Week 4 Flashcards
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Differences between Juxtramedullar and Cortial Nephron
% of each?
Loop of Henle?
Location of glomerulus?
85% / 15%
Short / Extends a lot into medulla
Cortex / Border of cortex and medulla

Which nephron generates osmotic gradient?
Juxtamedullar Nephron

What structures are proximal to glomerulus?
Afferent arteriole, efferent arteriole, and distal convoluted tubule

What is the general pattern of the resistance to the flow of fluid in nephron?
What regulates the paracellular water flow?
The resistance increases
The types of protein in tight junctions

What is the general patter of water permability?
What protein affects permiability of water in collecting duct?
Water not permeable in ascending limb and distal convoluted tubule
Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) aka Vasopressin (AVP)

What are the “water holes” called?
Which aquaporin is regulated by ADH?
Aquaporins
AQP2 (Gs-PKA pathway)

What blood vessels supply PCT and DCT?
In which nephrone does efferent artery has two routes?
Peritubular capillaries
Juxtamedullary (peritubular and vasa recta)

Diagram of the renal Circulation

Where is Juxta glomerular apparatus?
What cells sense flow?
Where are they?
What cells are associated with afferent and efferent artery?
What is their function?
Distal convoluted tubule
Macula densa
Distal convoluted tubule
Juxtaglomellular cells
Secrete renin

What does the TGF stand for?
What is it?
Tubuloglomerular feedback
A mechanism that serves to maintain a relatively **constant GFR ** by sensing NaCl levels in the distal nephron and releasing substances that feed back onto the glomerulus to modify arteriolar resistance.
What is the mechanism that maintains a constant GFR?
What is the mechanism when the flood to glomerulus is too slow?
Tubuloglomerular feedback

What is the mechanism when the flow to glomerulus is too high?
Mediated by adenosine binding from macula densa to cells surrounding afferent arteriole
Less renin release
Constriction of afferent arteriole

RBF
Renal blow flow
How changes in the resistance of afferent and efferent arteriole affect the
renal blood flow
pressure in glomerulus
glomerular filtration rate

What is the filtration fraction?
Equation?
What happens if the efferent arteriole contracts?
The percentage of renal plasam that gets filtered
FF = GFR / RPF
FF goes up
Purpose of autoregulation of blood flow in kidneys
Two mechanisms for autoregulation
To mantain a constant pressure in glomerulus
Myogenic and tubuloglomerular feedback (TGF)

What are other mechanisms for regulation of renal blood flow except autoregulation?
Nerves
Hormones (RAAS)
What three mechanisms cause renin release?
Less strech in afferent arteriole
Decrease in NaCl in DCT
Sympathetic Activity

What are the effects of Angiotensin II
Contract arteriorle (efferent arteriol preference)
Brain enhances thirst and ADH release (water absorption)
Stimulates sympathetic nerves
Adrenal gland release NE, E, and aldosterone (Na+ absorption)
Acute Renal Failure
What is it?
What is importance of prostaglandins and acute renal failure (in cases of percieved or real blood loss)?
Retention of waste products (urea and nitrogenous waste) and disregulation of volume and electrolytes
Low volume leads to sympathetic activation that leads to renin (contraction) and prostaglandins (dialation). Sone NASIDs can cause decrease in prostaglandins and lead to further constriction and lowering the filtration rate.

Which blood vessels in kideny are acted preferentially by renin?
Efferent
How is the consumption of oxygen releated to flow?
GFR = Na+ reabsorption = Renal oxygen consumption
What might be a cause (potentially) of taking ACE inhibitor (in case of stenosis where cells do not feel pressure)?
Hypertension
Aggrevated by ACE inhibitor can lead to Acture Renal Failure

Ouabain function
Increase Na/K ATPase activity

























































































