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What is the clearance?

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The volume of plasma cleared of a substance per unit of time

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For which type of glomeruli does the loope of Henle penetrate deeper into the medulla?

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Juxtamedullary

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Where is Na and Water reabsorption regulated?

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Collecting duct

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What is the name of the Na transporters in the collecting duct?

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ENaC - channel

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What is a possible consequence of low [Ca++]

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Bone fractures

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What happens when ADH is high?

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Water is reabsorbed in the collecting duct

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Which part of the nephron abuts with the parent glomeruli?

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Thick ascending tubule

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What are the two mechanisms of regulating glomerulus pressure?

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Myoenteric reflex

Macula densa sensing

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How do you calculate the clearance of a substance?

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([X]urine x Volume of urine) / Plasma conc of X

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What mediator regulates water reabsorption in the collecting duct?

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Vasopressin

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5
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Which drugs act at the distal tubule?

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Thiazide diuretics

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What are the two types of glomeruli?

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Superficial corticol

Juxtamedullary

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What do the arterioles of juxtamedullary glomeruli become?

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Vasa recta

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T/F the thick ascending limb is permeable to water

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False, the tight junctions are not permeable

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Across what range of MAP does autoregulation keep GFR constant?

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80-180mmHg

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What does the 3 mean in vitamin D3?

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It has 3 hydroxy groups

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How much plasma is reuptaken into pertubular capillaries?

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178L per day

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What happens with anions in the proximal tubule?

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They follow the gradient created by Na transport

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Where in the proximal tubule is more Cl reabsorbed?

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In the late PT

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What is ureamia?

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Accumulation of waste products in the blood - not necessarily urea

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Is bicarbonate transport in the proximal tubule transcellular or paracellular?

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Transcellular

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What does microalbuminurea indicate?

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Damage to the lamina propria in advanced diabetes that is allowing albumin to filter through capillaries

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15
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What is side effect of frusemide use?

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K loss

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Sometime the most important consequence of renal failure isn’t loss of tubular secretion but rather …?

