Ch 15: The Urinary System Flashcards
Kidneys dispose of what waste products in urine?
Nitrogenous waste
Toxins
Drugs
Excess ions
Kidneys regulatory functions include?
Production of renin to maintain blood pressure
Production of EPO to stimulate rbc production
Conversion of vitamin D to its active form
What is the renal area an entrance for?
The renal artery, renal vein, ureter, nerves, lymphatics
What is the renal anatomy external layer (superficial to deep)?
Renal fascia
Adipose capsule
Renal capsule
What does the renal fascia anchor to?
Other structures
What does the adipose capsule do?
Protects and anchors
What is the internal renal anatomy?
Renal cortex - outer layer
Renal medulla - inner region
Renal pyramids
Renal columns - anchor to cortex
What is the path of urine drainage?
Collecting Duct > Papillary Duct > Minor Calyx > Major Calyx > Renal Pelvis > Ureter > Urinary Bladder
Kidneys are < than what percentage of total body mass?
0.5%
Kidneys receive what percentage of resting cardiac output?
20-25%
What is the blood flow?
Aorta > Renal Artery > Segmental Artery > Interlobar Artery > Arcuate Artery > Cortical Radiate Artery > Afferent Arteriole > Glomerulus > Efferent Arteriole > Peritubular Capillaries > Cortical Radiate Vein > Arcuate Vein > Interlobar Vein > Renal Vein > Inferior Vena Cava
What are nephrons?
Structural and functional units that form urine
How many nephrons are there per kidney?
1 million
What are the 2 main parts of the nephrons?
Renal corpuscle and Renal tubule
What is the 3 step urine formation?
- Filtration (Glomerular capillaries > Bowman’s Capsule)
- Reabsorption (Tubule > PT Capsule)
- Secretion (PT Capsule > Tubule)
What is the Glomerulus?
Tuft of capillaries composed of fenestrated endothelium
What does the Glomerulus allow for?
Efficient filtration formation
What is another name for the Glomerular Capsule?
Bowman’s Capsule
What is the Bowman’s Capsule?
Cup-shaped, hollow structure surrounding glomerulus
What is the visceral layer of the glomerular capsule?
Simple squamous epithelium
What is the visceral layer of the glomerular capsule?
Branching epithelial podocytes
Foot processes that cling to basement membrane
Filtration slits between food processes
What is the renal tubule?
It extends from glomerular capsule to collecting duct
What are the subdivisions of the renal tubule in the Bowman’s Capsule?
Proximal convulated tubule
Nephron Loop (Loop of Henle) (descending limb and ascending limb)
Distal convulated tubule (collecting duct)
What are the 2 types of Nephrons?
Cortical Nephrons and Juxtamedullary Nephrons
Which nephron is this:
- 80-85% of nephrons
- Renal corpuscle in outer portion of cortex
- Short loops of Henle
- Create urine with osmolarity similar to blood (300mOsm)
- Peritubular Capillaries
Cortical Nephrons
Which nephron is this:
- 20% of nephrons
- Renal corpuscle deep in cortex
- Long loops of Henle
- Ascending limb has thick and thin regions
- Enable kidney to secrete very concentrated urine
- Receive blood from peritubular capillaries and vasa recta
Juxtamedullary Nephrons
What are the 2 types of Nephron Capillary Beds?
Glomerulus and Peritubular Capillaries
Peritubular capillaries: Low pressure, porous capillaries adapted for what?
Absorption of water and solutes
Peritubular Capillaries cling to what?
Adjacent renal tubules in cortex
What do the Peritubular Capillaries empty into?
Venules