exam 4 Flashcards
In individuals on a very low carbohydrate, high fat (ketogenic) diet the liver produces ketones, which enter the blood. Ketones are acidic. You would expect someone on a ketogenic diet to have _____________________arterial PCO2 compared to individuals on a standard American diet.
Lower
The primary determinate of hemoglobin saturation is
PO2
Which of the following would increase the affinity of hemoglobin for oxygen? (select all that apply)
Increase temperature
Increase the PCO2
Increase pH
Increase conc. Of DPG
Increasing pH
Which of the following values is/are zero in healthy individuals? (select all that apply)
Oncotic pressure in Bowman’s capsule
Oncotic pressure in the glomerulus
Hydrostatic pressure in Bowman’s capsule
Hydrostatic pressure in the glomerulus
Oncotic pressure in bowman’s capsule
what PO2 would cause a substantial increase in minute ventilation over normal levels
less than 60 mmHg
what PCO2 would cause a substantial increase in minute ventilation over normal levels
greater than 40 mmHg
Excessive water consumption during exercise or mental stress can lead to death by
hyponatremia
The urinary bladder stretch receptor afferent neuron is
glutamatergic
Activation of the urinary bladder stretch receptor leads, directly or indirectly, to
inactivation of the sympathetic and somatic
activation of the parasympathetic
Activation of the urinary bladder stretch receptor directly leads to
activation of the parasympathetic
If a substance is freely filtered in the renal corpuscle, and its concentration in the afferent arteriole is 35 mg/ml, what is its concentration in Bowman’s capsule in mg/ml?
35 mg/ml
The location with the highest osmolarity in the body is
the inner renal pyramids
V2 vasopressin receptors are located in
cortical collecting ducts
medullary collecting ducts
Mineralocorticoid receptors are found in
distal convoluted tubules
cortical collecting ducts
aldosterone does what to sodium
increases sodium reabsorption
Atrial natriuretic factor does what to sodium
decreases sodium reabsorption
increases sodium filtration
Reabsorption of bicarbonate ion occurs in all segments of the nephron EXCEPT
descending loop of Henle
Aldosterone in the kidney does what to potassium
stimulates potassium secretion
Calcium excretion is regulated in the
distal convoluted tubule
cortical collecting duct
Regulation of renal phosphate excretion occurs in the
proximal convoluted tubule
Parathyroid hormone does what
decreases phosphate reabsorption
increases calcium reabsorption
T OR F: in healthy people, the renal excretion of glucose varies w/ glucose intake
false (there is unregulated reabsorption of glucose in healthy ppl)
the fenestrae in glomerular capillaries are __ than in most other capillary beds
larger
as plasma flows through the glomerular capillary there is largest
increase in oncotic pressure
net filtration pressure at the end of the glomerular capillary is usually
zero
the entire plasma volume is normally filtered how frequently
60 times per day
changing the level of smooth muscle activity in the afferent and/or efferent arterioles changes what
changes glomerular hydrostatic pressure
in non-regulated reabsorption, usually ___ of a filterest substance gets reabsorbed in the nephron
all
which of the following would tend to increase glomerular filtration rate
afferent arteriole vasodilation
efferent arteriole vasoconstriction
__ and anything bound to them in the plasma will not be filtered in to Bowman’s capsule
protein
__ and anything bound to them in the plasma will not be filtered in to Bowman’s capsule
proteins
approx what percent of the CO2 produced by cells stays in the blood as dissolved CO2
10%
approx what percent of the CO2 produced by cells binds to hemoglobin in the blood
30%
what is the name for hemoglobin that has CO2 bound to it
carbaminohemoglobin
normal body pH
7.4
venous blood pH
7.36
approx how much of the plasma that enters a glomerulus is usually filtered into Bowman’s capsule
20%
what protein buffers blood pH by binding to hydrogen ions
deoxyhemoglobin
where, specifically, do you find the rhythm-generation neurons for respiration
pre-Botzinger complex
what organ makes DPG and what stimulates its release into the blood
kidney in response to low oxygen delivery
what are the names of the areas in the pons that regulate breathing
pneumotaxic center
apneustic center
where specifically do you find the peripheral chemoreceptors
aortic bodies
carotid bodies
peripheral chemoreceptors are directly sensitive to which two chemicals in the blood
oxygen and hydrogen
what effect do the pontine respiratory regions have on breathing
smooths the transition from inspiration to expiration and back to inspiration
what three variables determine the glomerular filtration rate
net filtration pressure
surface area available for filtration
permeability of corpuscular membranes
what is the equation for renal excretion based on the three basic renal processes
filtered + secreted - reabsorbed
what happens to the CO2 produced by cells and transported in the blood that does not stay dissolved or bound to hemoglobin
