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6 Functions of the Kidneys

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Filters: blood plasma
Regulates: blood volume and BP, osmolarity, PCO2 and acid base balance
Secretes: renin (controls BP and electrolytes), and erythropoietin
Processes: separates waste from useful (waste is removed, useful is returned) and gluconeogenesis

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Nitrogenous wastes

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Urea, Uric acid, creatinine

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Uric acid formation

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Proteins > Amino acids > Remove NH2 > ammonia > liver converts ammonia to Urea

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Urea

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Product of nucleic acid catabolism

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Creatinine

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Product of creatinine phosphate catabolism

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Urinary excretes

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Metabolic wastes, toxins, drugs, hormones, salts, H+, water

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Renal circulation

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Aorta > renal artery > segmental artery > interlobar artery > arcuate artery > interlobular artery > afferent arteriole > glomerulus > efferent arteriole > vasa recta| > peritubular capillaries > interlobular vein > arcuate vein > interlobar vein > renal vein > inf vena cava

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Vasa recta

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  • Specialized capillary bed

- ONLY in medulla

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Proximal Convoluted Tubule (PCT)

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Longest, most coiled
Simple cuboidal epithelium
With microvilli
Largest amount of recovery

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Nephron loop/ Loop of Henle

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Salt - water gradient

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Distal convoluted tubule (DCT)

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Shorter, less coiled
WITHOUT microvilli
End of nephron
Last effort for recovery

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Cortical nephrons

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85% of all nephrons
Short nephron loops
Efferent > branch into peritubular capillaries

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Juxtamedullary nephrons

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  • 15 % of all nephrons
  • long nephron loops, maintain salinity gradient in medulla&raquo_space; helps to conserve water
  • Efferent branch into vasa recta around long nephron loop
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Basic stages of Urine Formation

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  1. Glomerular filtration - create filtrate
  2. Tubular reabsorption - remove useful sources from filtrate, return to blood for use
  3. Tubular secretion - remove additional wastes from blood, add to filtrate
  4. Water conservation - remove water from urine, return to blood (concentrates waste)
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Name the fluid by location/phase

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In capsular space: glomerular filtrate

In PCT&raquo_space; DCT: tubular fluid (substances are removed/added)

In collecting duct: urine (no other changes in composition)

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Glomerular filtrate membrane: what is turned back

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Blood cells
Plasma proteins large anions
Protein-bound minerals and hormones
Molecules > 8nm in diameter

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Glomerular filtrate membrane: passed through filter

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Water
Electrolytes
Glucose
Amino acids
Fatty acids
Vitamins
Urea
Uric acid
Creatinine
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Glomerular filtration

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Capillary fluid exchange process: some diluted pass from capillaries into capsular space of nephron

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Kidney infections and trauma—

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Damage filtration membrane:
» allow aluminum or blood cells to filter

> > proteinuria (albuminuria) : protein in urine

> > hematuria : blood in urine

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Forces in Glomerular Filtratiob

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Blood hydrostatic pressure : 60mmhg

Colloid osmotic pressure :
-32mmHg

Capsular pressure :
-18mmHg

Net filtration pressure :
10mmHg

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High BP in glomerulus

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Hypertension in kidneys
» tears in basement membrane
&raquo_space; rupture of glomerular capillaries
&raquo_space; scarring of kidneys (nephrosclerosis)
&raquo_space; atherosclerosis of renal blood vessels
&raquo_space; renal failure!

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Blood hydrostatic pressure

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  • higher than in most capillaries
  • afferent arteriole larger than efferent arteriole
  • larger inlet, smaller outlet
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Capsular pressure

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18mmHg due to high filtration rate and continual accumulation of fluid in the capsule

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Colloid osmotic pressure

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Glomerular filtrate is almost protein free and has no COP

We want bc it will affect pressure if proteins get stuck

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Glomerular filtration rate GFR
Amount of filtrate formed per minute by the two kidneys combined Male: 180 L/day Female: 150L/day Total amount: 50-60x amount of blood in body - 99% of filtrate reabsorbed since 1-2 L of urine excreted per day
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GFR too HIGH
What happens: - fluid flows thru tubules too rapidly - urine output ^ - may cause dehydration and electrolyte depletion
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GFR too low: what happens
- wastes are reabsorbed | - Azotemia may occur ***
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GFR controlled by adjusting glomerular blood pressure. 3 mechanisms:
1. Renal autoregulation 2. Sympathetic control 3. Hormonal control
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Renal autoregulation
Ability of the nephrons to adjust own blood flow Maintains relatively stable GFR 2 methods: myogenic (muscular) and tubuloglomerular feedback
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Renal autoregulation: antigenic mechanism
Smooth muscle tends to contract when stretched -inc arterial blood pressure stretches afferent arteriole -arteriole constricts and prevents blood flow to glomerulus from changing ->> when blood pressure FALLS: afferent arteriole relaxes >>> allows blood flow more easily into glomerulus **filtration remains stable!**
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Renal autoregulation: tubuloglomerular feedback
Glomerulus receives feedback of tubular fluid and adjusts filtration to regulate the COMPOSITION of the fluid, stabilize its performance, and compensate for fluctuation - -juxtaglomerular apparatus: @ end of nephron loop - loop comes into contact w afferent and efferent arterioles *internal sensing system*
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Renal autoregulation: 3 specialized cells
1. Macula densa: sense 2. Juxtaglomerular cells: constrict afferent arteriole 3. Mesangial: capillaries
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Macula densa
Slender closely spaced epithelial cells at the end of nephron loop Senses variations in flow or fluid composition >> secretes paracrine that stimulates JG cells
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JG cells
Enlarges smooth muscle cells in afferent arteriole Stimulated by macula > dilate/constrict arteriole, secrete renin in drop of low pressure
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JG apparatus: if GFR rises
- flow of tubular fluid inc and more NaCl is reabsorbed - Macula densa stimulates JG cells w paracrine - JG cells contract, construct afferent arteriole, reduce GFR to normal OR - mesangial cells contract, construct capillaries and reducing filtration
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JG apparatus: if GFR falls
- macula densa relaxes afferent arterioles and mesangial cells - blood flow inc and GFR rises back to normal
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PCT - reabsorbs __% - removes: - secretes into _____ for ______
- 65% of glomerular filtrate - substances from blood - secretes into tubular fluid for DISPOSAL in urine
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Proximal Convoluted Tubule
- prominent microvilli - lots of mitochondria for ATP for active transport - account for 6% of resting ATP and calorie consumption

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