Final Exam Flashcards
(98 cards)
what is the purpose of cytokines in the inflammatory response?
attract more phagocytic cells
what is your body’s reaction to an internal infection?
the inflammatory response
what are chemical messengers that activate other cells and attract other phagocytic cells?
cytokines
what is the purpose of the loop of henle?
to maintain a chemical gradient through the reabsorption of water in the distal tubule and collecting duct
what is the filtrate at the bottom of the loop of henle?
it is concentrated and pee flavored
what percentage of plasma entering the glomerulus is unfiltered and leaves the arteriole?
80%
what percentage of plasma entering the glomerulus get filtered? why?
about 20% BECAUSE filtration takes time. if 100% of the plasma got filtered every time it entered the glomerulus, there would be no blood available for the rest of the body. So, the glomerulus filters only 20% at a time with the idea that eventually all of the blood will get filtered as it gets recirculated throughout the body.
what percentage of the total Na+ that gets reabsorbed takes place in the proximal tubule?
67%
what percentage of the energy our kidneys use is for Na reabsorption?
80%
what percentage of Na reabsorption occurs in the proximal tubule?
67% or 2/3
what percentage of Na reabsorption occurs in the ascending limb of the loop of henle?
25% or 1/4
what percentage occurs in the distal tubule and collecting ducts?
8%
when extracellular fluid becomes too acidic, the tubular secretion of __________ increases.
hydrogen ions
where does the 25% of the total Na+ reabsorbed take place?
ascending limb
which cell type in the adaptive immune system would be most helpful in destroying cancerous cells in your body?
cytotoxic T cells
what kind of cell is in the innate immune system?
natural killer cells
which cell type in the innate immune system would be useful in battling?
natural killer cells
which gastric hormone indirectly affects fat digestion?
cholecystokinin (CKK)
reabsorption of ____ in the proximal tubule is active.
Na+
what is the only barrier that Na+ crosses during reabsorption that requires energy?
the basolateral membrane of the epithelial cell
what does it take to actively transport out of the epithelial cell?
ATP
reabsorption of urea at the end of the proximal tubule is _________.
passive
select the incorrect statement about ADH.
produced by the distal tubule
a hormone called vasopressin that gets released by the brain and acts on the distal tubule of the collecting ducts of the nephrons.
ADH