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Loss of endocrine function

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What is the mechanism of renin release at the macula densa?
Non-active contraction of the arteriole is sensed \> Renin is released via an unknown mechanism
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What happens to NaCl at the tip of the loop of Henle?
It is reabsorbed due to there being relatively less of it in the ECF
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How does the water and Na reabsorption change throughout the nephron
70% in proximal tubule 20-25% in the Loop of Henle 5% in the distal tubule 3% in the collecting duct
21
What what plasma concentration does glucose begin to be excreted?
10+mmol/L
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What is the urine output per day?
1-2L
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What is the resistance of the glomerulo-capillary?
Negligible
24
How much penilicin is reabsorbed in the kidneys?
None - it is all filtrated or secreted out
25
Overall, what happens to the contents of the TAL?
Diluted
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What are the 4 physiological processes that occur in the kidneys?
Filtration Reabsorption Secretion Excretion
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What is major substance that is reabsorbed in the thin descending limb of the loop of Henle?
Water
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How does the collecting duct vary its water permeability?
Inserting or removing aquaporins
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How is HCO3 exchange at the baso-lateral membrane different in the thick ascending limb to the proximal tubule?
In the TAL it is coupled with Cl whereas in the proximal tubule it is coupled with Na
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What mediator regulates Na reabsorption in the collecting duct?
Aldosterone
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What is the myoenteric reflex?
Swelling of the afferent arteriole is sensed mechanically and the it constricts in response
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What transport occurs at the distal tubule?
Transcellular co-transport of Na with Cl
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Describe Na transport in the proximal tubule
Na/K pumps on the baso-lateral membrane creates a Na gradient into the epithelials. Na is coupled with other solutes and co-transported across the apical membrane. Some Na backleaks through the paracellular path back into the lumen
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What is the filtration rate of plasma?
180L per day
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What pressure is the glomerulus kept at ideally?
50mmHg
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What is the major O2 consumer in the kidneys?
Na/K ATPase
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What is the target of frusemide?
Na/K/Cl co-transporters in the thick ascending limb
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What are the implications of the high flow of water out of the lumen in the proximal tubule?
It takes solutes that are disolved in it with it, like K, Ca and urea
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What factors influence GFR in the glomerulus?
Hydrostatic pressure in the glomerulo-capillaries Hydrostatic pressure in the bowmen's capsule Onsotic pressure in the glomerulo-capillaries Oncotic pressure in bowmen's capsule
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Why does the filtration rate decrease along the glomerulo capillary?
Oncotic pressure increases in the capillary
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What does the macula densa do?
Senses the Na+ in the thick ascending tubule annd produces mediators that control the tone of the afferent arteriole
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What is the maximum and minimum concentration that urine can be excreted at?
1200 miliosmols 30 miliosmols
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How is phosphate reabsorbed?
Co-transported with Na in the apical membrane of the proximal tubule
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How is Na transported in the thick ascending loop of Henle?
Active transport
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T/F Each nephron has it's own collecting duct
False, multiple distal tubules drain into a single collecting duct
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What do efferent arterioles become?
Peritubular capillaries
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How are amino acids reabsorbed?
Co-transported with Na in the apical membrane of the proximal tubule. 7 different types of co-transporters
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Is Cl transport in the proximal tubule transcellular or paracellular?
Paracellular
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What happens to GFR when the afferent arteriole constricts?
It decreases
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Which arteriole does angiotensin II constrict more?
The efferent
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Describe the sequential segments of the nephron
Bowmen's capsule Proximal tubule Thin descending loop of Henle Thin ascending loop of Henle Thick ascending loop of Henle Distal tubule Collecting duct
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What are the 2 parts of the proximal tubule?
Proximal convoluted tubule Pars recta
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How is glucose reabsorbed?
Co-transported with Na in the apical membrane of the proximal tubule
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How can renal failure cause anaemia?
Loss of EPO production
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What endocrine signals does the kidney produce?
EPO, renin, Vitamin D3, PGI2 (aka prostacyclin)
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What is the effect of renin release?
Increase blood volume Na conservation
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What happens to K in the collecting duct?
It's secreted
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Why can't most plasma proteins filter through the capillaries?
They are negatively charged and so it the lamina propria
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Why do the capillaries have fenestration?
Limits the size of what can be filtered through
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Where in the proximal tubule is more HCO3 reabsorbed?
Early on in the PT
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How much phosphate is excreted?
20%
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What happens to GFR when efferent arteriole constricts?
It increases
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At what rate is GFR problematic?
30-40L per day
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What is the mediator of arteriole constriction released by the macula densa?
Adenosine Thromboxane
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What is the renal blood flow rate?
1L per minute (in a 70kg adult)
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How Ca reabsorption regulated?
Parathyroid in the proximal tubule Vitamin D3 in the distal tubule
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How is urea reabsorbed?
Passive means
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How does the ECF concentration vary across the kidney?
300mOsmol at the cortex 1200mOsmol towards the papilla
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What percentage of K is excreted?
10%
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What is the filtration fraction of the kidneys?
20%
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What percentage of urea is excreted?
50%
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What are the functions of the kidneys?
Water and Na homeostasis Control of ECF ion concentration (K+, Cl-, Ca++, Mg++, HPO4-2) Acid-base control Excretion of waste products and xenobiotics Endocrine functions Formation or concentrated/diluted urine
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Which type of glomeruli are there more of?
Superficial cortical glomeruli
81
What must happen to calciferol?
Have 2 hydroxy groups added
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How is water reabsorbed in the proximal tubule?
Passive transport transcellularly and paracellularly, following the gradient created by Na transport
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What normally happens to GFR when MAP increases from 90 to 110?
It doesn't change

Hugh's MD1 Renal (11 decks)

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