter and detrusor muscle -CNS can over-ride or initiate
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what are kidney stone?
-the crystallization of minerals is either the kidney, ureters, or bladder -calcium, oxalates (spinach/beets), dehydration
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what is a normal pH balance? what can an abnormal pH effect?
normal pH is 7.38-7.42 -abnormal pH can alter tertiary structures of proteins, and affect nervous system
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what is acidosis vs alkalosis?
-acidosis= neurons become less excitable and CNS becomes depressed -alkalosis= neurons are hyperexcitable -pH disturbances occur with K+ disturbances
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what are the 3 mechanisms by which pH homeostasis is maintained?
-buffers (combines with or releases H+) -ventilation -renal regulation (slowest; directly excreting or reabsorbing H+)
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what are buffers?
-fastest response (occurs within seconds) -it combines with H+ so it doesn't affect pH -phosphate -protein (hemoglobin) -bicarbonate
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how is pH adjusted respiratorally?
pH is adjusted by changing the rate and depth of breathing -response within minutes
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how can respiration be corrected?
reflex pathway for respiratory compensation of metabolic acidosis -increased breathing
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what is renal compensation?
this is the slowest response (within hours) -can retain or eliminate H+ or HCO3-
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what is the body correction for acidosis?
-raise the body's pH -buffers bind to H+ and increase breathing -CO2 and H+ increases (via carbonic acid) -kidneys excrete H+ and keep bicarbonate
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when do type A and B intercalated cells function?
Type A functions in acidosis (secrete H+, reabsorb bicarbonate) Type B functions in alkalosis (secretes bicarbonate and reabsorbs H+)
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what is the body's correction for alkalosis?
to lower pH -buffers release H+ and breathing slows down to retain CO2 and H+ -kidneys retain H+ and secretes bicarbonate
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what is acute vs chronic renal failure?
acute = infection, toxic agents, inappropriate immune responses, obstruction of urine flow, insufficient renal blood supply chronic = hypertension, diabetes, chronic exposure to toxins/drugs
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what are the possible causes of renal failure?
-build-up of wastes to toxic levels (vomiting, diarrhea, cellular necrosis) -osteoporosis (loss of calcium) -edema (loss of proteins) -anemia (loss of RBC's) -Na+ and K+ imbalance (will affect nerve and muscles) -decreased BP (low BP; dizziness)

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