202 - Renal System III, a Flashcards
the slits between the foot processes contain a structure called the ____ _________
slit diaphragm
presence of albumin in the urine is called _________
albuminuria
________ is due to a change in the properties of the slit diaphragm, indicated by albuminuria
nephritis
________ - make up inner wall of Bowman’s capsule
podocytes
Bowman’s capsule + glomerulus = . . .
“renal corpuscle”
the ultra filtrate / plasma ratio in serum albumin is HIGH / LOW
low (0.01)
the most the primary driving force in the glomerulus is . . .
blood pressure
the ______ pressure of blood drives fluid BACK INTO / OUT OF the capillary
osmotic; back into
list as forces driving fluid out or into capillary:
- blood pressure
- hydrostatic pressure in Bowman’s capsule
- blood osmotic pressure due to proteins
OUT - blood pressure
IN - hydrostatic pressure in Bowman’s capsule
IN - blood osmotic pressure due to proteins
renal blood flow, diameter of afferent and efferent arterioles all affect . . .
glomerular filtration rate
. . . is the theoretical volume of plasma that is completely cleared of a substance per minute
plasma clearance
INCREASED renal blood flow = INCREASED / DECREASED glomerular filtration rate
increased
constriction of afferent arterioles = INCREASED / DECREASED glomerular filtration rate
decreased
constriction of efferent arterioles = INCREASED / DECREASED glomerular filtration rate
either, depends on degree
_____ may be used to determine plasma clearance, why?
inulin; all of it passes into urine so allows direct calculation