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Genitourinary System Flashcards

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What are the 4 functions of the kidneys?

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  1. Excretion —> metabolic products: urea, uric acid,
    creatinine
    —> foreign substances: drugs
  2. Homeostasis —> body fluids
    —> electrolytes
    —> acid-base balance
  3. Regulate blood pressure
  4. Hormone secretion —> erythropoietin
    —> renin
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What are the 7 main components of the kidneys?

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  1. Cortex - outside
  2. Medulla - inside
  3. Major calyx - join to ureter
  4. Minor calyx - branches of major calyx
  5. Renal artery
  6. Renal vein
  7. Ureter
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What is the pathway of blood through the kidneys?

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In:
Renal artery
Segmental artery
Interlobar artery
Arcuate artery
Interlobular artery
Afferent arteriole
Glomerular capillaries

Out:
Efferent arteriole
Peritubular capillaries —> supply kidney
Interlobular vein
Arcuate vein
Interlobar vein
Renal vein

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Which blood vessels supply the kidney?

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Peritubular capillaries

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What are the 5 parts of the bladder?

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  1. Detrusor muscle
    • outside
      —> contraction for urination
  2. Trigone
    —> signals brain when bladder full (stretch)
  3. Internal sphincter
    • end of bladder
      —> involuntary control to prevent urination
  4. External sphincter
    • urogenital diaphragm
      —> voluntary control to prevent urination
  5. Bulbourethral glands
    • males only
    • urogenital diaphragm
      —> produce and secrete lubricant to semen for
      sperm survival
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What are the 6 parts of a nephron?

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  1. Glomerulus
  2. Bowman’s capsule
  3. Proximal convoluted tubule
  4. Loop of Henle - ascending and descending
  5. Distal convoluted tubule
  6. Collecting duct
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Where is mitochondria found in high vs low densities in a nephron?

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High —> active transport:
1. PCT
2. DCT
3. Thick ascending loop of Henle
4. Intercalated cells of collecting duct

Low —> passive transport:
1. Thin descending loop of Henle
2. Thin ascending loop of Henle
3. Principal cells of collecting duct

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What are the 2 types of cells that make up the collecting duct?

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  1. Principle cells —> Na+ reabsorption and K+
    secretion
  2. Intercalated cells —> maintain acid-base balance
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What are the 2 types of nephron?

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  1. Superficial
    • glomerulus in outer cortex
    • loop of Henle trough at inner-outer medulla
      border
  2. Juxtaglomerular
    • glomerulus near cortex-medullar border
    • loop of Henle trough deep in inner medulla

Nephron —> 10:1 (superficial : juxtaglomerular)

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Why is the cortex granular and medulla striated?

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Cortex —> contains many glomeruli (dots)
Medulla —> contains many tubules (lines)

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What is the juxtaglomerular apparatus?

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Where glomerulus is next to DCT
- Macula densa - cells of DCT that meet glomerulus
—> GFR regulation (tubulo-glomerular
feedback mechanism)
- Extraglomerular mesangial cells - between DCT and
efferent arteriole
- Juxtaglomerular cells - on afferent arteriole
—> secrete renin —> regulates
blood pressure

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What are the 4 renal processes?

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  1. Glomerular filtration
  2. Reabsorption
  3. Secretion
  4. Excretion
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How does glomerular filtration occur?

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  1. Blood plasma pushed through glomerular
    fenestrae
    • due to heart’s hydrostatic pressure
    • 70nm gaps in basement membrane —> sieve
  2. Through Bowman’s capsule space
  3. Through Bowman’s capsule membrane
    • -ve proteins in membrane —> repel proteins
  4. Through slit diaphragm
    • between epithelial podocytes
    • thin and porous —> sieve
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Which 4 pressures affect glomerular filtration?

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Push fluid out:
1. Blood hydrostatic pressure
2. Fluid oncotic pressure

Pull fluid in:
1. Blood oncotic pressure
2. Fluid hydrostatic pressure

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What are the 4 equations for renal action?

