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L6: Kidney Function Flashcards

1
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Function of the kidneys

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Remove waste products from the blood & produce urine

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2
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3 controls of body fluid compositions

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1) Volume regulation
2) Osmoregulation
3) pH regulation

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Function of glomerulus

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Filters plasma to produce glomerular filtrate

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Function of the loop of henle

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Recovery of water & sodium chloride from urine

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Function of the Bowman’s Capsule

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Filtration of blood from glomerular capillaries

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6
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3 main areas of the kidney

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1) Cortex
2) Medulla
3) Renal Pelvis

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7
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How does blood enter the kidney?

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Via renal artery

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How does blood exit the kidney?

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Renal vein

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Efferent arteriole

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Brings blood back from glomerulus to the rest of kidney

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Afferent arteriole

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Brings blood into the glomerulus

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Role of renal corpusle

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Blood filtering component of the nephron in the kidney

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12
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Important features of the nephron

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1) Renal Corpuscle
2) Proximal Tubule
3) Loop of Henle
4) Distal Convoluted Tubule
5) Collecting Duct System

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13
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2 nephron types

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1) Cortical
2) Juxtamedullary

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Features of the cortical nephron

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1) Glomerulus in the outer 2/3 of cortex
2) Short loop of Henle

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Features of the juxtamedullary nephron

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1) Glomerulus in the inner 1/3 cortex
2) Long loop of Henle
3) Produces concentrated urine

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Process of glomerular filtration

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Movement of fluids & solutes from the glomerular capillaries into Bowman’s space

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17
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Importance of glomerular filtration

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1st step of making urine

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Process of tubular secretion

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Kidneys secrete waste products from peritubular capillaries into the tubules

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Process of tubular reabsorption

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Movement of materials from the filtrate in the tubule into peritubular capillaries

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20
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How is the amount excreted in urine made up of?

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Amount filtered + Amount secreted + Amount reabsorbed

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21
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Define glomerular filtration rate (GFR)

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Volume of fluid filtered from the glomeruli per min

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22
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What does the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) depend a combination of ?

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A combination of:
1) Net filtration pressure
2) Permeability characteristics
3) Surface area

23
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How is glomerular filtration rate (GFR) regulated?

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By neural & hormonal input

24
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What are starling’s forces involved in filtration?

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Physical forces that determine the movement of fluid between capillaries & tissue fluid

25
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2 major starling forces?

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hydrostatic pressure & colloid osmotic pressure

26
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How does plasma flow across a capillary wall in terms of HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE?

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HIGH TO LOW

27
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How does plasma flow across a capillary wall in terms of COLLOID OSMOTIC PRESSURE ?

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LOW TO HIGH

28
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What is the result of GFR when afferent arterioles are dilated?

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Increase

29
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What is the result of GFR when afferent arterioles are constricted?

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Decrease

30
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What 3 things does the GFR depend on ?

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1) Starling forces involved in filtration
2) Net filtration pressure & permeability characteristics of filtration interface
3) Surface area of filtration interface

31
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Why is the SA of filtration interface changeable?

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Due to the presence of mesangial cells

32
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What does mesangial cells contain?

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Smooth muscle actin

33
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What do mesangial cells receive innovation from?

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Sympathetic nervous system

34
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Where does reabsorption occur?

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PCT & proximal straight tubule

34
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What happens when there is an increase in sympathetic nervous system activity?

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Actin contract & cause SA of filtration increase to reduce, leading to a decrease in GFR

35
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What is the tubular wall made up of ?

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Single layer of epithelial cells

36
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What is the capillary wall made up of ?

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Endothelial cells

37
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Where does the luminal membrane face ?

A

Filtrate

38
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Where does the basolateral membrane face ?

A

Peritubular Capillary

39
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What is the structure of the proximal tubule segment related to ?

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Important role in reabsorption

40
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Name 3 proximal reabsorption of organic nutrients

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1) Na+ - coupled co-transporter
2) Tubular max system
3) Specific Transporters

41
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Where does tubular secretion occur?

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Proximal tubule

42
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What transporters do secretion involve?

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Basolateral & luminal membrane transporters

43
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2 examples of organic acids (anions)

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1) Endogenous molecules (e.g bile salts)
2) Exogenous molecules (e.g drugs)

44
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First step of organic anion secretion in the proximal tubule

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Organic anion enters epithelial cell via organic anion counter transporters

45
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Second step of organic anion secretion in the proximal tubule

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OA- enters tubule lumen via ATP-dependent primary active transporters

46
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Where are organic anion counter transporters expressed on?

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Basolateral membrane

47
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Where are ATP- dependent primary active transporters expressed on?

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Luminal membrane

48
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2 examples of organic bases (cations)

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1) Endogenous molecule (e.g creatinine)
2) Exogenous molecule (e.g morphine)

49
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First step of organic cation secretion in the proximal tubule

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Organic cations enter proximal tubule via facilitated diffusion transporters

50
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Second step of organic cation secretion in the proximal tubule

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OC enter tubule lumen via counter-transporters

51
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Where are counter-transporters expressed on?

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Luminal membrane

52
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Where are facilitated diffusion transporters expressed on?

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Basolateral membrane

53
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Equation for flow

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Flow = pressure difference / resistance

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