Ch 25: Urinary Part 2 Flashcards
How much fluid is processed by the kidneys daily?
180 L
What are the three processes in urine formation?
- Glomerular filtration
- Tubular reabsorption
- Tubular secretion
What is the purpose for glomerular filtration?
Produces cell and protein free filtrate
What is the purpose of tubular reabsorption?
Selectively returns 99% of substances from filtrate to blood in renal tubules and collecting ducts
What is the purpose of tubular secretion?
Selectively moves substances from blood to filtrate in renal tubules and collecting ducts
How many times does plasma volume get filtered?
60
What is filtrate made out of?
Blood plasma minus proteins
What is urine made of?
- <1% of original filtrate
- Metabolic wastes and unneeded substances
What type of process is glomerular filtration?
Passive process
What kind of pressure is used in glomerular filtration?
Hydrostatic to where fluids and solutes are forced through a filtration membrane
What is the filtration membrane located?
Between blood and interior of glomerular capsule
What size are the particles that pass through the filtration membrane?
3nm
Water, glucose, aa, waster
Why should plasma proteins remain in the blood?
- Maintain colloid osmotic pressure
- Prevents loss of all water to capsular space
What happens if proteins are found in the filtrate?
Membrane problems
What is the outward pressures that promote filtrate filtration?
Hydrostatic pressure in glomerular capillaries = Glomerular blood pressure
What is glomerular blood pressure?
- Chief force pushing water, solutes out of blood
- 55mmHg
Why is the glomerular bp high?
Efferent arteriole is high resistance vessel with diameter smaller than afferent arteriole
What is the inward pressures that promote filtrate filtration?
- Hydrostatic pressure in capsular space
- Colloid osmotic pressure in capillaries
What is Hydrostatic pressure in capsular space?
Pressure of filtrate in capsule 15mmHg
What is Colloid osmotic pressure in capillaries?
Pull of proteins in blood 30mmHg
What is net filtration pressure?
The difference of forces going out and in of the glomerulus
What is the purpose of net filtration pressure?
Responsible for filtrate formation
What controls net filtration pressure?
Glomerular filtration rate
How much is the glomerular filtration rate (GFR)?
120-125mL/min
What factors are directly proportional to GFR?
- NFP
- Total surface area available for filtration
- Filtration membrane permeability
Why is important for GFR to remain constant?
Allows kidneys to make filtrate and maintain extracellular homeostasis
How does GFR affect systemic blood pressure?
Increase in GFR → Increased urine output → decrease BP