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  1. Net Ultrafiltration Pressure:
    Puf = HPgc - HPbw - πgc
  2. Glomerular Filtration Rate:
    GFR = Puf x Kf
  3. Renal Clearance:
    C = (U x V) / P
  4. Filtration Flow:
    FF = GFR / RPF
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What is Puf and how is it calculated?

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Net Ultrafiltration Pressure
- pressure exerted on blood to force fluid out at
glomerulus

Puf = HPgc - HPbw - πgc
- HPgc = hydrostatic pressure in glomerular capillaries
- HPgc = hydrostatic pressure in bowman’s capsule
- πgc = oncotic pressure of plasma proteins in
glomerular capillaries

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What is GFR and how is it calculated?

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Glomeruar Filtration Rate
- volume of fluid pushed filtered through the
glomeruli per unit time (indicative of renal failure)
- mL/min
- males —> 90-140
females —> 80-125

GFR = Puf x Kf
- Puf = net ultrafiltration pressure
- Kf = ultrafiltration coefficient
- depends on membrane permeability and surface
area

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What are the 2 mechanisms for GFR regulation?

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  1. Myogenic mechanism:
    • arterial pressure inc —> afferent arteriole
      contracts —> blood flow dec
  2. Tubulo-glomerular feedback mechanism:
    • GFR inc —> inc NaCl in loop of Henle —> macula
      densa detects —> inc ATP and adenosine
      secreted —> afferent arteriole contricts
    • GFR dec —> dec NaCl in loop of Henle —> macula
      densa detects —> dec ATP and adenosine
      secreted —> afferent arteriole dilates
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What is C and how is it calculated?

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Renal Clearance
- volume of plasma cleared of a specific substance via
the kidneys per unit time
- mL/min

C = (U x V) / P
- U = conc of substance in urine
- V = rate of urine production
- P = conc of substance in plasma

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Which 2 substances are used to determine GFR and why?

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  1. Inulin - must be transfused from plants —> less use
  2. Creatine - muscle metabolism waste —> common
    - Freely filtered (no reabsorption or secretion)
    - Non-toxic
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What is FF and how is it calculated?

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Filtration Factor
- proportion of filtered plasma fluid that reaches the
afferent arteriole
- 0.15-0.2 (15-20% filtered)
- use PAH to measure - all removed from plasma
through kidney

FF = GFR / RPF
- GFR = glomerular filtration rate
- RPF = renal plasma flow

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Which substance is used to calculate FF and why?

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PAH = Para AminoHippurate
- all removed from plasma —> amount entering
kidney = amount excreted —> RPF = C

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What are the 5 transport mechanisms used in renal tubules?

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Passive:
1. Diffusion
2. Osmosis
3. Electrochemical gradient

Active:
4. Primary —> Na+/K+ ATPase pump
—> endocytosis
5. Secondary (coupled) —> symport eg. Na+/glucose
—> antiport eg. Na+/H+

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What are the 2 transport pathways used in renal tubules?

