Cell bio final-Urinary Flashcards
Juxtoglomerular apparatus is composed of?
The macula densa, extraglomerular mesangial cells, and Juxtaglomerular cells.
These cells plays a role in phagocytosis, mechanical support, synthesis of matrix, and regulation of blood flow
Mesangial cells
What signals renin release from Juxta cells?
Macula densa
truncated pyramidal cells with basal striations that mark mitochondrial location are located in the?
proximal convoluted tubule
Parietal layer of bowmans capsule is formed by this epithelium
simple squamous
low cuboidal epithelial cells are in this part of the loop Henle
thick segment
simple cuboidal small cells with a broad lumen that lack a brush border are characteristic of this part of the urinary system
Distal convoluted tubules
The collecting duct contains which cell types?
Principal and Intercalated
Principal cells function in?
secreting K+ions and reabsorbing Na+ions
Intercalated cells function in secreting H+ions and what else?
HCO3- bicarbonate ion