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IV: Urine-Concentrating Mechanism in the Inner Medulla Flashcards

1
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Lack of water effects on plasma osmolarity, ADH and concentration of urine

A

Increased plasma osmolarity
Increase ADH
Concentrated urine = less volume

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Excess water effect on plasma osmolarity, ADH, and urine concentration

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Decreased plasma osmolarity
Decreased ADH
More diluted urine

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3
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ADH stimulates

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Water reabsorption

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4
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Why is it dangerous to drink high V of water

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Because of decreased plasma osmolarity

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5
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How do you prevent peeing overnight

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There is ADH increase (increase in water reabsorption)

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What occurs to ADH during dehydration, vomiting, diahrrea

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Increase in plasma osmolarity

Increase in ADH

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7
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Function of Loop of Henle in concentrating/diluting urine

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It generates + maintains an intersticial osmotic gradient

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8
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Osmotic gradient at renal cortex

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290mOsm/Kg

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9
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Osmotic gradient at tip of medulla

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1200 mOsm/kg

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10
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What does an increase in interstitial osmolarity do to the movement of H2O

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It pulls the remaining H2O from descending structures

At loop of Henle 20% of H2O is reabsorbed

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11
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Descending limb is permeable/impermeable to H2O

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Permeable

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12
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Ascending limb is permeable/impermeable to H2O

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Impermeable

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13
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Concentration of tubular fluid as it descends limb

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It becomes more concentrated as it loses H2O

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Concentration of tubular fluid as it ascends the limb

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It gets more diluted as it loses solutes

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15
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Where is the maximum osmotic gradient in loop of henle

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At tip of medulla

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16
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Low osmotic gradient on ascending limb because

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Na+ is diffusing out and due to impermeability no H2O can get in

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17
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Countercurrent multiplication used to

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Generate an osmotic gradient to reabsorb H2O from descending tube and concentrate urine

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18
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Single effect in generating osmotic gradient

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NaCl- are reabsorbed in descending loop = hyperosmolarized interstitium
This causes H2O in descending limb to passively diffuse into interstitium

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19
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Countercurrent multiplication, reabsorption of H2O is all

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ADH DEPENDENT

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Urea is produced by the

21
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From what is urea formed

22
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How is urea filtrated in glomerulus

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Freely filtrates

23
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Where is part of urine reabsorbed

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In proximal tubule

24
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In thin limb of loop of henle, urea is

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Secreted from interstitium to renal tubule

25
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What transporter is used for urea to get to loop of henle

26
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What part is impermeable to urea

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Thick ascending loop of henle

27
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UT-A1 and UT-A3 location and function

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At medullary collecting duct and allow PASSIVE reabsorption of urea into interstitium

28
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Urea reabsoprtion is ADH dependent?

29
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% of urea contribution to osmolarity of medullary interstitium

30
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Is urea reabsorbed along with H2O in distal tubule and cortical collecting duct?

31
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How does interstitial osmolarity reach 1200mOsm/KL at tip of medulla?

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Due to urea recycling

32
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Blood flow of vasa recta

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Opposite to tubular flow

33
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Function of vasa recta

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Prevent absorbed H2O from diluting the interstitium

H2O passes directly to vasa recta

34
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Another reason, H2O related, of why medullary osmolarity reaches 1200mOsm/KL

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Because H2O directly crosses to vasa recta so it does not dilute the interstitium

35
Q

Where is ADH synthesized

A

In hypothalamo

36
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When is ADH synthetised

A

Increase plasma osmolarity (decreased H2O concentration)

Decreased blood pressure (Dehydration, hemorrhage)

37
Q

Which receptors and organs sense changes in plasma osmolarity and blood pressure

A

V1 and V2 receptors in vascular smooth muscle

And kidney

38
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Where are V2 receptors located

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In kidney in basolateral membrane of principal cells

39
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What allows reabsorption of H2O

A

AQP2 which are driven by increase in interstitial osmolarity (decrease of water)

40
Q

What does ADH stimulate in thick ascending limb

A 
Urea reabsorption (UT-A2)
Na+ transport
41
Q 
W/ ADH 
Urea:
Volume:
H2O:
Osmolarity:
A

Less urea
Decreased volume
Decreased H2O
Higher osmolarity

42
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W/O ADH
Urea:
Volume:
H2O:
Osmolarity:
A

Increased urea
Increased volume
Increased H2O
Decreased osmolarity

43
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ADH Control: increase in osmolarity (sensor receptor)

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Increase in osmolarity = decreased H2O (we need more ADH)

OSMORECEPTORS in hypothalamus

44
Q

ADH Control: Decreased blood pressure

A

We need more ADH

Baroceptors in atrium and carotid arch

45
Q

Water loss tightly regulated by

46
Q

How much do adults eliminate from catabolism

47
Q

Maximum concentration of urine

A

1200mOsm/d

0.5L/d

48
Q

Mechanism to ensure that we lose a min. amount of liquid a day

A

Thirst mechanism

49
Q

Main mechanism to control [Na+] and osmolarity

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ADH and thirst

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