FInal Flashcards
What are the functions of the kidneys?
Regulate water volume in body
Filter blood
Produce epo and renin
Regulate ion concentration
What layer of the kidney are the renal pyramids located?
Renal medulla
What veins and arteries are in the renal cortex?
Cortical radiate
Arcuate
What is the order of structures in which waste is removed? Starting from the collecting duct
Collecting duct Minor calyx Major calyx Renal pelvis Ureter Bladder
What is the structural and functional unit of the kidney?
Nephron
What are the two parts of a nephron?
Renal corpuscle
Renal tubule
What are the two parts of the renal corpuscle?
Glomerulus
Bowman’s capsule
What is the importance of the parietal layer of the bowman’s capsule?
Comprised of simple squamous epithelium
Contributes to capsule structure
Plays no part in forming filtrate
What is the importance of the visceral later of the bowman’s capsule?
Comprised of podocytes
Allows filtrate to enter the capsular space
What is the order in which blood flows through the gomerulus?
Cortical radiate artery Afferent arteriole Glomerular capillaries Efferent arteriole Vasa recta Cortical radiate vein
What are the three major parts of the renal tubule?
Proximal convoluted tubule
Nephron loop
Distal convoluted tubule
What is the importance of the PCT?
Comprised of cuboidal epithelial cells with dense microvilli
Important in reabsorbing water and solutes from filtrate
What are the two divisions of the loop of henle?
Descending limb
Ascending limb
What is the ascending limb divided into?
Thin part - allows for water reabsorption
Thick part - Has tight-tight junctions, nothing passes
What are the two divisions of the DCT?
Diluting segment
Late segment
What is the importance of the diluting segment?
Few microvilli
Functions more in secretion than reabsorption
What is the importance of the late segment?
Connects the DCT to the collecting duct
What are the functions of collecting ducts?
Maintain water and sodium balance
Maintain acid-base balance in blood
What are the three types of nephrons?
Cortical nephrons - 30%
Midcortical nephrons - 55%
Juxtamedullary - 15% - important in concentrated urine formation
How much fluid does the kidney process daily?
180 L
What is filtration and where does it occur?
Takes solutes and water out of blood
Happens in glomerulus
Filtrate collected in bowman’s capsule
What is reabsorption and where does it occur?
Some of filtrate reenters the capillaries
Happens in renal tubules and collecting ducts
What is secretion and where does it occur?
Moving substances from the blood into the filtrate
Occurs in the tubule and collecting duct
What are the three nephron capillary beds?
Glomerulus - filtarion
Peritubular Capillaries - reabsorption
Vasa recta - juxtamedullary
What are the three layers of the filtration membrane?
Capillary endothelium
Basement membrane
Foot processes of podocytes of glomerular capsule
What are the three cell populations that help regulate filtrate formation and systemic blood pressure for the JGC?
Macula densa
Granular cells
Extraglomerular mesangial cells
What is the function of macula densa cells?
Chemoreceptors that monitor the NaCl concentration in filtrate
Found in ascending limb
What is the function of granular cells?
Mechanoreceptors that sense blood pressure in afferent arteriole
Contain renin
Cells of arteriole
What is the function of extragomerular mesangial cells?
Send signals between granular cells and macula densa
What is the net filtration pressure?
Net pressure in the gomerulus
Is equal to 10 mm Hg
What are the pressures that account for NFP?
Hydrostatic pressure of glomerular capillaries (55)
Osmotic pressure of glomerular capillaries (30)
Hydrostatic pressure of capsular space (15)
What is glomerular filtration rate?
Volume of filtrate formed by all the glomeruli in the body in one minute
Average is 125ml/min
What are the two types of intrinsic control for GFR regulation?
Myogenic mechanism
Tubuloglomerular feedback mechanism
What is myogenic mechanism?
Increased BP Afferent arteriole muscle stretches Afferent arterioles contract Bloodflow restricted into glomerulus Opposite occurs if BP is low
What is the process of tubuloglomerular feedback mechanism?
GFR increases
Macula densa detects high NaCl concentration
Macula densa releases vasoconstrictor chemicals
Afferent arteriole constricts
Blood flow into glomerulus decreases
Opposite occurs if GFR is low
What is the primary goal of the extrinsic control system?
Regulation of systemic blood pressure