adrenal and urinary system

Question 1

Stims and secretions of 4 zones of adrenal

Answer 1

glom: angio - adlosterone
fasiculata: ACTH - cortisol
reticularis: ACTH - DHEA
medulla: sympathetics - epi

Question 2

contents of renal medulla (3)

Answer 2

pyramids, papillae, renal colums

Question 3

contents of renal cortex (2)

Answer 3

periphery, medullary rays

Question 4

contents of a renal corpusle

Answer 4

glomerulus and bowmans capsule

Question 5

3 functions of mesangeal cells

Answer 5

1. support
2. phagocytose old gargbage
3. contract

Question 6

what parts of nephron extend down into the medulla

Answer 6

LOH, collecting tubule

Question 7

difference between proximal and distal convoluted tubule

Answer 7

proximal has very little lumen

Question 8

how to tell difference between thick ALOH and collecting duct

Answer 8

both have cuboidal epi, but CCD has very well defined borders on the cells

Question 9

what are 2 cells types in the juxtaglomerular apparatus and their functions

Answer 9

1. macula densa - sense Na levels

2. juxtaglomerilar cells - secrete renin