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What is the pathway in the kidney?

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Bowman’s space —> proximal convoluted tubule —> descending limb of the loop of Henle —> ascending limb of the loop of Henle —> distal convoluted tubule —> collecting duct —> renal pelvis —> ureter —> bladder —> urethra

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What is the structure of the kidneys?

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The kidney consists of a medulla which is surrounded by the cortex. There is a renal hilum, a deep slit in the center of the kidney. The urethral pelvis spans the width of this hilum and is the widest part of the urether. The renal artery, vein and ureter exit and enter through the hilum

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What is a portal system?

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two capillary beds in series through which blood must travel before returning to the heart

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What is a detrusor muscle?

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the muscular lining of the bladder

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What is the internal urethral sphincter?

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consisting of smooth muscle and is contract under normal state; involuntary control

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What is the external urethral sphincter?

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consists of smooth muscle under voluntary control

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What is the micturition reflex?

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when the bladder is full, it stretches firing neurons that cause detrusor muscles to contract and the internal sphincter to relax

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What are the two main functions of the kidney?

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(1) Keep what the body needs and lose what it doesn’t

(2) Concentrate urine to conserve water

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What does the glomerulus do?

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filtered out small molecules into the urine and keeps bigger molecules like protein and blood in the bloodstream

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What is filtration?

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movement of solutes from blood to filtrate at Bowman’s capsule

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What is secretion?

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movement of solutes from blood to filtrate anywhere besides Bowman’s capsule

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What is reabsorption?

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movement of solutes from filtrate to blood

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Which parts of the kidney are primarily concerned about the identity of the particle - keeping what is needed, losing the rest?

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Bowman’s capsule
Proximal convoluted tubule
Distal convoluted tubule

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Which parts of the kidney are primarily focused on the volume and concentration of urine?

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Loop of Henle

Collecting duct

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What does the proximal convoluted tubule (PCT) do?

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amino acids, glucose, water-soluble vitamins and majority of salts are reabsorbed with water; NaCl and H2O move from the filtrate inside the PCT to outside into the bloodstream, H+,K+, ammonia and urea move from the bloodstream into the filtrate in the PCT

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What does the descending limb of Henle do?

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permeable to water moving out of the filtrate into the interstitium

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What is the countercurrent multiplier system?

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the vasa recta and nephron; the flow and filtrate and blood is opposite and therefore they avoid reaching equilibrium and are able to allow maximal reabsorption

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What is the vasa recta?

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a bunch of capillaries that surround the loop of Henle

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What does the ascending limb of Henle do?

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permeable to only salts and impermeable to water

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What is the diluting segment?

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where the loop of Henle gets thicker from the transition from inner to outer medulla because the cells are larger

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What does the distal convoluted tubule (DCT)?

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moves NaCl and H2O out of filtrate, moves H+, K+, ammonia in; concentrates urine and decreases volume; produces waste

22
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How does aldosterone increase blood pressure?

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it alters the DCT and collecting duct to reabsorb more sodium which increases the volume of water moving into the blood stream, therefore increasing the blood volume and pressure

23
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How does ADH work?

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alters permeability of the collecting duct, which allows more water to be reabsorbed by making the cell junctions of the duct leaky and water moving out of the filtrate

24
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What is osmotic pressure?

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the “sucking” pressure that draws water into the vasculature caused by all the dissolved particles

25
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What is oncotic pressure?

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the osmotic pressure that is attributable to dissolved proteins specifically

26
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What are the vessels in the renal vascular pathway starting with the artery?

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renal artery —> afferent arteriole —> glomerulus —> efferent arteriole —> vasa recta —> renal vein

27
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What is another word for skin?

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integument

28
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What are the three skin layers?

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Outside World
Epidermis
Dermis
Hypodermis (subcutaneous layer)
Inside Body
29
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What are the strata of the epidermis?

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Outside World
Stratum corneum
Stratum lucidum
Stratum granulosum
Stratum spinosum
Stratum basale
Inside Body
Come, Let's Get Sun Burned
30
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What is the stratum basale?

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contains stem cells and responsible for proliferation of keratinocytes

31
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What is the stratum spinosum?

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cells become connected to each other; site of Langerhans cells

32
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What is the stratum granulosum?

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keratinocytes die and lose their nuclei

33
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What is the stratum lucidum?

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only present in thick, hairless skin like the soles of the foot and is nearly transparent

34
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What is the stratum corneum?

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contains several dozen layers of flattened keratinocytes, forming a barrier that prevents invasion by pathogens and help prevent loss of fluids and salt

35
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What are calluses?

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form excessive keratin deposition in areas of repeated drain due to friction

36
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What are melanocytes?

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cells derived from neural crest cells and found in stratum basale; produce melanin

37
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What are Langerhans cells?

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are actually special macrophages that reside within the stratum spinosum; capable of presenting antigens to T-cells in order to activate the immune system

38
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What are the layers of dermis?

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Upper: papillary layer
Lower: Reticular layer

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What is the papillary layer?

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loose connective tissue (dermis)

40
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What is the reticular layer?

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dense layer of the dermis

41
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Which skin layer contains sweat glands, blood vessels, and hair follicles?

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the dermis

42
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What are Merkel cells (discs)?

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sensory receptors present at the epidermal-dermal junction; responsible for deep pressure and texture sensation within the skin

43
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What are Meissener’s corpuscles?

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skin cells that respond to light touch

44
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What are the Ruffini endings?

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skin cells that respond to stretch

45
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What are Pacinian corpuscles?

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skin cells that respond to deep pressure and vibration

46
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What is the hypodermis?

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a layer of connective tissue that connects the skin to the rest of the body; contains fat and fibrous tissue

47
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What is piloerection?

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when the hairs on the skin stand up?

48
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What are arrector pili?

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muscles that contract when cold and cause hairs in the skin to stand up

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