Bios 355 Exam 4 Flashcards
Water balance
Total fluids > 40 L
25 L is cytoplasm
15 L is ECF
ECF > plasma is 3 L, interstitial fluid is 10 L, transfluid is 2 L
Transfluid > saliva, GI fluid, ocular fluid, pleural fluid
Gain > 2.1 L (food and water)
> 0.3 L (metabolic water)
Oxidative phosphorylation in mitochondria
ETS
Final electron acceptor oxygen > forms H2O Gain > 2.4 L/day Loss > evaporation across skin: 0.35 L > respiratory evap. 0.35 L > feces: 0.2 L > urine: 1.5 L Water gain must equal water loss
Osmotic sensors
Located in the hypothalamus Increase OP sensor > increase AP freq. When sensor swells: physical change of cell alters the open probability of the channel \: decrease Na influx \: decrease AP freq.
Hypothalamic neurons
Axon lead to posterior pituitary
AP will cause the release of the hormone ADH (anti diuretic hormone) (vasopressure)
ADH released into blood when the osmotic sensors increase AP freq.
Role of ADH
- Target is cells of the collecting duct of the nephron
- Bond to ADH receptors on C.D.
> activate increase cAMP
> activate PKA
> stimulate insertion of vesicles into plasma membrane
Increase blood OP
Increase ADH > increase aquaporin, osmotic rate, and water reabsorption
Decrease urine vol.
increase urine OP
Decrease blood vol.
Decrease blood OP
Drink a large vol. of water
Decrease OP in blood/ECF Decrease osmotic sensor AP freq. Decrease rate of release of ADH Decrease aquaporin Decrease water reabsorption Increase urine vol. absence of ADH - collecting duct autonomically retrieves the aquaporin by endocytosis
Other mechanisms to cause the release of ADH
- Primary: osmotic sensors
- Vascular stretch receptors (baroreceptors)
> send AP to hypothalamus
Baroreceptors detect low vol. and pressure > stimulate hypothalamus > increase AP freq. > increase ADH release > water conservation and thirst
Increase blood vol. > increase blood pressure
Kidney-cardiovascular connection
ADH > produced by posterior pituitary
Role: 1. Increase water permeability of C.D. (Insertion of aquaporin channels)
2. Increase thirst
Result: decrease ECF OP
Thirst (behavioral drive)
Promoted by: high ADH
Angiotensin (activated by kidney)
Increase water intake from outside
Increase blood vol. > increase blood pressure
Feed forward systems
Sensors in GI tract that signal what is coming
Water sensors > respond (increase AP freq.)
>signal brain > decrease sensation of thirst
Control blood Na
Control blood volume
Control blood pressure
NaCl is the dominant ECF solute
Change NaCl - change OP and volume
How is NaCl, volume and pressure regulated
- Nephron of kidney has specialized cells called the juxtaglomerular apparatus (JGA)
- JGA cells can release an enzyme called renin
A) decrease afferent arteriole pressure
B) sympathetic nervous stimulation of JGA
C) macula densa can cause JGA to release renin when Na is low - Renin is a protease - convert an inactive plasma protein called angiotensinogen > made by liver > angiotensinogen I (cleave 10 amino acids)
- Angiotensin I > angiotensin II (active)
ACE: angiotensin converting enzyme - Angiotensin II
A) promotes peripheral vasoconstriction (increase resistance > increase pressure)
B) stimulates cardiovascular control center in medulla to increase sympathetic activity > increase HR, increase SV, increase C.O., increase BP
C) stimulates cells in the brain to promote behavioral changes and induce thirst > increase water intake, increase blood vol. > increase BP
D) causes adrenal gland to produce and secrete the steroid hormone aldosterone
Aldosterone
Steroid
Enter the cells of the distal tubule (contain receptor for aldosterone)
Aldosterone binds receptor
Complex is then imported into the nucleus
Behaves as a transcription factor
Cause the transcription factor of Na transporters (Na channels, Na/K exchangers, NaK-ATPase)
Distal tubule will then start reabsorbing more NaCl
> increase NaCl
> increase osmosis
> increase fluid reabsorption
> increase blood vol.
> increase blood pressure
Other factors that can induce aldosterone release
1. Increase in ECF K conc. > stimulate the adrenal cortex to release aldosterone > make more Na/K exchangers > reabsorb Na but secrete K 2. Renin-angiotensin coupling
Regulatory response to high blood pressure
Pressure is measured at baroreceptors
Pressure is measured in atrial stretch receptors
Increase pressure in atria > produce and release atrial natriuretic factor (ANF)
What does ANF do?
