Diuretics Flashcards
Test 3
What do diuretics treat?
HTN
Edema
Diuretics and ______ are used interchangeably
Natriuretic
Diuretics increase _____ volume while Natriuretics increase __________ secretrion
Urine
Sodium ion (which increases water secretion)
Increasing urine output, decreases ______ and decreases blood pressure
blood volume
What is the functional unit of the kidney?
Nephron
Where does a nephron start?
The Glomerulus which is located in the cortex
What happens in the nephrons?
- blood is filtered
- water, ions, and glucose are reabsorbed
- urine is produced & substances are from blood into urine
How many nephrons does each kidney contain?
800,000 to 1,000,000
What is one of the main substances that is secreted by the kidneys and not reabsorbed back into the blood? why?
NH3 – Ammonia
This is a waste product that is filtered by the kidneys. build up can cause coma/death. Therefore its converted to urea (made in the liver) and excreted by the kidneys.
T/F: The medulla is the outer part of the kidney and the cortex is the inner part
F
Switched
Describe the hilus
“hilum”
Center/medial side of the kidney where the renal artery, renal vein, and ureter are located
What structures exit the ureter?
hilum -> ureter -> urinary bladder -> urethra -> exits body
What type of structure is the glomerulus?
capillary
What is “the loop”
The very bottom of the loop of Henle
T/F: The glomerulus is located in the medulla
F
cortex
F/T: The cortex and medulla have different osmolality
T
It effects how much water is reabsorbed back into the urine vs blood
Where is the Loop of Henle?
The medulla
What parts make up the Loop of Henle?
Thick descending -> thin descending -> the loop -> ascending thin -> ascending thick
The proximal and distal _______ tubules are in the _______
convoluted
cortex
Describe the renal corpuscle
Bowman’s capsule
Glomerulus
Where the blood is filtered
Where does the distal tubules dump?
Collecting ducts
T/F: the collecting tubule and ducts are part of the nephron
F
What is the bowman’s capsule?
Epithelial and connective tissues that surrounds the glomerulus capillary structure .
Catches secretions and is the beginning of the nephron
What type of cell provides the filtration in the renal corpuscle?
podocytes
What does protein in the urine mean?
Proteinuria
Podocytes are not permeable to large protein molecules. This indicated problem with the kidneys.
(small proteins can cross)
Where are the Macula Densa Cells located?
Juxtaglomeruler apparatus in the distal tubule; which end up being very close to the glomerulus and the afferent glomerulus artery
What do the Macula Densa Cells do?
Sense Na+ and fluid pressure in the distal tubule
Active the RAA system and regulate blood flow directly into the glomerulus by increasing or decreasing release of NO to juxtaglomerular cells to increase or decrease the size of the afferent artery .
Negative feedback system
_____ artery takes blood into the glomerulus and the ________ takes blood out
afferent
efferent
T/F: Glomerulus is located in the medulla
F
cortex
What capillaries are only found in the cortex in the kidneys? what are they responsible for?
Peritubular capillaries
Filtation & water reabsorption
What capillaries are only found in the medulla in the kidneys?
vasa recta
omsolality changes -> ion reabsorption
What 2 items do we specifically want to be filtered and reabsorbed?
bicarb and glucose