Exam 1- kidneys Flashcards
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what cells produce renin?
juxtaglomerular cells
what does the macula densa do?
regulates bloodflow into the kidney
what are the homeostatic functions of the kidney?
blood/water volume
osmolarity
electrolytes
acid/base
what does the kidney produce?
renin
glucose
calcitriol
erythropoeitin
what is the main ion in regulating water volume?
sodium
what metabolic wastes are removed by the kidneys?
urea
creatinine
uric acid
allantoin
bilirubin
what does renin do?
forms angiotensin II, which works to increase blood volume
what cells produce erythropoeitin?
interstitial fibroblasts close to peritubular capillaries and proximal tubule
what is the preferred gluconeogenic substrate of the kidney?
glutamine
what cells perform gluconeogenesis?
proximal tubule epithelial cells
how much of the cardiac output do the kidneys receive? why?
20%
they need to filter all of the blood: control composition and volume of body fluids rapidly
what is the functional unit of the kidney?
nephron
what capillaries are in the kidneys?
fenestrated
what are the three steps of urine formation?
filtration
selective reabsorption
selective secretion
what is the fluid in the tubule called (descending/ascending)?
filtrate
how much of the plasma moves into the filtrate?
20%
what are the two capillaries in the kidney portal system?
glomerular
peritubular
what does the glomerular capillary do?
filters plasma
what does the peritubular capillary do?
reabsorbs a lot of filtrate and secretes some things
what substances’ clearance rates can be used to measure GFR?
inulin
iohexal
creatinine
what fluid is in the Bowman’s space?
ultrafiltrate
what are the three layers of the glomerular filtration barrier?
fenestrated endothelium with glycoprotein coat
basement membrane with heparin sulfate
podocyte foot processes with nephrin (diaphragm) and glycoprotein coat
what two characteristics do mesangial cells exhibit?
contractile and phagocytic
what is GFR?
the volume of fluid filtered per minute from the glomerular capillaries into Bowman’s space