A) cause vasodilation B) decrease NaCl transport and fluid reabsorption > Distal tubule Decrease NaCl Decrease fluid reabsorption Increase urine vol. Decrease blood vol. > GI tract Decrease NaCl Decrease fluid absorption Decrease fluid entering body C) ANF stimulates mesangial cells of glomerulus > decrease slit resistance > increase GFR > increase urine production (decrease blood vol.) D) ANF decrease sympathetic activity at the cardiovascular control center in medulla (decrease C.O., and BP)
ANF
Decrease NaCl transport Decrease fluid reabsorption Decrease blood vol. Decrease blood pressure Vasodilator > decrease resistance flow > decrease pressure Decrease sympathetic activity Decrease slit resistance at the glomerulus > increase GFR > increase urine production > decrease blood pressure
Adrenomedulin
Peptide
Produced by adrenal gland, kidney, cardiac tissue
Increase K conductance > hyper polarize
A) decrease sympathetic AP freq. (short term response)
B) decrease aldosterone secretion
(Long term response)
Control acid-base balance
pH has a dramatic influence on protein structure > therefore, must maintain pH within narrow limits 1. Fixed acids > amino acids > fatty acids > nucleic acids > citric acids 2. CO2 production CO2 + H2O <> H2CO3 <> H + HCO3 Increase CO2 > increase H (decrease pH)
Mechanisms to combat changes in pH
1. pH buffers > very fast > low overall capacity 2. Ventilatory compensation > fast (respiratory compensations) 3. Renal excretion > very high capacity > slower 1 and 2 provide time to allow renal system to physically excrete protons (H)
Buffers
Proteins
Phosphate
HCO3
Bind or release protons (H) depending on pH
Respiratory compensation
Changes in ventilation rate drives by changes in pH
Respiratory compensation for metabolic acidosis
> lactic acid > keto acids Increase ventilation Decrease PCO2 Decrease H (proton conc.)
Respiratory compensation for metabolic alkalosis
Vomiting Increase pH Ventilation decrease > increase PCO2 > increase H (proton conc., decrease pH)
Renal compensation
Proximal tubule Decrease pH in urine Amino acid deamination > release ammonia (NH3) > very toxic Liver NH3 converted into urea NH3 + H > NH4 (when pH decreases) NH3 > permeable (can exit urine) NH4 > charged > impermeable > trapped in urine
Distal tubule
Type A intercalated cells
Secrete protons (H) into urine Decrease pH in urine Increase pH in blood H into urine HCO3 into blood Cl into cell HCl into urine
Type B intercalated cell
Secrete HCO3 into urine and H into blood Increase pH in urine Decrease pH in blood HCO3 into urine Cl from urine into cell H into blood
Intercalated cells of distal tubule
Responsible for fine tuning blood pH
Bring either secreted excess H into the urine (type A)
Or secrete excess HCO3 into the urine (type B)
Regulation of calcium
C-cells of the thyroid
Chief cells of the parathyroid
Above monitor Ca conc.
Calcium decreases in the blood
parathyroid releases PTH
Result: 1. PTH stimulates osteoclasts
Osteoclasts involved in bone remodeling, demineralization, release Ca into blood
2. Inhibit osteoblasts
> bone producing cells
> decrease rate of Ca deposition in the bone
3. Stimulates urinary Ca reabsorption (transport) > increase Ca reabsorption in the nephron
4. Stimulates production of calcitriol by the kidneys
Calcitriol
Steroid
Promotes transcription of Ca transporters
A) nephron
B) GI tract (increase uptake of Ca and overall body Ca)
Calcium increases in blood
Stimulate thyroid to release calcitonin
Result: 1. Inhibit osteoclasts
2. Inhibit or reduce Ca transport in the nephron distal tubule
Increase urinary Ca excretion
Digestion
Mouth Pharynx Epiglottis Esophagus > esophageal sphincter Stomach > pyloric sphincter Small intestine > duodenum, jejunum, ileum Large intestine > colon, rectum Anal sphincter (15 ft long) Accessory organs > secrete into GI tract A) salivary glands B) pancreas C) liver
Layers of GI tract
Mucosa
Sub mucosa
Musculature
Serosa
Mucosa
Inner lining Lots of invaginations Increase surface are Increase transport rate Cells have micro villi