Excretory System Flashcards

1
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function of kidneys

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responsible for water-solute balance

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2
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deamination in excretion

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amino group + other molecules -> ammonia -> urea
deamination occurs at liver, produces ammonia, ammonia changes to urea and travels to kidneys via blood

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3
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nucleotide breakdown in excretion

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nucleotides (dna/rna) breakdown into uric acid

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4
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creatine phosphate

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creatine phosphate (molecule found in liver, used to store energy by turning ADP to ATP as a last resort) becomes creatinine and is excreted in urine

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5
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Pressure Filtration

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due to glomerular blood pressure of 60 mmHg, blood is filtered at the glomerulus - bowman’s capsule interface

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tubular excretion

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  • unwanted substances enter dct from peritubular capillaries (histamines, penicillin, ammonium ion, H+ (regulate pH), creatinine)
  • uses active transport
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7
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threshold levels

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the amount of any substance that is reabsorbed by peritubular capillaries is limited to a threshold level (tubular max/T-max)

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T-max

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maximum amount of any substance in the blood after which no more of it will be reabsorbed because carriers are saturated

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9
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threshold level of urea vs glucose

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low t-max for urea, high t-max for glucose (little urea is reabsorbed, lots of glucose reabsorbed)

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10
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diabetes

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  • lack of insulin
  • increased glucose concentration in blood
  • glucose concentration exceeds threshold
  • not all glucose will be reabsorbed
  • sugary urine
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11
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ADH function

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hormone that increases the permeability of the collecting duct (opens channels) to increase H2O reabsorption to increase blood pressure & decrease solute concentration

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12
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Aldosterone

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hormone that increases Na+ retention and therefore H2O reabsorption to increase blood pressure

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13
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structure that senses low BP and produces renin

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juxtaglomerular apparatus (next to glomerulus, near afferent arteriole)

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renin

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an enzyme that turns angiotensinogen (plasma protein) into angiotensin I during aldosterone production (for BP regulation)

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15
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angiotensin converting enzyme

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an enzyme in the lungs that converts angiotensin I into angiotensin II

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16
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angiotensin II functions

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  • vasoconstriction (increase BP)
  • causes release of aldosterone by the adrenal cortex
17
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Atrial Natriuretic Peptide/Hormone (ADP/ADH)

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peptide/hormone produced by cardiac cells in atria (when blood volume increases stretch), inhibits the production of renin and therefore aldosterone, increasing how much Na+ and therefore H2O are excreted, causing decrease in blood volume

18
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permeability of loop of henle to water

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ascending limb is impermeable to H2O (can not be reabsorb into blood), descending limb is permeable

19
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countercurrent exchange

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  • ascending loop of henle (impermeable to H2O) contains Na+ pumps for active transport
  • Na+ is extruded into interstitial space of renal medulla
  • increase in salt and urea concentration in medulla - hypertonic
  • H2O diffuses out of descending loop of henle due to the concentration gradient generated
20
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non-filterable

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formed elements (blood cells etc), plasma proteins

21
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when is active transport used

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  • active reabsorption phase during selective reabsorption from pct cells to capillaries (nutrients and salts)
  • tubular excretion from capillaries to dct (unwanted substances like histamines, penicillin, ammonium ion, H+, creatinine)
  • countercurrent exchange uses active transport (pumps)
22
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what situation exceeds threshold levels

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threshold level for glucose exceeded with diabetes

23
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production & secretion of ADH

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produced in hypothalamus, released by posterior pituitary

24
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which hormone is released due to sweating

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aldosterone

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how does ADH work
- increased permeability of collecting duct to H2O (opens channels in duct) - increased H2O reabsorption into blood (dilutes solute and increased blood pressure) - decreases amount of urine
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why does alcohol increase excretion
inhibits adh, adh decreases urine by increasing reabsorption of water
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where is aldosterone released
adrenal cortex
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aldosterone function
pumps Na+ out of DCT (and loop of henle) into blood, H2O follows due to osmotic pressure
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aldosterone production
low blood volume & Na+ sensed by juxtaglomerulus apparatus releases renin -> renin breaks down angiotensinogen to angiotensin 1-> ACE in lung breaks down angiotensin 1 into angiotensin 2 -> angiotensin 2 causes release of aldosterone
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ANP production
stretch of cells in atria sense high blood volume, release anp/anh
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ANP function
inhibit renin production, decrease in aldosterone, - decrease Na+ retention from dct and loop of henle - increased Na+ excretion, therefore H2O excretion (H2O follows by osmosis) - decrease of H2O concentration in blood, less volume