chapter 25 Flashcards
Functions of The Urinary System
Filter blood
Regulate volume and composition of the blood
Gluconeogenesis during fasting
Produce hormones
Renin (helps regulate blood pressure)
Erythropoietin (stimulates RBC production)
Metabolizes vitamin D from inactive form to active
Kidney Anatomy
Retroperitoneal Bean shaped Right slightly lower than left About the size of a large bar of soap Renal hilum Concave vertical cleft Leads to internal renal sinus Ureter, renal blood vessels, lymphatics and nerves enter here Adrenal glands sit on top
renal fascia
Perirenal fat capsule
fibrous capsule
Renal fascia Dense fibrous connective tissue Anchors kidney and adrenal gland Perirenal fat capsule Surrounds the kidney and cushions it Fibrous capsule Transparent, prevents infections from spreading to the kidney
Nephrons
The structural and functional units of the kidneys Over 1 million in each kidney Form the urine Empty into the collecting tubules Parts glomerulus A ball of capillaries renal tubule glomerular capsule (Bowman’s capsule) Cup shaped end of the renal tubule Has fenestrated endothelium renal corpuscle Glomerulus + Bowman’s capsule Filtrate Solute rich fluid from the blood (no protein) Urine made from this
Bowman’s Capsule Structure
Parietal layer
Simple squamous epithelium
Not involved in forming filtrate
Visceral layer
Clings to the glomerular capillaries
Podicytes
Highly branched modified epithelial cells
Foot processes intertwine and cling to the basement membrane of the glomerulus
Filtrations slits
Spaces between the foot processes
Allow filtrate to enter the capsular space
The rest of the renal tubule…
3 cm long Single layer of polar epithelial cells with basement membrane Three parts Proximal convoluted tubule (PCT) Loop of Henle U-shaped Descending Ascending Distal convoluted tubule Empty into the collecting ducts Run through the medullary pyramids and make them look striped
cortical nephrons
juxtamedullary nephrons
Cortical nephrons 85% Almost entirely in the cortex Part of loop of Henle dips into the outer medulla Juxtamedullary nephrons Concentrate urine Entire loop of Henle is in the medulla
Nephron Capillary Beds
Two capillary beds
Glomerulus
Specialized for filtration
Afferent arteriole and efferent arteriole
Peritubular
Arise from the efferent arteiole
Specialized for reabsorption
Vasa recta for juxtamedullary nephrons
Juxtamedullary Apparatus
Most distal part of the loop of Henle lies along the afferent arteriole (sometimes efferent too) Two important cells types in the JMA Granular cells Aka juxtamedullary cells Sense blood pressure and secrete renin In the arteriole Macula densa Chemoreceptors that sense NaCl in the filtrate
Urine Production
Three steps
glomerular filtration
tubular reabsorption
tubular secretion
Glomerular Filtration
Passive Due to hydrostatic pressure Fluids and small solutes forced out of the glomerulus Amazing filtration membrane Filtration rate=120-125 ml/min
Glomerular Filtrate
Water Ions Sodium, potassium, chloride Nitrogenous waste Urea, uric acid, creatine Organic molecules Glucose, amino acids
Tubular Reabsorption
Two reabsorption pathways
Most of the filtrate is quickly reabsorpted
Must cross the barrier formed by the tubular cells
Two reabsorption pathways
Transcellular (through cells)
Through the luminal and basolateral membranes
Most solutes are reabsorped through this pathway by diffusion or active transport
Paracellular (between cells)
Through tight junctions
Water and some ions use both
Blood Pressure is the driving force of glomerular filtration…what drives reabsorption?
Osmolarity of interstitium is
Blood Pressure is the driving force of glomerular filtration…what drives reabsorption?
Water reabsorption
Osmolarity of interstitium is increased
How-transport sodium into the interstitium
Sodium enables the reabsorption of most everything else
Osmomolarity is total concentration of all solute particles in a solution
Water moves from higher water concentration to lower water concentration
Counter current mechanisms maintain osmotic gradient
Ascending and descending limbs of Loop of Henle interact to maintain
Needed for
Ascending limb Creates the conditions need for the
Actively transports
Highest solute concentration near
Impermeable to
Ascending and descending limbs of Loop of Henle interact to maintain interstitial osmolarity gradient
Needed for urine concentration
Ascending limb
Creates the conditions need for the descending to function
Actively transports NaCl into interstitium
Highest solute concentration near the bottom
Impermeable to water