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  1. Transcellular —> across basolateral membrane
    cells via transport proteins
  2. Paracellular —> via tight junctions between
    basolateral membrane cells
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Which substances are reabsorbed and secreted in the early PCT?
Reabsorbed: - Water ---> 67% - Na+ ---> 67% - Cl- ---> 67% - HCO3- ---> 80% - Urea ---> 50% - Glucose ---> 100% - Amino Acids ---> 100% Secreted: - Drugs - Ammonia - Bile salts - Prostaglandins - Vitamins (B+C)
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How does Na+ and HCO3- reabsorption occur in the early PCT? (4)
1. Na+/K+ ATPase pump (b) ---> Na+ out, K+ in ---> low Na+ in cells 2. CO2 diffuses in ---> react with water (CO2 + H2O ---> HCO3- + H+) using carbonic anhydrase ---> high H+ in cells 3. Na+/H+ antiporter (b) ---> Na+ in, H+ out (regulated by angiotensin II) 4. Na+/3 HCO3- symporter (b) ---> Na+ out, 3 HCO3- out ---> reabsorbed to blood
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How does glucose reabsorption occur in the early PCT? (3)
1. Na+/K+ ATPase pump (b) ---> Na+ out, K+ in ---> low Na+ in cells 2. SGLT2 (Na+/glucose symporter) (a) ---> Na+ in, glucose in 3. GLUT2 (b) ---> glucose out ---> reabsorbed to blood
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How is Na+ reabsorption regulated in the early PCT?
Angiotensin II ---> inc Na+/H+ antiporters
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What happens at the loop of Henle? (4)
1. No aquaporins in ascending limb ---> no water out 2. Na+ and Cl- out ascending limb ---> passive in thin ---> active in thick 3. Outside loop ---> v. low water potential (salty) 4. Water out descending passively No Na+ or Cl- transporters ---> no ions out
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How does Na+ and Cl- reabsorption occur in the thick ascending limb of the loop of Henle? (3)
1. Na+/K+ ATPase pump (b) ---> Na+ out, K+ in ---> low Na+ in cells 2. K+/Cl- symporter and channels (b) ---> K+ out, Cl- out ---> low Cl- in cells 3. Na+/K+/2 Cl- symporter (a) ---> Na+ in, K+ in, Cl- in ---> out via transporters above ---> reabsorbed
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Which substances are reabsorbed in the loop of Henle?
- Na+ ---> 25% - Cl- ---> 25% - Water ---> 15%
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How does Na+ and Cl- reabsorption occur in the early DCT? (4)
1. Na+/K+ ATPase pump (b) ---> Na+ out, K+ in ---> Na+ reabsorbed 2. No aquaporins (a) ---> no water in 3. Na+/Cl- symporter (b) ---> Na+ in, Cl- in 4. K+/Cl- symporter + Cl- channels (b) ---> K+ out, 3 Cl- out ---> Cl- reabsorbed
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How does Ca2+ reabsorption occur in the early DCT? (3)
1. Na+/K+ ATPase pump (b) ---> Na+ out, K+ in ---> low Na+ in cells 2. Ca2+ channels (a) ---> Ca2+ in ---> high Ca2+ in cells 3. Na+/Ca2+ antiporter + Ca2+ ATPase pump (b) ---> Na+ in, Ca2+ out ---> Ca2+ reabsorbed into blood
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How does Na+ reabsorption and K+ secretion occur in the distal DCT and collecting duct? (4)
Principle cells: 1. Na+ channels (a) ---> Na+ in 2. K+ channels (a+b) ---> K+ out 3. Na+/K+ ATPase pump (b) ---> Na+ out, K+ in ---> Na+ reabsorbed and K+ secreted 4. Aquporins (a+b)---> water in ---> out ---> water reabsorbed
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How is blood and urine pH maintained by the collecting duct? (3x2)
Acidosis ---> α-intercalated cells (urine too alkaline): 1. Cl- channels (b) ---> Cl- out ---> low Cl- in cells 2. Cl-/HCO3- antiporter (b) ---> Cl- in, HCO3- out ---> HCO3- reabsorbed 3. H+ ATPase pump (a) ---> H+ out ---> H+ secreted Alkalosis ---> β-intercalated cells (urine too acidic: 1. Cl- channels (b) ---> Cl- out ---> low Cl- in cells 2. H+ ATPase pump (b) ---> H+ out ---> H+ reabsorbed 3. Cl-/HCO3- antiporter (a) ---> Cl- in, HCO3- out ---> HCO3- secreted
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How is Na+ reabsorption in the distal DCT and collecting duct regulated?
Aldosterone ---> inc apical Na+ channels ---> inc basolateral Na+/K+ ATPase pump - inc Na+ reabsorption ---> dec Na+ loss
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How is water reabsorption in the distal DCT and collecting duct regulated?
ADH ---> inc apical aquaporins - inc water reabsorption ---> dec water loss
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What occurs at the early PCT? (2)
1. Na+ and HCO3- reabsorption 2. Glucose reabsorption
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What occurs at the early DCT? (2)
1. Na+ and Cl- reabsorption 2. Ca2+ reabsorption
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What occurs at the distal DCT and collecting duct? (2)
1. Na+ reabsorption and K+ secretion 2. Maintaining acid-base balance

2.9 BRS Urology and Renal (4 decks)

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