Exam 1 (Spring) Flashcards
The left kidney sits where relative to the right kidney?
caudal
What type of epithelium lines the renal pelvis?
Transitional
What hormone works on the DCT and collecting ducts and makes them resorb water?
ADH
What vessels in the kidney have oxygenated blood both entering and leaving them?
Glomerular capillaries
Calcium resorption take place under the influence of what hormone/
parathyroid hormone
What substance is normally 100% resorbed in the pCT?
glucose
How many kidneys does a normal animal have?
2
Macula densa cells monitor what in the kidney?
sodium
Which of the following is NOT found in normal urine?
A.) Glucose
B.) Urea
C.)Bicarbonate
D.) Water
Glucose
What hormone increases reabsorption of Na+ from the distal convoluted tubule?
Aldosterone
Oxygen transfer takes place in the nephron where?
peritubular capillaries
The term for a condition where much urine is being passed is
polyuria
A kidney can lose how much of its functional ability before clinical signs appear
67%
What organ produces and secretes aldosterone
adrenal cortex
Angiotensin I is converted to Angiotensin II by:
ACE (Angiotensin converting enzyme)
What is the name for the rhythmic pattern of muscle contractions that move through tubular organs (eg. The GI tract and parts of the urinary tract)?
peristalsis
When the kidney notices hypoxia, it releases what?
erythropoietin
What hormone is released by juxtaglomerular cells in response to decreases blood pressure?
Renin
What is the name of the tuft of capillaries that filters blood?
glomerulus
Where does ADH exert control over water reabsorption?
DCT and collecting ducts