carbon dioxide is converted to bicarbonate ion (CO2+H2O equilibrium to H2CO3 via carbonic anhydrase equilibrium to HCO3- + H+)
what happens in the chloride shift in red blood cells
chloride is exchanged for HCO3- across the red blood cell plasma membrane
what are the five functions of the kidney that were mentioned in the video
regulates water and inorganic ion balance
removal of metabolic waste products
removal of foreign chemicals
gluconeogenesis
produces hormones/enzymes
what is the mechanism of action and effect of mesangial cells in the kidney
they contract around and close off glomeruli to decrease surface area for filtration
filtered load is calculated by
GFR * plasma concentration
excretion rate calculated by
concentration in urine * rate of urine collection (needs to be a number between 1-1000)
T OR F: increasing sodium consumption significantly increases blood pressure in most people
false
T OR F: how sodium gets across the apical membrane of kidney tubular cells varies depending on the segment of the tubule
true
T OR F: how sodium gets across the basolateral membrane of kidney tubular cells varies depending on the segment of the tubule
false
T OR F: water is actively reabsorbed by the kidney
false (water only moves by osmosis)
as sodium is reabsorbed, how does the osmolarity change in both the tubule and in the blood
tubule osmolarity decreases and blood osmolarity increase
activation of the ___ nervous system leads to micturition
parasympathetic
contraction of the detrusor muscle does what to urinary bladder compliance and pressure
decrease urinary bladder compliance and increases pressure
most water-soluble vitamins (are they filtered in kidney and how are they reabsorbed)
are filtered in the kidney and reabsorbed by transporters
sodium is reabsorbed in
ascending loop of henle
cortical collecting ducts
distal convoluted tubule
proximal convoluted tubule
sodium is NOT reabsorbed in
descending loop of Henle
medullary collecting ducts
reabsorption of many substances in the kidney is tied to the reabsorption of what ion
sodium
secretion of many substances in the kidney is tied to reabsorption of what ion
sodium
what nerve carries out post-ganglionic sympathetic axons toward the urinary bladder/sphincters
hypogastric
what nerve carries pre-ganglionic parasympathetic axons toward the urinary bladder/sphincters
pelvic nerve
what nerve carries alpha motor neuron axons toward the urinary bladder/sphincters
pudendal nerve
what nerve carries alpha motor neuron axons toward the urinary bladder/sphincters
pudendal nerve
what receptor for sympathetic nervous system/circulating epinephrine is present on the internal urinary sphincter and what type is it
alpha-1 adrenergic (Gq PCR)
what receptor for the sympathetic nervous system/circulating epinephrine is present on the detrusor muscle and what type is it
beta-2 adrenergic (Gs PCR)
what nerve carries urinary bladder stretch receptor afferents to the spinal cord
pelvic nerve
what receptor for the parasympathetic nervous system is present on the internal urinary sphincter, what type is it
M2 muscarinic (Gi PCR)
what receptor for the parasympathetic nervous system is present on the detrusor muscle and what type is it
M3 muscarinic (Gq PCR)
the micturition reflex cannot consciously be controlled until children are about how old
about 2 years
what is the name of the channel for sodium in the apical membrane of distal convoluted tubular cells
ENaC channel
substance is freely filtered in renal corpuscle, what is the concentration in the efferent arteriole vs. the afferent
they are equal (and equal to the concentration in bowman’s capsule)
substance is freely-filtered, not secreted, not reabsorbed, what is the clearance equal to
clearance is = to GFR
equation for clearance
clearance = (urine concentration of substance * urine volume)/plasma concentration of substance
if clearance is less than the GFR then there is net ___
reabsorption
what are the three substances normally excreted from the body that contain sodium (and which has the greatest variation in the amount of sodium excreted based on needs of the body)
urine (most variation bc regulated)
sweat
feces
what are the four locations where water is normally lost from the body (which is regulated to control total body water)
urine (regulated)
feces
sweat
respiration
what are four conditions mentioned in the video that can lead to greater than normal sodium and water loss
severe sweating
hemorrhage
vomiting
diarrhea
physiological definition of clearance
the volume of plasma completely cleared of a particular substance per unit of time
T OR F: decreasing mean arterial pressure decreases hydrostatic pressure in the glomerulus
true
T OR F: atrial natriuretic factor stimulates aldosterone production
false
T OR F: atrial natriuretic factor is not usually important in regulating sodium in the body of healthy people
true
T OR F: increases in blood pressure can increase sodium reabsorption directly
false
vasopressinergic neurons are more sensitive to changes in __ around the normal range
osmolarity