kidney lab exam Flashcards
What is the order of the blood flow through the kidney? Starting at the renal artery.
Renal artery
Segmental arteries
interlobar
arcuate
interlobular
afferent
glomerular
efferent
peritubular
interlobular veins
arcuate veins
interlobar veins
segmental veins
renal vein
afferent arterioles
branch off the cortical radiate arteries and deliver blood to nephron capillaries
Efferent
the arteriole that carries blood away from a glomerulus
peritubular
reabsorb tubular fluid and secretion of solutes into the tubular fluid
vasa recta
prevent solute gradient in renal medulla from being diluted by removing water and solute that is continuously added
Layers of connective tissue protecting and stabilizing each kidney
Fibrous capsule
Perinephric fat
Renal fascia
Fibrous capsule
collagen fibers that cover outer surface of the whole organ
Perinephric fat
cushioning layer of adipose tissue that surround the fibrous capsule
renal fascia
dense fibrous outer layer that anchors kidney to surrounding structures
trace filtrate from the renal corpuscle renal tubule and collecting duct
renal corpuscle
glom
glom capsule
renal tubules
pct
nephron loop
descending and ascending
dct
collecting duct
What hormones do the kidneys secrete
Calcitriol
Erythropoietin
Function of Erythropoietin
provokes formation of rbcs and maintains healthy oxygen levels
Function of calcitriol
Regulates and stimulates the absorption of calcium and bone growth.
essential functions of the kidneys
removing metabolic wsates and toxins from blood
conserving glucose water and electrolytes
maintaining osmotic and pH balance in the blood
describe the relationship between plasma protein concentration and GHP/NFP
Plasma conc increases, NFP increases
If GHP increases, NFP decreases.
